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Niches / 2D Platformer + Score Attack

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2D Platformer + Score Attack

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Score Attack: 67 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D Platformer + Score Attack priced under $5.

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?Under $5

2D Platformer + Score Attack is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Score Attack: 0 of its 48 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 1,491 launches for 2D Platformer and 0 of 393 launches for Score Attack.

Small sample: 48 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag one2D Platformer
2 of 1,491launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 1,491 launches
Typical earnings$79
Launches1,491 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D Platformer + Score Attack
0 of 48launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 48 launches
$1k+2 of 48 launches
$10k+0 of 48 launches
Launches48 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoScore Attack
0 of 393launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 393 launches
Typical earnings$102
Launches393 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices67 in pairUnder $548 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 48 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Score Attack priced under $5. 0 of 48 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 1,443 for 2D Platformer-only games and 0 of 345 for Score Attack-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Score Attack alone.

Both: 48 games priced under $5; 0 of 48 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 48 launches · $10k+ 0 of 48 launches · $100k+ 0 of 48 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 48 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

DEVIL BLADE REBOOTleads this pair63.1%
PairDEVIL BLADE REBOOT63.1%
2D PlatformerNeva6.9%
Score AttackKILL KNIGHT16.9%
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 + Score Attack

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

  • DEVIL BLADE REBOOT earned 63.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 67 2D Platformer + Score Attack launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.9% of its money.
  • Score Attack is led by KILL KNIGHT, with 16.9% 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 + Score Attack is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Platformer + Score Attack through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view65 of 67 launchesWithout the breakout66 of 67 launchesLast 18 months21 of 67 launches
Launches counted672 hits652 hits661 hits210 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 67too few for a rate2 of 65too few for a rate1 of 66too few for a rate0 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 67 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 18 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.1%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100-100.0%3.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 67 launches.

Launches counted
672 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 67too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 67 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 18 in 100
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: 2 of 67 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
652 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 65too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+3.1%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, DEVIL BLADE REBOOT (63.1% of the money): 66 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
661 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 66too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 67.

Launches counted
210 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%3.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 67 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: 2 of 67 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, DEVIL BLADE REBOOT (63.1% of the money): 66 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: 21 of 67.

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 view2,293 of 2,529 launchesWithout the breakout2,528 of 2,529 launchesLast 18 months684 of 2,529 launches
Launches counted2,52985 hits2,29377 hits2,52884 hits68426 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 303.4 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$186top tenth $11,185+$199$186$179
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-1.1%no change+13.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.0%$13 more0.0%no change-3.8%$7 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 launches.

Launches counted
2,52985 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$186top 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: 236 of 2,529 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,29377 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$199
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+7.0%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (6.9% of the money): 2,528 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,52884 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$186
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 684 of 2,529.

Launches counted
68426 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
+13.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$7 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 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: 236 of 2,529 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 (6.9% of the money): 2,528 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: 684 of 2,529.

Score Attack 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.

Score Attack through every lens, all prices
Score AttackBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view554 of 562 launchesWithout the breakout561 of 562 launchesLast 18 months168 of 562 launches
Launches counted5629 hits5549 hits5618 hits1682 hits
Earned $100k+1.6 in 1001 in 621.6 in 1001 in 621.4 in 1001 in 702 of 168too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$210top tenth $4,184+$211$207$249
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%no change-11.0%0.2 fewer in 100-25.7%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+0.5%$1 more-1.4%$3 less+18.6%$39 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 562 launches.

Launches counted
5629 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 62
Typical first-year earnings
$210top tenth $4,184+
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: 8 of 562 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5549 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 62
Typical first-year earnings
$211
Chance against standard
+1.4%no change
Typical against standard
+0.5%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, KILL KNIGHT (16.9% of the money): 561 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5618 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 70
Typical first-year earnings
$207
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 168 of 562.

Launches counted
1682 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 168too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$249
Chance against standard
-25.7%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+18.6%$39 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 562 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: 8 of 562 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, KILL KNIGHT (16.9% of the money): 561 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: 168 of 562.

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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