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Niches / 2D Platformer + Arcade
2D Platformer + Arcade
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Arcade: 502 indie paid launches, 10 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Arcade priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D Platformer and is about level with Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with 2D Platformer and beats Arcade.
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 + Arcade is about level with 2D Platformer and beats Arcade: 17.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 11.6 in 100 for Arcade.
That is about 0.9 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 17.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.5 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 10.9 in 100 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is about level with 2D Platformer alone and beats Arcade alone.
Both: 34 games priced $10 to $20; 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 79 in 100 · $10k+ 44 in 100 · $100k+ 18 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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 base the others are compared with. 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
2D Platformer + Arcade 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view496 of 502 launches | Without the breakout501 of 502 launches | Last 18 months110 of 502 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 50210 hits | 49610 hits | 5019 hits | 1103 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.0 in 1001 in 50 | 2.0 in 1001 in 50 | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 | 3 of 110too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $175top tenth $4,692+ | $175 | $175 | $214 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.2%no change | -9.8%0.2 fewer in 100 | +36.9%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +22.3%$39 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 502 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 502 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Laika: Aged Through Blood (28.9% of the money): 501 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 502.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,293 of 2,529 launches | Without the breakout2,528 of 2,529 launches | Last 18 months684 of 2,529 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,52985 hits | 2,29377 hits | 2,52884 hits | 68426 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $186top tenth $11,185+ | $199 | $186 | $179 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.1%no change | -1.1%no change | +13.1%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.0%$13 more | 0.0%no change | -3.8%$7 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 236 of 2,529 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 (6.9% of the money): 2,528 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 684 of 2,529.
Arcade is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| Arcade | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,559 of 3,583 launches | Without the breakout3,582 of 3,583 launches | Last 18 months1,001 of 3,583 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,58389 hits | 3,55988 hits | 3,58288 hits | 1,00134 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 2.5 in 1001 in 41 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $219top tenth $8,430+ | $220 | $219 | $214 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.5%no change | -1.1%no change | +36.7%0.9 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +0.5%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -2.3%$5 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,583 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 3,583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (33.7% of the money): 3,582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,001 of 3,583.
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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