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Niches / 2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer

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2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle Platformer: 414 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Showing 2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer 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 Puzzle Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer.

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 + Puzzle Platformer is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer: 2 of its 40 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.5 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 7.0 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer.

Small sample: 40 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
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 + Puzzle Platformer
2 of 40launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 40 launches
$1k+80 in 100
$10k+50 in 100
Launches40 / 2 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoPuzzle Platformer
7.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 14
Typical earnings$6,496
Launches129 / 9 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 $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: 0.4 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 prices414 in pairUnder $5262 in pair$5 to $10108 in pair$10 to $2040 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle Platformer priced $10 to $20. 2 of 40 of them earned $100k+, against 17.0 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 7.9 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer alone.

Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 40 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 80 in 100 · $10k+ 50 in 100 · $100k+ 2 of 40 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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

ANTONBLASTleads this pair24.5%
PairANTONBLAST24.5%
2D PlatformerNeva7.1%
Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL23.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer

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

  • ANTONBLAST earned 24.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 414 2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.1% of its money.
  • Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 23.4% 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 + Puzzle Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

2D Platformer + Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view391 of 414 launchesWithout the breakout413 of 414 launchesLast 18 months112 of 414 launches
Launches counted4148 hits3915 hits4137 hits1121 hits
Earned $100k+1.9 in 1001 in 521.3 in 1001 in 781.7 in 1001 in 591 of 112too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$214top tenth $7,146+$214$214$172
Chance against standardthe base-33.8%0.7 fewer in 100-12.3%0.2 fewer in 100-53.8%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-19.6%$42 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 414 launches.

Launches counted
4148 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings
$214top tenth $7,146+
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: 23 of 414 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3915 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 78
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-33.8%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANTONBLAST (24.5% of the money): 413 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4137 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-12.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 112 of 414.

Launches counted
1121 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 112too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$172
Chance against standard
-53.8%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-19.6%$42 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 414 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: 23 of 414 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, ANTONBLAST (24.5% of the money): 413 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: 112 of 414.

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 PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,305 of 2,544 launchesWithout the breakout2,543 of 2,544 launchesLast 18 months663 of 2,544 launches
Launches counted2,54484 hits2,30576 hits2,54383 hits66326 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 313.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$192top tenth $11,185+$202$192$182
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-1.2%no change+18.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.2%$10 more0.0%no change-5.2%$10 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

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

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,102 of 1,154 launchesWithout the breakout1,153 of 1,154 launchesLast 18 months330 of 1,154 launches
Launches counted1,15432 hits1,10227 hits1,15331 hits3308 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.5 in 1001 in 412.7 in 1001 in 372.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings$218top tenth $11,158+$218$218$214
Chance against standardthe base-11.6%0.3 fewer in 100-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100-12.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-1.8%$4 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,154 launches.

Launches counted
1,15432 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$218top tenth $11,158+
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: 52 of 1,154 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10227 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-11.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (23.4% of the money): 1,153 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,15331 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 330 of 1,154.

Launches counted
3308 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-12.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$4 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,154 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: 52 of 1,154 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, ANIMAL WELL (23.4% of the money): 1,153 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: 330 of 1,154.

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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