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Niches / 2D Fighter + Action

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2D Fighter + Action

Games tagged both 2D Fighter and Action: 265 indie paid launches, 12 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 Fighter + Action priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D Fighter and is about level with Action; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with 2D Fighter and trails Action.

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 Fighter + Action is about level with 2D Fighter and trails Action: 14.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Fighter and 19.2 in 100 for Action.

That is about 0.7 times the 20.4 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.

TIETied
Tag one2D Fighter
13.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.3 in 100
$1k+72 in 100
$10k+45 in 100
Launches60 / 8 hits
A tie, apart by0.6 in 100
TIETied
This pair2D Fighter + Action
14.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.0 in 100
$1k+72 in 100
$10k+49 in 100
Launches43 / 6 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagAction
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$8,426
Launches1,086 / 208 hits
Pair trails by5.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Action 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 prices265 in pairUnder $5147 in pair$5 to $1066 in pair$10 to $2043 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 43 games tagged both 2D Fighter and Action priced $10 to $20. 14.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 17 for 2D Fighter-only games and 19.4 in 100 for Action-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Fighter alone and trails Action alone.

Both: 43 games priced $10 to $20; 14.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 72 in 100 · $10k+ 49 in 100 · $100k+ 14 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Rivals of Aether IIleads this pair26.7%
PairRivals of Aether II26.7%
2D FighterRivals of Aether II22.2%
ActionPath of Exile 215.7%
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 Fighter + Action

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

  • Rivals of Aether II earned 26.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 265 2D Fighter + Action launches.
  • It also leads 2D Fighter, with 22.2% of that tag's money.
  • Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.7% 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 Fighter + Action 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 Fighter + Action through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view246 of 265 launchesWithout the breakout264 of 265 launchesLast 18 months69 of 265 launches
Launches counted26512 hits24611 hits26411 hits694 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.5 in 1001 in 224.2 in 1001 in 244 of 69too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$212top tenth $16,477+$219$212under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-8.0%0.4 fewer in 100+28.0%1.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+3.3%$7 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Action, 12 to 36 months old: 265 launches.

Launches counted
26512 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$212top tenth $16,477+
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: 19 of 265 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24611 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$219
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.3%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (26.7% of the money): 264 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26411 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$212
Chance against standard
-8.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 69 of 265.

Launches counted
694 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 69too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+28.0%1.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Action, 12 to 36 months old: 265 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: 19 of 265 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, Rivals of Aether II (26.7% of the money): 264 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: 69 of 265.

2D Fighter is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

2D Fighter through every lens, all prices
2D FighterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view362 of 390 launchesWithout the breakout389 of 390 launchesLast 18 months120 of 390 launches
Launches counted39016 hits36215 hits38915 hits1205 hits
Earned $100k+4.1 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 243.9 in 1001 in 264.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$172top tenth $14,225+$189$168$71
Chance against standardthe base+1.0%no change-6.0%0.2 fewer in 100+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.9%$17 more-2.3%$4 less-58.7%$101 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Fighter, 12 to 36 months old: 390 launches.

Launches counted
39016 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$172top tenth $14,225+
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: 28 of 390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
36215 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$189
Chance against standard
+1.0%no change
Typical against standard
+9.9%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (22.2% of the money): 389 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
38915 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$168
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.3%$4 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 120 of 390.

Launches counted
1205 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$71
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-58.7%$101 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Fighter, 12 to 36 months old: 390 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: 28 of 390 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, Rivals of Aether II (22.2% of the money): 389 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: 120 of 390.

Action 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.

Action through every lens, all prices
ActionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,655 of 7,895 launchesWithout the breakout7,894 of 7,895 launchesLast 18 months2,142 of 7,895 launches
Launches counted7,895409 hits7,655392 hits7,894408 hits2,142123 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 195.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$372top tenth $23,619+$378$372$421
Chance against standardthe base-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.2%no change+10.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.6%$6 more0.0%no change+13.2%$49 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 7,895 launches.

Launches counted
7,895409 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$372top tenth $23,619+
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: 240 of 7,895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,655392 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$378
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (15.7% of the money): 7,894 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7,894408 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$372
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,142 of 7,895.

Launches counted
2,142123 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.2%$49 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 7,895 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: 240 of 7,895 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, Path of Exile 2 (15.7% of the money): 7,894 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: 2,142 of 7,895.

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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