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Niches / 2D Platformer + Puzzle
2D Platformer + Puzzle
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle: 400 indie paid launches, 8 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Puzzle priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D Platformer and is about level with Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle.
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 + Puzzle is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 2 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 12.4 in 100 for Puzzle.
Small sample: 30 launches, 2 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 2 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 15.3 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 12.7 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.
Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 30 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,236.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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 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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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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
2D Platformer + Puzzle is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view368 of 400 launches | Without the breakout399 of 400 launches | Last 18 months113 of 400 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4008 hits | 3685 hits | 3997 hits | 1131 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.0 in 1001 in 50 | 1.4 in 1001 in 74 | 1.8 in 1001 in 57 | 1 of 113too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $153top tenth $4,959+ | $152 | $152 | $115 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -32.1%0.6 fewer in 100 | -12.3%0.2 fewer in 100 | -55.8%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | -0.7%$1 less | -0.7%$1 less | -24.8%$38 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 400 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 32 of 400 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 (45.4% of the money): 399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 113 of 400.
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 | 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 |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 launches.
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.
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.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 681 of 2,530.
Puzzle 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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view5,057 of 5,257 launches | Without the breakout5,256 of 5,257 launches | Last 18 months1,499 of 5,257 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,257163 hits | 5,057152 hits | 5,256162 hits | 1,49953 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.1 in 1001 in 32 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.1 in 1001 in 32 | 3.5 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $405top tenth $12,506+ | $421 | $405 | $402 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -3.1%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.6%no change | +14.0%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +4.0%$16 more | 0.0%no change | -0.7%$3 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,257 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 200 of 5,257 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.2% of the money): 5,256 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,499 of 5,257.
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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