Local Co-Op Trends

How the 5,369 Steam games tagged Local Co-Op are doing: releases, review scores and players by month, Jan–Sep 2026 against the same months of 2025. See every Local Co-Op game

Releases, Jan–Sep 2026

479

+33% · 360 in Jan–Sep 2025

Share of All Releases

2.3%

−0.2 pts · 2.5% a year before

Positive Reviews

82.2%

−2.2 pts · of 740.6K reviews posted

Players, Monthly Average

296.1K

+18% · 250.3K in Jan–Sep 2025

Releases

Complete months only; the current month is left out until it ends.

Show the numbers

Local Co-Op games released per month
Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—

Per Year

Review Scores

Players

By Year

Releases, share, review score and players per year
Year	Releases	Share of releases	Reviews posted	Positive	Players monthly avg
2026 (so far)	536	2.3%	801,999	82.0%	290.5K
2025	501	2.4%	965,771	84.1%	253K
2024	447	2.6%	878,321	85.2%	176.9K
2023	346	2.7%	957,085	88.3%	182.8K
2022	308	2.8%	1,064,870	90.4%	182.5K
2021	317	3.1%	875,088	88.8%	118.1K
2020	323	3.8%	748,109	92.0%	95.8K
2019	182	2.6%	404,284	90.7%	60.2K
2018	174	2.5%	274,786	86.9%	60K
2017	147	2.6%	330,847	89.7%	57.3K
2016	138	3.5%	244,538	89.5%	43.8K
2015	130	5.5%	182,192	89.1%	37.4K
2014	84	5.9%	151,888

How These Are Counted

Full methodology

A game counts under every tag Steam's users have given it, as on the games list. Releases are counted as on the releases chart. The share positive is the tag's recommending reviews posted in the month out of all its reviews posted in the month, from each game's monthly review graph. Players are the sum of each game's monthly average players, over the most played games that have monthly history before October 2026: the same set of games in every month, so a month never rises because more games were counted. Years are compared over the same complete months: January to the last full month in both years. As of 18:08 UTC.

How this is measured

For each Steam tag and calendar month: how many games with the tag were released, the share of reviews posted for those games that recommend them, and the average number of people playing them.

Steam's tags are chosen by its users and change over time; a game is counted under the tags it has today, in every month.
Players cover the most played games only, chosen by how much they are played today. A game that was big years ago and is little played now can be missing, so older years can read low.
Reviews come from games with at least 10 reviews, read monthly, so the latest month is still filling in.
Counts people running the game through Steam only. Players on other stores, consoles or launchers are not included.

Source: Steam Web API, IStoreBrowseService/GetItems. Full methodology

Local Co-Op games released per month

Month

2023

2024

2025

2026

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

—

Nov

—

Dec

—

Year

Releases

Share of releases

Reviews posted

Positive

Players monthly avg

2026 (so far)

536

2.3%

801,999

82.0%

290.5K

2025

501

2.4%

965,771

84.1%

253K

2024

447

2.6%

878,321

85.2%

176.9K

2023

346

2.7%

957,085

88.3%

182.8K

2022

308

2.8%

1,064,870

90.4%

182.5K

2021

317

3.1%

875,088

88.8%

118.1K

2020

323

3.8%

748,109

92.0%

95.8K

2019

182

2.6%

404,284

90.7%

60.2K

2018

174

2.5%

274,786

86.9%

60K

2017

147

2.6%

330,847

89.7%

57.3K

2016

138

3.5%

244,538

89.5%

43.8K

2015

130

5.5%

182,192

89.1%

37.4K

2014

5.9%

151,888

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	89.2%	87.4%	84.1%	82.7%
Feb	89.0%	88.1%	84.5%	82.9%
Mar	89.7%	87.4%	88.2%	82.6%
Apr	89.0%	86.5%	85.6%	80.4%
May	88.1%	79.0%	83.1%	81.2%
Jun	88.6%	87.0%	83.2%	80.9%
Jul	90.0%	86.6%	83.2%	83.8%
Aug	88.9%	87.1%	83.8%	83.5%
Sep	83.4%	80.8%	81.2%	80.2%
Oct	84.5%	79.4%	79.9%	—
Nov	90.1%	86.8%	86.7%	—
Dec	87.5%	85.1%	82.8%	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	298,931	176,634	265,669	295,912
Feb	222,339	159,608	259,975	273,576
Mar	189,256	159,949	308,711	250,281
Apr	167,035	148,854	234,898	248,954
May	143,374	138,734	241,967	268,451
Jun	139,518	142,949	243,875	306,863
Jul	183,571	160,759	253,487	406,680
Aug	150,743	152,745	237,560	350,609
Sep	192,872	169,313	206,640	264,021
Oct	161,650	215,429	269,634	—
Nov	173,664	237,865	244,842	—
Dec	171,054	259,559	268,775	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—

Month	2023	2024	2025	2026
Jan	17	21	37	30
Feb	28	42	40	37
Mar	21	34	40	54
Apr	31	27	45	45
May	24	36	32	48
Jun	24	38	47	56
Jul	26	39	38	73
Aug	24	36	36	70
Sep	40	37	45	66
Oct	32	48	51	—
Nov	46	43	46	—
Dec	33	46	44	—