KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP high on Ownership: decisive control is held by workers, users, members, or another stakeholder class rather than outside capital. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP high on Governance: binding decisions are meaningfully answerable to people inside or affected by the institution. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP high on Extraction: surplus is structurally routed toward workers, producers, users, or public benefit instead of being primarily captured upward. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP shows a cooperative or worker-owned model that gives developers substantially more agency than ordinary game-industry employment. That places KO_OP high on Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have unusually strong formal power over work, conditions, or the institution itself. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP in the middle of Solidarity with the Unemployed: some access, severance, retraining, openness, or mutual-aid value is present, but it is not central or durable. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis.

KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity: the institution is structured to absorb real costs rather than shifting losses onto weaker parties. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP high on Market Conduct: pricing, access, switching, and bargaining practices show restraint compared with ordinary rent-seeking competitors. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP makes, publishes, or supports video games through a smaller cooperative production model with real creative value. That places KO_OP high on Product Integrity: the core offering is genuinely useful and comparatively less dependent on traps, degradation, or harmful dependencies. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP is documented as a worker-owned, employee-owned, or cooperative game institution rather than a shareholder-governed publisher. That places KO_OP high on Scale Integrity: growth appears compatible with accountability, quality, and stakeholder benefit. A still-higher or maximum value requires stronger proof that this structure is durable, broad, and not merely discretionary.

KO_OP expands independent game production outside dominant shareholder-governed game publishing. That supports partial Openness to Dissent credit because people can criticize, dissent, or challenge the institution without being managed into silence. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit.

KO_OP gives players and creators a better deal by pairing creative games with a less extractive production structure. That supports partial Good Deal credit because ordinary users receive unusually fair value, durability, access, or surplus. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit.

KO_OP publishes enough organizational information to verify its cooperative or worker-owned structure. That supports partial Cost Transparency credit because pricing, margins, fees, funding, or surplus allocation are made meaningfully legible. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit.