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Niches / 2D Platformer + Metroidvania

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2D Platformer + Metroidvania

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Metroidvania: 188 indie paid launches, 24 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D Platformer + Metroidvania priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D Platformer and trails Metroidvania; priced $10 to $20 it beats 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 + Metroidvania beats both its tags: 26.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 24.5 in 100 for Metroidvania.

That is about 1.4 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag one2D Platformer
12.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.9 in 100
Typical earnings$6,193
Launches317 / 41 hits
Pair leads by14.0 in 100
1STWinner
This pair2D Platformer + Metroidvania
26.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.9 in 100
Typical earnings$33,087
Launches52 / 14 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoMetroidvania
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$23,478
Launches151 / 37 hits
Pair leads by2.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices188 in pairUnder $560 in pair$5 to $1065 in pair$10 to $2052 in pair$20 to $4011 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 52 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Metroidvania priced $10 to $20. 26.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.2 for 2D Platformer-only games and 23.2 for Metroidvania-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 52 games priced $10 to $20; 26.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $33,087.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 52 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

Castlevania Dominus Collectionleads this pair12.0%
PairCastlevania Dominus Collection12.0%
2D PlatformerNeva7.9%
MetroidvaniaHollow Knight: Silksong68.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Metroidvania

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

  • Castlevania Dominus Collection earned 12.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 188 2D Platformer + Metroidvania launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.9% of its money.
  • Metroidvania is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 68.4% of its money. That is close to a one-hit market.
  • 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D Platformer + Metroidvania holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2D Platformer + Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view178 of 188 launchesWithout the breakout187 of 188 launchesLast 18 months96 of 188 launches
Launches counted18824 hits17822 hits18723 hits9611 hits
Earned $100k+12.8 in 10012.4 in 10012.3 in 10011.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,780top tenth $168,221+$1,841$1,695$1,410
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.1%0.4 fewer in 100-3.9%0.5 fewer in 100-10.2%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.4%$61 more-4.8%$85 less-20.8%$370 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 188 launches.

Launches counted
18824 hits
Earned $100k+
12.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,780top tenth $168,221+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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 188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
17822 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,841
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.4%$61 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Castlevania Dominus Collection (12.0% of the money): 187 launches left.

Launches counted
18723 hits
Earned $100k+
12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,695
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.8%$85 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 96 of 188.

Launches counted
9611 hits
Earned $100k+
11.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,410
Chance against standard
-10.2%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.8%$370 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 188 launches.
West-facing view
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 188 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, Castlevania Dominus Collection (12.0% of the money): 187 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 96 of 188.

2D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2D Platformer through every lens, all prices
2D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,483 of 2,738 launchesWithout the breakout2,737 of 2,738 launchesLast 18 months1,430 of 2,738 launches
Launches counted2,73876 hits2,48368 hits2,73775 hits1,43033 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 372.7 in 1001 in 372.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $10,206+$221$202$201
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+9.4%$19 more0.0%no change-0.5%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.

Launches counted
2,73876 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $10,206+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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.

Launches counted
2,48368 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$221
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.4%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.

Launches counted
2,73775 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.

Launches counted
1,43033 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$201
Chance against standard
-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.
West-facing view
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.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.

Metroidvania holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
MetroidvaniaBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view406 of 420 launchesWithout the breakout419 of 420 launchesLast 18 months232 of 420 launches
Launches counted42061 hits40658 hits41960 hits23229 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 10014.3 in 10014.3 in 10012.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,894top tenth $168,221+$3,031$2,893$2,901
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.7%$137 more0.0%$1 less+0.2%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.

Launches counted
42061 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,894top tenth $168,221+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 420 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
40658 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,031
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$137 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.

Launches counted
41960 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,893
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

Launches counted
23229 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,901
Chance against standard
-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 420 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

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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