Niche

2D Platformer + Hack and Slash

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Hack and Slash: 88 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

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$10 to $20 30+ launches Reset

Showing 2D Platformer + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

20 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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2NDRunner-up

Tag one2D Platformer

14.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.5 in 100

Typical earnings$6,569

Launches311 / 45 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pair2D Platformer + Hack and Slash

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches20

20 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner

Tag twoHack and Slash

21.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.7 in 100

Typical earnings$14,890

Launches180 / 39 hits

Pairno reading

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices88 in pair Under $547 in pair $5 to $1019 in pair $10 to $2020 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 2 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 14.8 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 23.1 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 20 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $30,202.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

Anomaly Agentleads this pair45.9%

PairAnomaly Agent45.9%

2D PlatformerNeva6.7%

Hack and SlashPath of Exile 243.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Hack and Slash

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

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The leaders, in words

Anomaly Agent earned 45.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 88 2D Platformer + Hack and Slash launches.
2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.7% of its money.
Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 43.9% 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 + Hack and Slash holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D Platformer + Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view85 of 88 launches	Without the breakout87 of 88 launches	Last 18 months21 of 88 launches
Launches counted	884 hits	854 hits	873 hits	211 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 88too few for a rate	4 of 85too few for a rate	3 of 87too few for a rate	1 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$504top tenth $45,839+	$607	$501	$229
Chance against standard	the base	+3.5%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-24.1%1.1 fewer in 100	+4.8%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+20.4%$103 more; too few to tell	-0.6%$3 less	-54.6%$275 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 88 launches.

Launches counted: 884 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 88too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $504top tenth $45,839+
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 88 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 854 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 85too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $607
Chance against standard: +3.5%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +20.4%$103 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (45.9% of the money): 87 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 873 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 87too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $501
Chance against standard: -24.1%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.6%$3 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 88.

Launches counted: 211 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +4.8%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -54.6%$275 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 88 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 88 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, Anomaly Agent (45.9% of the money): 87 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: 21 of 88.

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 Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,294 of 2,530 launches	Without the breakout2,529 of 2,530 launches	Last 18 months681 of 2,530 launches
Launches counted	2,53078 hits	2,29470 hits	2,52977 hits	68125 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$191top tenth $9,404+	$202	$191	$191
Chance against standard	the base	-1.0%no change	-1.2%no change	+19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.8%$11 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 launches.

Launches counted: 2,53078 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $191top tenth $9,404+
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 2,530 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,29470 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $202
Chance against standard: -1.0%no change
Typical against standard: +5.8%$11 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (6.7% of the money): 2,529 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,52977 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: -1.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 681 of 2,530.

Launches counted: 68125 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: +19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 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 2,530 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 (6.7% of the money): 2,529 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: 681 of 2,530.

Hack and Slash is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and Slash	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view792 of 829 launches	Without the breakout828 of 829 launches	Last 18 months219 of 829 launches
Launches counted	82982 hits	79275 hits	82881 hits	21923 hits
Earned $100k+	9.9 in 1001 in 10	9.5 in 1001 in 11	9.8 in 1001 in 10	10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$801top tenth $99,462+	$892	$801	$766
Chance against standard	the base	-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+11.4%$91 more	0.0%no change	-4.4%$35 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 launches.

Launches counted: 82982 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $801top tenth $99,462+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 829 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 79275 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $892
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +11.4%$91 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (43.9% of the money): 828 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 82881 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $801
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 219 of 829.

Launches counted: 21923 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $766
Chance against standard: +6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -4.4%$35 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 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: 37 of 829 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, Path of Exile 2 (43.9% of the money): 828 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: 219 of 829.

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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