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Online Co-Op + Tanks
Only 10 developers shipped an Online Co-Op Tank game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, The Front, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 26 more are announced, ×5.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 8 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $16k, ×10 the market's $1.5k for a 8 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $1.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $5.7M, ×3825 the market median. Revenue is down 70% on the market; 26 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) |
|---|---|
| Median | $16k (exactly $15,584) |
| Top 25% | $508k (exactly $507,946) |
| Top 5% | $5.7M (exactly $5,730,134) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 10 |
| Released games | 54 |
| Announced | 26 |
| Effort | 8 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue down 70% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 39%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Online Co-Op
- effort 8 / 10 · low · netcode, lobbies and state sync across machines
- Tanks
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 8 / 10 · online systems, open world
- Systems
- Online Co-Op, Tanks
- Price point
- $9.99 typical
Why players buy here
The top 9 games average 67% positive over 12,001 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $1.4k. 7 in 10 of the 11 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 26 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.2 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Company of Heroes 2 2013 · $41M 
Call of Duty: World at War 2008 · $27M 
ShellShock Live 2020 · $8.8M 
Men of War II 2024 · $7.6M 
The Front 2025 · $5.7M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Company of Heroes 2 | older | $19.99 | 68,909 80% | 2.1M | $41M (exactly $41,324,727) | Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive… (Relic Entertainment, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)) |
| | Call of Duty: World at War | older | $19.99 | 45,792 92% | 1.4M | $27M (exactly $27,461,462) | Treyarch |
| | ShellShock Live | older | $9.99 | 29,340 93% | 880k | $8.8M (exactly $8,793,198) | kChamp Games |
| | Men of War II | older | $44.99 | 5,614 60% | 168k | $7.6M (exactly $7,577,216) | Best Way |
| | The Front | $19.99 | 9,555 66% | 287k | $5.7M (exactly $5,730,134) | Samar Studio | |
 | CUSTOM MECH WARS | older | $49.99 | 563 41% | 17k | $844k (exactly $844,331) | D3PUBLISHER |
 | METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version | $19.99 | 925 79% | 28k | $555k (exactly $554,722) | KONAMI | |
 | Tank Squad | $19.99 | 847 70% | 25k | $508k (exactly $507,946) | DeGenerals S.A. | |
 | Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts | older | $19.99 | 818 90% | 25k | $491k (exactly $490,555) | Relic Entertainment |
 | Warside | $24.99 | 547 68% | 16k | $410k (exactly $410,086) | LAVABIRD | |
 | Tactical Warfare | $9.99 | 52 67% | 1.6k | $16k (exactly $15,584) | Mizrab | |
 | TONK | · EA | $3.99 | 22 77% | 660 | $2.6k (exactly $2,633) | YourAverageOtter |
 | Contract of Swarm Hunter | $2.99 | 15 93% | 450 | $1.3k (exactly $1,346) | ZYI Game | |
 | Tanks: 1985 | $0.99 | 29 72% | 870 | $861 (exactly $861) | CODEHUB | |
 | Anti Terrorist Shooting Game | $1.49 | 9 77% | 270 | $402 (exactly $402) | Squad Cell | |
 | Delta Directive | $0.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | CODEHUB |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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