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Niches / 2D + Beat 'em up
2D + Beat 'em up
Games tagged both 2D and Beat 'em up: 113 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Beat 'em up priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Beat 'em up; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Beat 'em up.
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.
2D + Beat 'em up is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Beat 'em up: 3 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.6 in 100 for 2D and 19.0 in 100 for Beat 'em up.
Small sample: 16 launches, 3 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both 2D and Beat 'em up priced $10 to $20. 3 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 16.5 in 100 for 2D-only games and 19.0 in 100 for Beat 'em up-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Beat 'em up alone.
Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 14 of 16 launches · $10k+ 10 of 16 launches · $100k+ 3 of 16 launches.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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 checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.
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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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
2D + Beat 'em up is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view112 of 113 launches | Without the breakout112 of 113 launches | Last 18 months24 of 113 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1135 hits | 1124 hits | 1124 hits | 243 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 | 4 of 112too few for a rate | 4 of 112too few for a rate | 3 of 24too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $431top tenth $26,510+ | $431 | $431 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -19.3%0.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell | -19.3%0.9 fewer in 100 | +182.5%8.1 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Too few to tell |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Beat 'em up, 12 to 36 months old: 113 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 113 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Rotwood (63.7% of the money): 112 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 113.
2D holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,851 of 8,361 launches | Without the breakout8,360 of 8,361 launches | Last 18 months2,328 of 8,361 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,361283 hits | 7,851261 hits | 8,360282 hits | 2,32884 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $290top tenth $13,574+ | $295 | $290 | $273 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | +6.6%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +1.7%$5 more | 0.0%no change | -5.9%$17 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 510 of 8,361 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 (39.4% of the money): 8,360 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,328 of 8,361.
Beat 'em up is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.
| Beat 'em up | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view400 of 405 launches | Without the breakout404 of 405 launches | Last 18 months94 of 405 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 40528 hits | 40026 hits | 40427 hits | 9411 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 6.7 in 1001 in 15 | 11.7 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $290top tenth $43,220+ | $290 | $290 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -6.0%0.4 fewer in 100 | -3.3%0.2 fewer in 100 | +69.3%4.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Beat 'em up, 12 to 36 months old: 405 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (24.8% of the money): 404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 94 of 405.
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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