Niche

2D Fighter + Side Scroller

Games tagged both 2D Fighter and Side Scroller: 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 30+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 30+ launches Reset

Showing 2D Fighter + Side Scroller priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with 2D Fighter and is too small to compare with Side Scroller; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

16 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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TIEA tie

Tag one2D Fighter

13.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.3 in 100

Typical earnings$5,065

Launches60 / 8 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pair2D Fighter + Side Scroller

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches16

16 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagSide Scroller

12.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds12.6 in 100

Typical earnings$7,717

Launches143 / 18 hits

Pairno reading

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Side Scroller 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices63 in pair Under $528 in pair $5 to $1015 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both 2D Fighter and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 1 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D Fighter-only games and 13.4 in 100 for Side Scroller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Fighter alone and is too small to compare with Side Scroller alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 16 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,707.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Anomaly Agentleads this pair74.3%

PairAnomaly Agent74.3%

2D FighterRivals of Aether II21.5%

Side ScrollerMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree9.3%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Fighter + Side Scroller

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

Anomaly Agent earned 74.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 63 2D Fighter + Side Scroller launches.
2D Fighter is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 21.5% of its money.
Side Scroller is led by Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, with 9.3% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Side Scroller is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Fighter + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view62 of 63 launches	Without the breakout62 of 63 launches	Last 18 months16 of 63 launches
Launches counted	632 hits	622 hits	621 hits	160 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 63too few for a rate	2 of 62too few for a rate	1 of 62too few for a rate	0 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$574top tenth $19,591+	$574	$574	$766
Chance against standard	the base	+1.6%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.2%1.6 fewer in 100	-100.0%3.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+33.4%$192 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted: 632 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 63too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $574top tenth $19,591+
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: 1 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 622 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 62too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: +1.6%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (74.3% 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
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -49.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 63.

Launches counted: 160 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $766
Chance against standard: -100.0%3.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +33.4%$192 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Side Scroller, 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: 1 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, Anomaly Agent (74.3% 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: 16 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	39014 hits	36213 hits	38913 hits	1203 hits
Earned $100k+	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$180top tenth $11,856+	$188	$170	$76
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-6.9%0.2 fewer in 100	-30.4%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+4.4%$8 more	-5.6%$10 less	-57.8%$104 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: 39014 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $180top tenth $11,856+
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: 36213 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $188
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +4.4%$8 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (21.5% of the money): 389 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 38913 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $170
Chance against standard: -6.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.6%$10 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

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

Launches counted: 1203 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $76
Chance against standard: -30.4%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -57.8%$104 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 (21.5% 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.

Side Scroller 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.

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side Scroller	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,041 of 1,064 launches	Without the breakout1,063 of 1,064 launches	Last 18 months288 of 1,064 launches
Launches counted	1,06434 hits	1,04133 hits	1,06333 hits	28811 hits
Earned $100k+	3.2 in 1001 in 31	3.2 in 1001 in 32	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings	$354top tenth $17,816+	$354	$351	$287
Chance against standard	the base	-0.8%no change	-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-0.8%$3 less	-18.9%$67 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 launches.

Launches counted: 1,06434 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $354top tenth $17,816+
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: 23 of 1,064 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,04133 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $354
Chance against standard: -0.8%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,06333 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $351
Chance against standard: -2.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.8%$3 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,064.

Launches counted: 28811 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $287
Chance against standard: +19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -18.9%$67 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 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: 23 of 1,064 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, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 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: 288 of 1,064.

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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