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Niches / 2D Platformer + Platformer
2D Platformer + Platformer
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Platformer: 1,309 indie paid launches, 38 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Platformer priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 2D Platformer and trails Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2D Platformer and trails Platformer.
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 + Platformer beats 2D Platformer and trails Platformer: 15.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 16.6 in 100 for Platformer.
That is about 0.8 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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 147 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 15.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.6 for 2D Platformer-only games and 17.4 for Platformer-only games, so the mix beats 2D Platformer alone and trails Platformer alone.
Both: 147 games priced $10 to $20; 15.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,714.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 147 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 checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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 + Platformer is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,280 of 1,309 launches | Without the breakout1,308 of 1,309 launches | Last 18 months661 of 1,309 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,30938 hits | 1,28035 hits | 1,30837 hits | 66114 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.9 in 1001 in 34 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.1 in 1001 in 48 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $303top tenth $9,714+ | $303 | $303 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -6.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | -3.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | -27.6%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -20.1%$61 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,309 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 29 of 1,309 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 (15.5% of the money): 1,308 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 661 of 1,309.
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.
Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,538 of 2,585 launches | Without the breakout2,584 of 2,585 launches | Last 18 months1,343 of 2,585 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,585100 hits | 2,53892 hits | 2,58499 hits | 1,34349 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $321top tenth $13,152+ | $323 | $321 | $281 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -7.7%0.3 fewer in 100 | -2.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -7.7%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.6%$2 more | 0.0%no change | -12.5%$40 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,585 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (59.3% of the money): 2,584 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,343 of 2,585.
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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