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Niches / 2D + First-Person

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2D + First-Person

Games tagged both 2D and First-Person: 136 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D + First-Person priced $5 to $10.

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?$5 to $10

2D + First-Person is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with First-Person: 1 of its 78 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 2.1 in 100 for 2D and 4.8 in 100 for First-Person.

Small sample: 78 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tag2D
2.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 48
Typical earnings$844
Launches2,060 / 43 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D + First-Person
1 of 78launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 78 launches
$1k+49 in 100
$10k+4 of 78 launches
Launches78 / 1 hits
Expected3.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagFirst-Person
4.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 21
Typical earnings$1,560
Launches1,048 / 50 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 28), typical $1,208, from 6,979 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $102D 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices136 in pairUnder $548 in pair$5 to $1078 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 78 games tagged both 2D and First-Person priced $5 to $10. 1 of 78 of them earned $100k+, against 2.1 in 100 for 2D-only games and 5.1 in 100 for First-Person-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with First-Person alone.

Both: 78 games priced $5 to $10; 1 of 78 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 49 in 100 · $10k+ 4 of 78 launches · $100k+ 1 of 78 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 78 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

True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3leads this pair21.2%
PairTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 321.2%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong40.1%
First-PersonSchedule I17.7%
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 2D + First-Person

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

  • True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 earned 21.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 136 2D + First-Person launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 40.1% of its money.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 17.7% 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

2D + First-Person 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.

2D + First-Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view122 of 136 launchesWithout the breakout135 of 136 launchesLast 18 months31 of 136 launches
Launches counted1362 hits1222 hits1351 hits311 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 136too few for a rate2 of 122too few for a rate1 of 135too few for a rate1 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$804top tenth $7,262+$836$758under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+11.5%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-49.6%0.7 fewer in 100+119.4%1.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$32 more-5.7%$46 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 136 launches.

Launches counted
1362 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 136too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$804top tenth $7,262+
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: 14 of 136 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1222 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 122too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$836
Chance against standard
+11.5%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+4.0%$32 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 (21.2% of the money): 135 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1351 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 135too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
-49.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.7%$46 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 136.

Launches counted
311 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+119.4%1.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 136 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: 14 of 136 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, True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 (21.2% of the money): 135 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 136.

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 through every lens, all prices
2DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launchesWithout the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launchesLast 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches
Launches counted8,243270 hits7,744248 hits8,242269 hits2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 313.2 in 1001 in 313.3 in 1001 in 313.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$291top tenth $13,367+$307$291$268
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.5%$16 more0.0%no change-7.9%$23 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.

Launches counted
8,243270 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$291top tenth $13,367+
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: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,744248 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$307
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
8,242269 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$291
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.

Launches counted
2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.9%$23 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 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: 499 of 8,243 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 (40.1% of the money): 8,242 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: 2,301 of 8,243.

First-Person 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.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,583 of 3,714 launchesWithout the breakout3,713 of 3,714 launchesLast 18 months1,097 of 3,714 launches
Launches counted3,714262 hits3,583254 hits3,713261 hits1,09785 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$817top tenth $44,279+$827$811$766
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.4%no change+9.8%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.2%$10 more-0.7%$6 less-6.2%$51 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,714 launches.

Launches counted
3,714262 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$817top tenth $44,279+
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: 131 of 3,714 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,583254 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$827
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+1.2%$10 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (17.7% of the money): 3,713 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,713261 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$811
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
-0.7%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,097 of 3,714.

Launches counted
1,09785 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+9.8%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
-6.2%$51 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,714 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: 131 of 3,714 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, Schedule I (17.7% of the money): 3,713 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: 1,097 of 3,714.

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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