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Niches / 2D + Hack and Slash
2D + Hack and Slash
Games tagged both 2D and Hack and Slash: 225 indie paid launches, 10 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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 + Hack and Slash beats 2D and trails Hack and Slash: 21.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.4 in 100 for 2D and 22.8 in 100 for Hack and Slash.
That is about 1.2 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.
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 32 games tagged both 2D and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 21.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.2 for 2D-only games and 22.9 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix beats 2D alone and trails Hack and Slash alone.
Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 21.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $19,181.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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 without the breakout lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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 checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
2D + Hack and Slash holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view218 of 225 launches | Without the breakout224 of 225 launches | Last 18 months120 of 225 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 22510 hits | 2189 hits | 2249 hits | 1206 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $405top tenth $50,692+ | $425 | $405 | $485 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -6.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | -9.1%0.4 fewer in 100 | +13.6%0.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.9%$20 more | 0.0%no change | +19.8%$80 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Hack and Slash, 6 to 30 months old: 225 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 225 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 (40.9% of the money): 224 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 120 of 225.
2D holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view8,723 of 9,279 launches | Without the breakout9,278 of 9,279 launches | Last 18 months5,071 of 9,279 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 9,279280 hits | 8,723261 hits | 9,278279 hits | 5,071141 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $303top tenth $12,749+ | $303 | $303 | $243 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -6.7%0.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -19.8%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 6 to 30 months old: 9,279 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (32.4% of the money): 9,278 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 5,071 of 9,279.
Hack and Slash holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hack and Slash | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view862 of 897 launches | Without the breakout896 of 897 launches | Last 18 months465 of 897 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 89783 hits | 86276 hits | 89682 hits | 46538 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.3 in 1001 in 11 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 | 9.2 in 1001 in 11 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,010top tenth $89,055+ | $1,010 | $1,010 | $1,010 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.4%0.5 fewer in 100 | -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100 | -11.8%1.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 6 to 30 months old: 897 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 897 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.7% of the money): 896 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 465 of 897.
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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