Niche

2D Platformer + Hand-drawn

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Hand-drawn: 107 indie paid launches, 5 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing 2D Platformer + Hand-drawn priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D Platformer and is about level with Hand-drawn; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn.

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 + Hand-drawn is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn: 2 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.5 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 18.6 in 100 for Hand-drawn.

Small sample: 19 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied

Tag one2D Platformer

15.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.5 in 100

Typical earnings$8,217

Launches304 / 47 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair2D Platformer + Hand-drawn

2 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 19 launches

$1k+18 of 19 launches

$10k+11 of 19 launches

Launches19 / 2 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagHand-drawn

18.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.6 in 100

Typical earnings$14,415

Launches161 / 30 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Hand-drawn 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 prices107 in pair Under $560 in pair $5 to $1026 in pair $10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Hand-drawn priced $10 to $20. 2 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 19.7 in 100 for Hand-drawn-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 18 of 19 launches · $10k+ 11 of 19 launches · $100k+ 2 of 19 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

Thank Goodness You're Here!leads this pair64.1%

PairThank Goodness You're Here!64.1%

2D PlatformerNeva7.1%

Hand-drawnNine Sols36.3%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Hand-drawn

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

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The leaders, in words

Thank Goodness You're Here! earned 64.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 107 2D Platformer + Hand-drawn launches.
2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.1% of its money.
Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 36.3% 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 + Hand-drawn is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Platformer + Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view95 of 107 launches	Without the breakout106 of 107 launches	Last 18 months28 of 107 launches
Launches counted	1075 hits	954 hits	1064 hits	281 hits
Earned $100k+	4.7 in 1001 in 21	4 of 95too few for a rate	4 of 106too few for a rate	1 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$450top tenth $41,217+	under 100 launches	$450	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-9.9%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-19.2%0.9 fewer in 100	-23.6%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 107 launches.

Launches counted: 1075 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $450top tenth $41,217+
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: 12 of 107 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 954 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 95too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -9.9%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Thank Goodness You're Here! (64.1% of the money): 106 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1064 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 106too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $450
Chance against standard: -19.2%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 107.

Launches counted: 281 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.6%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 107 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: 12 of 107 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! (64.1% of the money): 106 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: 28 of 107.

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 view2,305 of 2,544 launches	Without the breakout2,543 of 2,544 launches	Last 18 months663 of 2,544 launches
Launches counted	2,54484 hits	2,30576 hits	2,54383 hits	66326 hits
Earned $100k+	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.3 in 1001 in 31	3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings	$192top tenth $11,185+	$202	$192	$182
Chance against standard	the base	-0.1%no change	-1.2%no change	+18.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.2%$10 more	0.0%no change	-5.2%$10 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,544 launches.

Launches counted: 2,54484 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $192top 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: 239 of 2,544 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,30576 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $202
Chance against standard: -0.1%no change
Typical against standard: +5.2%$10 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.1% of the money): 2,543 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,54383 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $192
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: 663 of 2,544.

Launches counted: 66326 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $182
Chance against standard: +18.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -5.2%$10 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,544 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: 239 of 2,544 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 (7.1% of the money): 2,543 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: 663 of 2,544.

Hand-drawn 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.

Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
Hand-drawn	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,035 of 1,092 launches	Without the breakout1,091 of 1,092 launches	Last 18 months256 of 1,092 launches
Launches counted	1,09252 hits	1,03551 hits	1,09151 hits	25615 hits
Earned $100k+	4.8 in 1001 in 21	4.9 in 1001 in 20	4.7 in 1001 in 21	5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$869top tenth $31,226+	$883	$865	$1,048
Chance against standard	the base	+3.5%0.2 more in 100	-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+23.0%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.6%$14 more	-0.5%$4 less	+20.6%$179 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,092 launches.

Launches counted: 1,09252 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $869top tenth $31,226+
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: 57 of 1,092 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,03551 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $883
Chance against standard: +3.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.6%$14 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (36.3% of the money): 1,091 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,09151 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $865
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$4 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 256 of 1,092.

Launches counted: 25615 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $1,048
Chance against standard: +23.0%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.6%$179 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,092 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: 57 of 1,092 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, Nine Sols (36.3% of the money): 1,091 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: 256 of 1,092.

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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