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Niches / 2D + Comedy

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2D + Comedy

Games tagged both 2D and Comedy: 324 indie paid launches, 13 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 + Comedy priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D and trails Comedy; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2D and is level with Comedy.

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 + Comedy beats 2D and is level with Comedy: 19.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.4 in 100 for 2D and 19.1 in 100 for Comedy.

That is about 1.0 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tag2D
14.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.4 in 100
Typical earnings$6,072
Launches1,032 / 149 hits
Pair leads by5.0 in 100
1STTied winner
This pair2D + Comedy
19.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.4 in 100
Typical earnings$9,977
Launches36 / 7 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagComedy
19.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.1 in 100
Typical earnings$16,267
Launches152 / 29 hits
Pair is level0.3 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 $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 36 games tagged both 2D and Comedy priced $10 to $20. 19.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.3 for 2D-only games and 19.0 for Comedy-only games, so the mix beats 2D alone and is level with Comedy alone.

Both: 36 games priced $10 to $20; 19.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,977.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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

DELTARUNEleads this pair89.4%
PairDELTARUNE89.4%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong32.4%
ComedyR.E.P.O.29.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
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 2D + Comedy

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

  • DELTARUNE earned 89.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 324 2D + Comedy launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 32.4% of its money.
  • Comedy is led by R.E.P.O., with 29.9% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

2D + Comedy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view313 of 324 launchesWithout the breakout323 of 324 launchesLast 18 months185 of 324 launches
Launches counted32413 hits31313 hits32312 hits1855 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 254.2 in 1001 in 243.7 in 1001 in 272.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $20,777+$404$404$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick+5.0%0.2 more in 100-7.5%0.3 fewer in 100-32.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.9%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 324 launches.

Launches counted
32413 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $20,777+
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: 11 of 324 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
31313 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, DELTARUNE (89.4% of the money): 323 launches left.

Launches counted
32312 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-7.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 324.

Launches counted
1855 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
-32.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 324 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: 11 of 324 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, DELTARUNE (89.4% of the money): 323 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 324.

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.

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

Comedy through every lens, all prices
ComedyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,032 of 1,077 launchesWithout the breakout1,076 of 1,077 launchesLast 18 months614 of 1,077 launches
Launches counted1,07771 hits1,03270 hits1,07670 hits61440 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $42,212+$809$809$766
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.0%0.2 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.3%$43 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 launches.

Launches counted
1,07771 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $42,212+
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: 45 of 1,077 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03270 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.

Launches counted
1,07670 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.

Launches counted
61440 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.3%$43 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 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: 45 of 1,077 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, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.

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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