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Niches / 2D Platformer + Fantasy
2D Platformer + Fantasy
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Fantasy: 177 indie paid launches, 4 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Fantasy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails 2D Platformer and is level with Fantasy.
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 + Fantasy trails 2D Platformer and is level with Fantasy: 3 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 11.3 in 100 for Fantasy.
Small sample: 27 launches, 3 hits.
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 27 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Fantasy priced $10 to $20. 11.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.1 for 2D Platformer-only games and 11.3 for Fantasy-only games, so the mix trails 2D Platformer alone and is level with Fantasy alone.
Both: 27 games priced $10 to $20; 11.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,250.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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 checkOne-hit market. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. 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 + Fantasy is one-hit market: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view167 of 177 launches | Without the breakout176 of 177 launches | Last 18 months90 of 177 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1774 hits | 1673 hits | 1763 hits | 902 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.3 in 1001 in 43 | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 | 1.7 in 1001 in 59 | 2.2 in 1001 in 45 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $10,627+ | $202 | $202 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -21.7%0.5 fewer in 100 | -26.1%0.6 fewer in 100 | -4.3%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +19.8%$40 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 177 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 10 of 177 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Kitsune Tails (20.0% of the money): 176 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 90 of 177.
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.
Fantasy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Fantasy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,901 of 1,992 launches | Without the breakout1,991 of 1,992 launches | Last 18 months1,104 of 1,992 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,992110 hits | 1,901106 hits | 1,991109 hits | 1,10461 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $606top tenth $28,533+ | $607 | $606 | $526 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.8%0.1 more in 100 | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.2%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -13.2%$80 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,992 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 91 of 1,992 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Fellowship (7.3% of the money): 1,991 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,104 of 1,992.
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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