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Niches / 2D + Stylized

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2D + Stylized

Games tagged both 2D and Stylized: 318 indie paid launches, 7 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 + Stylized priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Stylized; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Stylized.

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 + Stylized is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Stylized: 5 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.6 in 100 for 2D and 20.2 in 100 for Stylized.

Small sample: 25 launches, 5 hits.

TIETied
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 + Stylized
5 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 25 launches
$1k+22 of 25 launches
$10k+15 of 25 launches
Launches25 / 5 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagStylized
20.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.2 in 100
Typical earnings$6,761
Launches198 / 40 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 prices318 in pairUnder $5217 in pair$5 to $1075 in pair$10 to $2025 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both 2D and Stylized priced $10 to $20. 5 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 16.5 in 100 for 2D-only games and 20.2 in 100 for Stylized-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Stylized alone.

Both: 25 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 22 of 25 launches · $10k+ 15 of 25 launches · $100k+ 5 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalleyleads this pair37.5%
PairSnufkin: Melody of Moominvalley37.5%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong39.4%
StylizedPantheon: Rise of the Fallen9.9%
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 + Stylized

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

  • Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley earned 37.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 318 2D + Stylized launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 39.4% of its money.
  • Stylized is led by Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, with 9.9% 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 + Stylized 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 + Stylized through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view309 of 318 launchesWithout the breakout317 of 318 launchesLast 18 months99 of 318 launches
Launches counted3187 hits3097 hits3176 hits991 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.3 in 1001 in 441.9 in 1001 in 531 of 99too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $6,188+$198$198under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.9%0.1 more in 100-14.0%0.3 fewer in 100-54.1%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-2.0%$4 less-2.0%$4 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 318 launches.

Launches counted
3187 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $6,188+
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: 9 of 318 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3097 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$198
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$4 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (37.5% of the money): 317 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3176 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$198
Chance against standard
-14.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$4 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 99 of 318.

Launches counted
991 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 99too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-54.1%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 318 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: 9 of 318 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, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (37.5% of the money): 317 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: 99 of 318.

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.

Stylized 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.

Stylized through every lens, all prices
StylizedBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,301 of 1,335 launchesWithout the breakout1,334 of 1,335 launchesLast 18 months409 of 1,335 launches
Launches counted1,33559 hits1,30158 hits1,33458 hits40917 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.5 in 1001 in 224.3 in 1001 in 234.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$386top tenth $13,340+$390$386$450
Chance against standardthe base+0.9%no change-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.0%$4 more0.0%no change+16.6%$64 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 1,335 launches.

Launches counted
1,33559 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$386top tenth $13,340+
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: 34 of 1,335 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,30158 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$390
Chance against standard
+0.9%no change
Typical against standard
+1.0%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (9.9% of the money): 1,334 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,33458 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$386
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 409 of 1,335.

Launches counted
40917 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$450
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+16.6%$64 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 1,335 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: 34 of 1,335 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, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (9.9% of the money): 1,334 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: 409 of 1,335.

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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