Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.
2D + Shooter
Games tagged both 2D and Shooter: 553 indie paid launches, 16 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and trails Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it beats both 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.
2D + Shooter beats both its tags: 25.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D and 21.2 in 100 for Shooter.
That is about 1.3 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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 43 games tagged both 2D and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 25.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.5 in 100 for 2D-only games and 20.6 in 100 for Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 43 games priced $10 to $20; 25.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 60 in 100 · $100k+ 26 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 43 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 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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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 + Shooter 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view525 of 553 launches | Without the breakout552 of 553 launches | Last 18 months137 of 553 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 55316 hits | 52514 hits | 55215 hits | 1376 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.9 in 1001 in 35 | 2.7 in 1001 in 38 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $179top tenth $7,349+ | $188 | $179 | $214 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -7.8%0.2 fewer in 100 | -6.1%0.2 fewer in 100 | +51.4%1.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.0%$9 more | 0.0%no change | +19.6%$35 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 553 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 553 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Strike Force Heroes (19.1% of the money): 552 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launches | Without the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launches | Last 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,243270 hits | 7,744248 hits | 8,242269 hits | 2,30184 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.3 in 1001 in 31 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 | 3.3 in 1001 in 31 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $291top tenth $13,367+ | $307 | $291 | $268 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.4%no change | +11.5%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.5%$16 more | 0.0%no change | -7.9%$23 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.
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.
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.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.
Shooter 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.
| Shooter | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,372 of 2,463 launches | Without the breakout2,462 of 2,463 launches | Last 18 months641 of 2,463 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,463147 hits | 2,372140 hits | 2,462146 hits | 64141 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 6.4 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $315top tenth $21,419+ | $330 | $315 | $321 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.6%no change | +7.2%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +4.8%$15 more | 0.0%no change | +1.9%$6 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,463 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 91 of 2,463 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.3% of the money): 2,462 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 641 of 2,463.
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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