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Niches / 2.5D + Adventure

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2.5D + Adventure

Games tagged both 2.5D and Adventure: 174 indie paid launches, 7 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2.5D + Adventure priced $10 to $20.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

2.5D + Adventure trails both its tags: 10.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2.5D and 14.9 in 100 for Adventure.

That is about 0.6 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tag2.5D
12.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.9 in 100
Typical earnings$6,882
Launches132 / 17 hits
Pair trails by2.3 in 100
3RDThird
This pair2.5D + Adventure
10.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.6 in 100
Typical earnings$9,106
Launches47 / 5 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagAdventure
14.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.9 in 100
Typical earnings$6,454
Launches1,441 / 214 hits
Pair trails by4.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202.5D is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices174 in pairUnder $572 in pair$5 to $1049 in pair$10 to $2047 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both 2.5D and Adventure priced $10 to $20. 10.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.1 for 2.5D-only games and 15.0 for Adventure-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 10.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,106.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fateleads this pair39.3%
PairTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate39.3%
2.5DRivals of Aether II13.0%
AdventurePEAK10.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2.5D + Adventure

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate earned 39.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 174 2.5D + Adventure launches.
  • 2.5D is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 13.0% of its money.
  • Adventure is led by PEAK, with 10.3% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2.5D + Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

2.5D + Adventure through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view167 of 174 launchesWithout the breakout173 of 174 launchesLast 18 months94 of 174 launches
Launches counted1747 hits1676 hits1736 hits941 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 253.6 in 1001 in 283.5 in 1001 in 291.1 in 1001 in 91
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $21,675+$405$405$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick-10.0%0.4 fewer in 100-12.5%0.5 fewer in 100-72.5%2.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 174 launches.

Launches counted
1747 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $21,675+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 174 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1676 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-10.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (39.3% of the money): 173 launches left.

Launches counted
1736 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-12.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 174.

Launches counted
941 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 91
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-72.5%2.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 174 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 174 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate (39.3% of the money): 173 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 174.

2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

2.5D through every lens, all prices
2.5DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view650 of 686 launchesWithout the breakout685 of 686 launchesLast 18 months378 of 686 launches
Launches counted68636 hits65034 hits68535 hits37812 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.2 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 203.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $23,883+$404$403$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-38.5%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less-19.8%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 launches.

Launches counted
68636 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $23,883+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 36 of 686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65034 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.

Launches counted
68535 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.

Launches counted
37812 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-38.5%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 36 of 686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.

Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,823 of 8,325 launchesWithout the breakout8,324 of 8,325 launchesLast 18 months4,515 of 8,325 launches
Launches counted8,325452 hits7,823421 hits8,324451 hits4,515212 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 194.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$642top tenth $33,202+$647$642$605
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-13.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.8%$5 more0.0%no change-5.8%$37 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 8,325 launches.

Launches counted
8,325452 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$642top tenth $33,202+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 502 of 8,325 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,823421 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$647
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.8%$5 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, PEAK (10.3% of the money): 8,324 launches left.

Launches counted
8,324451 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$642
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,515 of 8,325.

Launches counted
4,515212 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$605
Chance against standard
-13.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.8%$37 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 8,325 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 502 of 8,325 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, PEAK (10.3% of the money): 8,324 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,515 of 8,325.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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