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Niches / 2D Platformer + Adventure
2D Platformer + Adventure
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Adventure: 907 indie paid launches, 25 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Adventure priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 2D Platformer and trails Adventure; priced $10 to $20 it trails both 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.
2D Platformer + Adventure trails both its tags: 8.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 14.9 in 100 for Adventure.
That is 1 in 13, about 0.4 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 113 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Adventure priced $10 to $20. 8.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 for 2D Platformer-only games and 15.4 for Adventure-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 113 games priced $10 to $20; 8.0 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 13), typical first-year earnings $4,453.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 113 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
2D Platformer + Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view826 of 907 launches | Without the breakout906 of 907 launches | Last 18 months445 of 907 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 90725 hits | 82624 hits | 90624 hits | 44511 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.9 in 1001 in 34 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $9,781+ | $242 | $202 | $202 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.6%0.1 more in 100 | -7.1%0.2 fewer in 100 | -10.7%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +19.8%$40 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 907 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 81 of 907 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (21.8% of the money): 906 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 445 of 907.
2D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 2D Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,483 of 2,738 launches | Without the breakout2,737 of 2,738 launches | Last 18 months1,430 of 2,738 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,73876 hits | 2,48368 hits | 2,73775 hits | 1,43033 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.3 in 1001 in 43 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $10,206+ | $221 | $202 | $201 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -17.9%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +9.4%$19 more | 0.0%no change | -0.5%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.
Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Adventure | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,823 of 8,325 launches | Without the breakout8,324 of 8,325 launches | Last 18 months4,515 of 8,325 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,325452 hits | 7,823421 hits | 8,324451 hits | 4,515212 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 4.7 in 1001 in 21 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $642top tenth $33,202+ | $647 | $642 | $605 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -13.0%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.8%$5 more | 0.0%no change | -5.8%$37 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 8,325 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 502 of 8,325 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, PEAK (10.3% of the money): 8,324 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,515 of 8,325.
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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