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Niches / 2.5D + Arcade

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2.5D + Arcade

Games tagged both 2.5D and Arcade: 111 indie paid launches, 2 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2.5D + Arcade priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with 2.5D and is too small to compare with Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

13 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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TIEA tie
Tag onemood tag2.5D
11.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.1 in 100
Typical earnings$6,902
Launches108 / 12 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair2.5D + Arcade
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches13

13 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie
Tag twoArcade
10.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.4 in 100
Typical earnings$3,292
Launches346 / 36 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices111 in pairUnder $562 in pair$5 to $1034 in pair$10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both 2.5D and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 1 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 11.6 in 100 for 2.5D-only games and 10.5 in 100 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2.5D alone and is too small to compare with Arcade alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 13 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $1,149.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Super Woden GP 2leads this pair38.6%
PairSuper Woden GP 238.6%
2.5DInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days14.4%
ArcadeREMATCH32.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2.5D + Arcade

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

  • Super Woden GP 2 earned 38.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 111 2.5D + Arcade launches.
  • 2.5D is led by Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days, with 14.4% of its money.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2.5D + Arcade holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2.5D + Arcade through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view109 of 111 launchesWithout the breakout110 of 111 launchesLast 18 months31 of 111 launches
Launches counted1112 hits1092 hits1101 hits310 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 111too few for a rate2 of 109too few for a rate1 of 110too few for a rate0 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$215top tenth $3,122+$226$215$459
Chance against standardthe base+1.8%no change; too few to tell-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100-100.0%1.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+5.1%$11 more0.0%no change+113.5%$244 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 111 launches.

Launches counted
1112 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 111too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$215top tenth $3,122+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 111 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1092 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 109too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$226
Chance against standard
+1.8%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+5.1%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Super Woden GP 2 (38.6% of the money): 110 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1101 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 110too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$215
Chance against standard
-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 111.

Launches counted
310 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+113.5%$244 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 111 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 111 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, Super Woden GP 2 (38.6% of the money): 110 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 111.

2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

2.5D through every lens, all prices
2.5DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view571 of 608 launchesWithout the breakout607 of 608 launchesLast 18 months182 of 608 launches
Launches counted60827 hits57126 hits60726 hits1825 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.6 in 1001 in 224.3 in 1001 in 232.7 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings$328top tenth $25,145+$336$314$419
Chance against standardthe base+2.5%0.1 more in 100-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100-38.1%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.4%$8 more-4.3%$14 less+27.7%$91 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 12 to 36 months old: 608 launches.

Launches counted
60827 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$328top tenth $25,145+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 608 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
57126 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$336
Chance against standard
+2.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.4%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.4% of the money): 607 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
60726 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$314
Chance against standard
-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.3%$14 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 182 of 608.

Launches counted
1825 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$419
Chance against standard
-38.1%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+27.7%$91 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 12 to 36 months old: 608 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 608 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, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (14.4% of the money): 607 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 182 of 608.

Arcade is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted
3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$229top tenth $7,485+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted
1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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