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Niches / 2D Fighter + Arcade

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2D Fighter + Arcade

Games tagged both 2D Fighter and Arcade: 123 indie paid launches, 6 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 + Arcade priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D Fighter and is about level with Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D Fighter and is too small to compare with Arcade.

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 + Arcade is too small to compare with 2D Fighter and is too small to compare with Arcade: 2 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Fighter and 11.6 in 100 for Arcade.

Small sample: 22 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag one2D Fighter
13.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.3 in 100
$1k+72 in 100
$10k+45 in 100
Launches60 / 8 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D Fighter + Arcade
2 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 22 launches
$1k+15 of 22 launches
$10k+10 of 22 launches
Launches22 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoArcade
11.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.6 in 100
Typical earnings$4,391
Launches346 / 40 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 $20

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 prices123 in pairUnder $564 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both 2D Fighter and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 2 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D Fighter-only games and 11.7 in 100 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Fighter alone and is too small to compare with Arcade alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 22 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 of 22 launches · $10k+ 10 of 22 launches · $100k+ 2 of 22 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Path of Kung Fuleads this pair33.9%
PairPath of Kung Fu33.9%
2D FighterRivals of Aether II22.2%
ArcadeREMATCH33.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Fighter + Arcade

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

  • Path of Kung Fu earned 33.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 123 2D Fighter + Arcade launches.
  • 2D Fighter is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 22.2% of its money.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 33.7% 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 + Arcade is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

2D Fighter + Arcade through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view120 of 123 launchesWithout the breakout122 of 123 launchesLast 18 months23 of 123 launches
Launches counted1236 hits1205 hits1225 hits233 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 214.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 243 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$248top tenth $25,367+$248$248under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-14.6%0.7 fewer in 100-16.0%0.8 fewer in 100+167.4%8.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 123 launches.

Launches counted
1236 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$248top tenth $25,367+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 123 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1205 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$248
Chance against standard
-14.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Kung Fu (33.9% of the money): 122 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1225 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$248
Chance against standard
-16.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 123.

Launches counted
233 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+167.4%8.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 123 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: 3 of 123 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 Kung Fu (33.9% of the money): 122 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: 23 of 123.

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.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,559 of 3,583 launchesWithout the breakout3,582 of 3,583 launchesLast 18 months1,001 of 3,583 launches
Launches counted3,58389 hits3,55988 hits3,58288 hits1,00134 hits
Earned $100k+2.5 in 1001 in 402.5 in 1001 in 402.5 in 1001 in 413.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$219top tenth $8,430+$220$219$214
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-1.1%no change+36.7%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.5%$1 more0.0%no change-2.3%$5 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,583 launches.

Launches counted
3,58389 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$219top tenth $8,430+
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: 24 of 3,583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55988 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$220
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+0.5%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (33.7% of the money): 3,582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58288 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$219
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,001 of 3,583.

Launches counted
1,00134 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+36.7%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-2.3%$5 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,583 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: 24 of 3,583 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, REMATCH (33.7% of the money): 3,582 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: 1,001 of 3,583.

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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