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Niches / 2D Platformer + Abstract

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2D Platformer + Abstract

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Abstract: 41 indie paid launches, 0 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D Platformer + Abstract priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 it is level with 2D Platformer and trails Abstract.

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?Under $5

2D Platformer + Abstract is level with 2D Platformer and trails Abstract: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.1 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 0.6 in 100 for Abstract.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDTied
0.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 1,000
Typical earnings$101
Launches1,595 / 2 hits
Pair is level0.1 in 100
2NDTied
This pair2D Platformer + Abstract
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$101
Launches33 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagAbstract
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$202
Launches331 / 2 hits
Pair trails by0.6 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Abstract 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices41 in pairUnder $533 in pair$5 to $105: too few$10 to $203: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Abstract priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.1 for 2D Platformer-only games and 0.7 for Abstract-only games, so the mix is level with 2D Platformer alone and trails Abstract alone.

Both: 33 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $101.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

The End of Gameplayleads this pair35.5%
PairThe End of Gameplay35.5%
2D PlatformerNeva7.9%
AbstractMycopunk19.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Abstract

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

  • The End of Gameplay earned 35.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 2D Platformer + Abstract launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.9% of its money.
  • Abstract is led by Mycopunk, with 19.3% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D Platformer + Abstract is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

2D Platformer + Abstract through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view37 of 41 launchesWithout the breakout40 of 41 launchesLast 18 months29 of 41 launches
Launches counted410 hits370 hits400 hits290 hits
Earned $100k+0.0 in 1000.0 in 1000.0 in 1000.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$121top tenth $2,122+$161$121$161
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+33.1%$40 more0.0%no change+33.1%$40 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted
410 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$121top tenth $2,122+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
370 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$161
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+33.1%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The End of Gameplay (35.5% of the money): 40 launches left.

Launches counted
400 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 41.

Launches counted
290 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$161
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+33.1%$40 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 41 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 41 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, The End of Gameplay (35.5% of the money): 40 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 41.

2D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2D Platformer through every lens, all prices
2D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,483 of 2,738 launchesWithout the breakout2,737 of 2,738 launchesLast 18 months1,430 of 2,738 launches
Launches counted2,73876 hits2,48368 hits2,73775 hits1,43033 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 372.7 in 1001 in 372.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $10,206+$221$202$201
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+9.4%$19 more0.0%no change-0.5%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.

Launches counted
2,73876 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $10,206+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 255 of 2,738 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,48368 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$221
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.4%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.

Launches counted
2,73775 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.

Launches counted
1,43033 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$201
Chance against standard
-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 255 of 2,738 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, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.

Abstract is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Abstract through every lens, all prices
AbstractBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view468 of 492 launchesWithout the breakout491 of 492 launchesLast 18 months290 of 492 launches
Launches counted49211 hits46810 hits49110 hits2909 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.1 in 1001 in 482.0 in 1001 in 503.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$424top tenth $8,210+$425$421$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more-0.7%$3 less+42.9%$182 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted
49211 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$424top tenth $8,210+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
46810 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.

Launches counted
49110 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$3 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

Launches counted
2909 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+42.9%$182 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 492 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, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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