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Niches / 2D Platformer + Casual

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2D Platformer + Casual

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Casual: 979 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D Platformer + Casual 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 Casual; priced $10 to $20 it trails 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 + Casual trails both its tags: 8.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 13.2 in 100 for Casual.

That is 1 in 12, about 0.4 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.

TIEA tie
Tag one2D Platformer
15.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.8 in 100
Typical earnings$8,758
Launches311 / 49 hits
Pair trails by7.1 in 100
3RDThird
This pair2D Platformer + Casual
8.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 12
$1k+48 in 100
$10k+26 in 100
Launches58 / 5 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagCasual
13.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.2 in 100
Typical earnings$3,966
Launches1,010 / 133 hits
Pair trails by4.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Casual 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices979 in pairUnder $5686 in pair$5 to $10181 in pair$10 to $2058 in pair$20 to $4054 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 58 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Casual priced $10 to $20. 8.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.4 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 13.4 in 100 for Casual-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 58 games priced $10 to $20; 8.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 12), odds by size $1k+ 48 in 100 · $10k+ 26 in 100 · $100k+ 9 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 58 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.

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

Thank Goodness You're Here!leads this pair41.6%
PairThank Goodness You're Here!41.6%
2D PlatformerNeva6.9%
CasualHouse Flipper 24.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Casual

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

  • Thank Goodness You're Here! earned 41.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 979 2D Platformer + Casual launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.9% of its money.
  • Casual is led by House Flipper 2, with 4.1% 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 + Casual 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 Platformer + Casual through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view854 of 979 launchesWithout the breakout978 of 979 launchesLast 18 months283 of 979 launches
Launches counted97911 hits85410 hits97810 hits2834 hits
Earned $100k+1.1 in 1001 in 891.2 in 1001 in 851.0 in 1001 in 984 of 283too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$60top tenth $2,442+$63$60$35
Chance against standardthe base+4.2%no change-9.0%0.1 fewer in 100+25.8%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+5.0%$3 more0.0%no change-41.7%$25 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 979 launches.

Launches counted
97911 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 89
Typical first-year earnings
$60top tenth $2,442+
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: 125 of 979 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
85410 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 85
Typical first-year earnings
$63
Chance against standard
+4.2%no change
Typical against standard
+5.0%$3 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Thank Goodness You're Here! (41.6% of the money): 978 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
97810 hits
Earned $100k+
1.0 in 1001 in 98
Typical first-year earnings
$60
Chance against standard
-9.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 283 of 979.

Launches counted
2834 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 283too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$35
Chance against standard
+25.8%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-41.7%$25 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 979 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: 125 of 979 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, Thank Goodness You're Here! (41.6% of the money): 978 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: 283 of 979.

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 view2,293 of 2,529 launchesWithout the breakout2,528 of 2,529 launchesLast 18 months684 of 2,529 launches
Launches counted2,52985 hits2,29377 hits2,52884 hits68426 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 303.4 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$186top tenth $11,185+$199$186$179
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-1.1%no change+13.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.0%$13 more0.0%no change-3.8%$7 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 launches.

Launches counted
2,52985 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$186top tenth $11,185+
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 2,529 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,29377 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$199
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+7.0%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
2,52884 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$186
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 684 of 2,529.

Launches counted
68426 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
+13.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$7 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 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 2,529 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 (6.9% of the money): 2,528 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: 684 of 2,529.

Casual is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Casual through every lens, all prices
CasualBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view9,216 of 9,755 launchesWithout the breakout9,754 of 9,755 launchesLast 18 months2,936 of 9,755 launches
Launches counted9,755291 hits9,216272 hits9,754290 hits2,936122 hits
Earned $100k+3.0 in 1001 in 343.0 in 1001 in 343.0 in 1001 in 344.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$248top tenth $9,802+$264$248$230
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%no change-0.3%no change+39.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.5%$16 more0.0%no change-7.3%$18 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,755 launches.

Launches counted
9,755291 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$248top tenth $9,802+
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: 539 of 9,755 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9,216272 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$264
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
+6.5%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (4.1% of the money): 9,754 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9,754290 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$248
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,936 of 9,755.

Launches counted
2,936122 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
+39.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.3%$18 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,755 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: 539 of 9,755 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, House Flipper 2 (4.1% of the money): 9,754 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: 2,936 of 9,755.

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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