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Niches / 2D Platformer + Comic Book

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2D Platformer + Comic Book

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Comic Book: 50 indie paid launches, 4 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 + Comic Book priced under $5.

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 + Comic Book is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Comic Book: 0 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 1,491 launches for 2D Platformer and 0 of 182 launches for Comic Book.

Small sample: 28 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
2 of 1,491launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 1,491 launches
Typical earnings$79
Launches1,491 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D Platformer + Comic Book
0 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 28 launches
$1k+7 of 28 launches
$10k+0 of 28 launches
Launches28 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoComic Book
0 of 182launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 182 launches
Typical earnings$175
Launches182 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices50 in pairUnder $528 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Comic Book priced under $5. 0 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 1,463 for 2D Platformer-only games and 0 of 154 for Comic Book-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Comic Book alone.

Both: 28 games priced under $5; 0 of 28 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 28 launches · $10k+ 0 of 28 launches · $100k+ 0 of 28 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

ANTONBLASTleads this pair65.9%
PairANTONBLAST65.9%
2D PlatformerNeva6.9%
Comic BookFallen Aces21.7%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Comic Book

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

  • ANTONBLAST earned 65.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 2D Platformer + Comic Book launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.9% of its money.
  • Comic Book is led by Fallen Aces, with 21.7% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Comic Book is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Platformer + Comic Book through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view47 of 50 launchesWithout the breakout49 of 50 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted504 hits474 hits493 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+4 of 50too few for a rate4 of 47too few for a rate3 of 49too few for a ratetoo few
Chance of $10k+14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 42 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Chance against standardthe base+6.4%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell-23.5%1.9 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchestoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Comic Book, 12 to 36 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted
504 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 50too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 42 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
474 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 47too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+6.4%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, ANTONBLAST (65.9% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
493 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Chance of $10k+
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Comic Book, 12 to 36 months old: 50 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: 3 of 50 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, ANTONBLAST (65.9% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

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.

Comic Book 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.

Comic Book through every lens, all prices
Comic BookBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view324 of 340 launchesWithout the breakout339 of 340 launchesLast 18 months79 of 340 launches
Launches counted34016 hits32415 hits33915 hits794 hits
Earned $100k+4.7 in 1001 in 214.6 in 1001 in 224.4 in 1001 in 234 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$469top tenth $26,870+$439$468under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100+7.6%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-6.4%$30 less-0.2%$1 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Comic Book, 12 to 36 months old: 340 launches.

Launches counted
34016 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$469top tenth $26,870+
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: 16 of 340 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
32415 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$439
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.4%$30 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fallen Aces (21.7% of the money): 339 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
33915 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$468
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 340.

Launches counted
794 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+7.6%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Comic Book, 12 to 36 months old: 340 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: 16 of 340 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, Fallen Aces (21.7% of the money): 339 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: 79 of 340.

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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