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Niches / 2D Platformer + Action RPG

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2D Platformer + Action RPG

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Action RPG: 169 indie paid launches, 11 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.

Showing 2D Platformer + Action RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D Platformer and is about level with Action RPG; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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 Platformer + Action RPG beats both its tags: 25.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG.

That is about 1.4 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag one2D Platformer
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$6,569
Launches311 / 45 hits
Pair leads by10.5 in 100
1STWinner
This pair2D Platformer + Action RPG
25.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.0 in 100
Typical earnings$8,234
Launches32 / 8 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoAction RPG
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$7,717
Launches281 / 54 hits
Pair leads by5.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 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 prices169 in pairUnder $582 in pair$5 to $1044 in pair$10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $4011 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Action RPG priced $10 to $20. 25.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 18.5 in 100 for Action RPG-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 25.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,234.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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 pair26.7%
PairAnomaly Agent26.7%
2D PlatformerNeva6.7%
Action RPGPath of Exile 235.1%
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 Platformer + Action RPG

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

  • Anomaly Agent earned 26.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 169 2D Platformer + Action RPG launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.7% of its money.
  • Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 35.1% 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 Platformer + Action RPG 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 Platformer + Action RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view147 of 169 launchesWithout the breakout168 of 169 launchesLast 18 months32 of 169 launches
Launches counted16911 hits14710 hits16810 hits323 hits
Earned $100k+6.5 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 156.0 in 1001 in 173 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$188top tenth $24,401+$229$188$229
Chance against standardthe base+4.5%0.3 more in 100-8.5%0.6 fewer in 100+44.0%2.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+21.8%$41 more0.0%no change+21.8%$41 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 169 launches.

Launches counted
16911 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$188top tenth $24,401+
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: 22 of 169 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
14710 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+4.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+21.8%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (26.7% of the money): 168 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
16810 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$188
Chance against standard
-8.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 169.

Launches counted
323 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+44.0%2.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+21.8%$41 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 169 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: 22 of 169 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 (26.7% of the money): 168 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: 32 of 169.

2D Platformer 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.

2D Platformer through every lens, all prices
2D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,294 of 2,530 launchesWithout the breakout2,529 of 2,530 launchesLast 18 months681 of 2,530 launches
Launches counted2,53078 hits2,29470 hits2,52977 hits68125 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.1 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 333.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$191top tenth $9,404+$202$191$191
Chance against standardthe base-1.0%no change-1.2%no change+19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.8%$11 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 launches.

Launches counted
2,53078 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$191top tenth $9,404+
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: 236 of 2,530 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,29470 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-1.0%no change
Typical against standard
+5.8%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (6.7% of the money): 2,529 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,52977 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$191
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 681 of 2,530.

Launches counted
68125 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$191
Chance against standard
+19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 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: 236 of 2,530 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 (6.7% of the money): 2,529 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: 681 of 2,530.

Action RPG is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,240 of 1,346 launchesWithout the breakout1,345 of 1,346 launchesLast 18 months330 of 1,346 launches
Launches counted1,346100 hits1,24087 hits1,34599 hits33023 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 137.0 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$455top tenth $54,279+$496$426$574
Chance against standardthe base-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.0%$41 more-6.4%$29 less+26.2%$119 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,346 launches.

Launches counted
1,346100 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$455top tenth $54,279+
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: 106 of 1,346 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,24087 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.0%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.1% of the money): 1,345 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,34599 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$426
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.4%$29 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 330 of 1,346.

Launches counted
33023 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$574
Chance against standard
-6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+26.2%$119 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,346 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: 106 of 1,346 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 (35.1% of the money): 1,345 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: 330 of 1,346.

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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