Niche

2D Fighter + Platformer

Games tagged both 2D Fighter and Platformer: 63 indie paid launches, 2 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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$10 to $20

Showing 2D Fighter + Platformer priced $10 to $20.

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 + Platformer is too small to compare with 2D Fighter and is too small to compare with Platformer: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Fighter and 17.4 in 100 for Platformer.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied

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 + Platformer

2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 10 launches

$1k+8 of 10 launches

$10k+5 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 2 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPlatformer

17.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.4 in 100

Typical earnings$10,197

Launches311 / 54 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 prices63 in pair Under $538 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both 2D Fighter and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 12.0 in 100 for 2D Fighter-only games and 17.3 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Fighter alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 10 launches · $10k+ 5 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Stick It to the Stickmanleads this pair49.1%

PairStick It to the Stickman49.1%

2D FighterRivals of Aether II22.2%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong65.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Fighter + Platformer

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

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The leaders, in words

Stick It to the Stickman earned 49.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 63 2D Fighter + Platformer launches.
2D Fighter is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 22.2% of its money.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 65.6% 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 + Platformer holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D Fighter + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view60 of 63 launches	Without the breakout62 of 63 launches	Last 18 months14 of 63 launches
Launches counted	632 hits	602 hits	621 hits	141 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 63too few for a rate	2 of 60too few for a rate	1 of 62too few for a rate	1 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 30 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+5.0%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.2%1.6 fewer in 100	+125.0%4.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 63 launches.

Launches counted: 632 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 63too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 30 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 602 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 60too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +5.0%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Stick It to the Stickman (49.1% of the money): 62 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 621 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 62too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 63.

Launches counted: 141 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +125.0%4.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 63 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 63 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, Stick It to the Stickman (49.1% of the money): 62 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: 14 of 63.

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 Fighter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view362 of 390 launches	Without the breakout389 of 390 launches	Last 18 months120 of 390 launches
Launches counted	39016 hits	36215 hits	38915 hits	1205 hits
Earned $100k+	4.1 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 24	3.9 in 1001 in 26	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$172top tenth $14,225+	$189	$168	$71
Chance against standard	the base	+1.0%no change	-6.0%0.2 fewer in 100	+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+9.9%$17 more	-2.3%$4 less	-58.7%$101 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves 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.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches	Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches	Last 18 months638 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted	2,40093 hits	2,35386 hits	2,39992 hits	63826 hits
Earned $100k+	3.9 in 1001 in 26	3.7 in 1001 in 27	3.8 in 1001 in 26	4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$281top tenth $13,793+	$283	$278	$214
Chance against standard	the base	-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.0%no change	+5.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.7%$2 more	-1.1%$3 less	-23.8%$67 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.

Launches counted: 2,40093 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $281top tenth $13,793+
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: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,35386 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $283
Chance against standard: -5.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.7%$2 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (65.6% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,39992 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $278
Chance against standard: -1.0%no change
Typical against standard: -1.1%$3 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 638 of 2,400.

Launches counted: 63826 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $214
Chance against standard: +5.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: -23.8%$67 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 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: 47 of 2,400 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 (65.6% of the money): 2,399 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: 638 of 2,400.

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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