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Niches / 2.5D + Platformer
2.5D + Platformer
Games tagged both 2.5D and Platformer: 106 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2.5D + Platformer priced $10 to $20.
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.
2.5D + Platformer beats both its tags: 5 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2.5D and 16.6 in 100 for Platformer.
Small sample: 22 launches, 5 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both 2.5D and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 22.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.9 for 2.5D-only games and 16.2 for Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 22.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,240.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
2.5D + Platformer is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view106 of 106 launches | Without the breakout105 of 106 launches | Last 18 months51 of 106 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1066 hits | 1066 hits | 1055 hits | 512 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $501top tenth $13,756+ | $501 | $485 | $303 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -15.8%0.9 fewer in 100 | -31.6%1.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -3.2%$16 less | -39.5%$198 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 106 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 106 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Funi Raccoon Game (25.6% of the money): 105 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 106.
2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| 2.5D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view650 of 686 launches | Without the breakout685 of 686 launches | Last 18 months378 of 686 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 68636 hits | 65034 hits | 68535 hits | 37812 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $404top tenth $23,883+ | $404 | $403 | $324 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -38.5%2.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -0.2%$1 less | -19.8%$80 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.
Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,538 of 2,585 launches | Without the breakout2,584 of 2,585 launches | Last 18 months1,343 of 2,585 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,585100 hits | 2,53892 hits | 2,58499 hits | 1,34349 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $321top tenth $13,152+ | $323 | $321 | $281 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -7.7%0.3 fewer in 100 | -2.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -7.7%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.6%$2 more | 0.0%no change | -12.5%$40 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,585 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (59.3% of the money): 2,584 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,343 of 2,585.
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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