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Niches / 2D + Incremental

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2D + Incremental

Games tagged both 2D and Incremental: 553 indie paid launches, 9 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D + Incremental priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Incremental; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Incremental.

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 + Incremental is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Incremental: 2 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.6 in 100 for 2D and 3 of 38 launches for Incremental.

Small sample: 18 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tag2D
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,118
Launches953 / 158 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D + Incremental
2 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 18 launches
$1k+12 of 18 launches
$10k+7 of 18 launches
Launches18 / 2 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoIncremental
3 of 38launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 38 launches
$1k+66 in 100
$10k+29 in 100
Launches38 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 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: 0.4 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 prices553 in pairUnder $5466 in pair$5 to $1066 in pair$10 to $2018 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both 2D and Incremental priced $10 to $20. 2 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 16.7 in 100 for 2D-only games and 1 of 20 for Incremental-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Incremental alone.

Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 18 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 18 launches · $10k+ 7 of 18 launches · $100k+ 2 of 18 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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

(the) Gnorp Apologueleads this pair18.4%
Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue18.4%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong39.4%
Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D + Incremental

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

  • (the) Gnorp Apologue earned 18.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 553 2D + Incremental launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 39.4% of its money.
  • It also leads Incremental, with 7.2% of that tag's 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 + Incremental 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 + Incremental through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view505 of 553 launchesWithout the breakout552 of 553 launchesLast 18 months215 of 553 launches
Launches counted5539 hits5059 hits5528 hits2155 hits
Earned $100k+1.6 in 1001 in 611.8 in 1001 in 561.4 in 1001 in 692.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $5,776+$227$202$193
Chance against standardthe base+9.5%0.2 more in 100-11.0%0.2 fewer in 100+42.9%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+12.4%$25 more0.0%no change-4.5%$9 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 553 launches.

Launches counted
5539 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 61
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $5,776+
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: 48 of 553 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5059 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings
$227
Chance against standard
+9.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.4%$25 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (18.4% of the money): 552 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5528 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 69
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 215 of 553.

Launches counted
2155 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$193
Chance against standard
+42.9%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.5%$9 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 553 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: 48 of 553 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (18.4% of the money): 552 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: 215 of 553.

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 view7,851 of 8,361 launchesWithout the breakout8,360 of 8,361 launchesLast 18 months2,328 of 8,361 launches
Launches counted8,361283 hits7,851261 hits8,360282 hits2,32884 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.4 in 1001 in 303.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$290top tenth $13,574+$295$290$273
Chance against standardthe base-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+6.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$5 more0.0%no change-5.9%$17 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 launches.

Launches counted
8,361283 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$290top tenth $13,574+
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: 510 of 8,361 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,851261 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$295
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$5 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
8,360282 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$290
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,328 of 8,361.

Launches counted
2,32884 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
+6.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.9%$17 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 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: 510 of 8,361 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 (39.4% of the money): 8,360 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: 2,328 of 8,361.

Incremental is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Incremental through every lens, all prices
IncrementalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,007 of 1,103 launchesWithout the breakout1,102 of 1,103 launchesLast 18 months395 of 1,103 launches
Launches counted1,10325 hits1,00723 hits1,10224 hits39513 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 463.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings$273top tenth $12,992+$288$273$257
Chance against standardthe base+0.8%no change-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100+45.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.5%$15 more0.0%no change-5.9%$16 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,103 launches.

Launches counted
1,10325 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$273top tenth $12,992+
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: 96 of 1,103 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,00723 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$288
Chance against standard
+0.8%no change
Typical against standard
+5.5%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.2% of the money): 1,102 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,10224 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 46
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 395 of 1,103.

Launches counted
39513 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$257
Chance against standard
+45.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.9%$16 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,103 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: 96 of 1,103 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.2% of the money): 1,102 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: 395 of 1,103.

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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