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Niches / 2D + Adventure

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2D + Adventure

Games tagged both 2D and Adventure: 2,192 indie paid launches, 88 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 2D + Adventure priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D and trails Adventure; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

2D + Adventure trails both its tags: 13.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.4 in 100 for 2D and 14.9 in 100 for Adventure.

That is about 0.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tag2D
14.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.4 in 100
Typical earnings$6,072
Launches1,032 / 149 hits
Pair trails by0.7 in 100
3RDThird
This pair2D + Adventure
13.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.7 in 100
Typical earnings$4,131
Launches379 / 52 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 by1.2 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 $202D 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.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 379 games tagged both 2D and Adventure priced $10 to $20. 13.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.9 for 2D-only games and 15.3 for Adventure-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 379 games priced $10 to $20; 13.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,131.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 379 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

ANIMAL WELLleads this pair14.7%
PairANIMAL WELL14.7%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong32.4%
AdventurePEAK10.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D + 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

  • ANIMAL WELL earned 14.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 2,192 2D + Adventure launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 32.4% 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

2D + Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2D + Adventure through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,020 of 2,192 launchesWithout the breakout2,191 of 2,192 launchesLast 18 months1,153 of 2,192 launches
Launches counted2,19288 hits2,02085 hits2,19187 hits1,15339 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 254.2 in 1001 in 244.0 in 1001 in 253.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $17,302+$404$404$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick+5.0%0.2 more in 1000.0%no change-15.0%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-19.8%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 2,192 launches.

Launches counted
2,19288 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $17,302+
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: 172 of 2,192 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,02085 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
+5.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (14.7% of the money): 2,191 launches left.

Launches counted
2,19187 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$404
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: 1,153 of 2,192.

Launches counted
1,15339 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-15.0%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 2,192 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: 172 of 2,192 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, ANIMAL WELL (14.7% of the money): 2,191 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,153 of 2,192.

2D holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2D through every lens, all prices
2DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view8,723 of 9,279 launchesWithout the breakout9,278 of 9,279 launchesLast 18 months5,071 of 9,279 launches
Launches counted9,279280 hits8,723261 hits9,278279 hits5,071141 hits
Earned $100k+3.0 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 332.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $12,749+$303$303$243
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-19.8%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 6 to 30 months old: 9,279 launches.

Launches counted
9,279280 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $12,749+
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: 556 of 9,279 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8,723261 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (32.4% of the money): 9,278 launches left.

Launches counted
9,278279 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$303
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: 5,071 of 9,279.

Launches counted
5,071141 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-6.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 6 to 30 months old: 9,279 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: 556 of 9,279 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (32.4% of the money): 9,278 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 5,071 of 9,279.

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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