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Niches / 2D Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up

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2D Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Shoot 'Em Up: 77 indie paid launches, 5 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 + Shoot 'Em Up priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

12 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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TIEA tie
Tag one2D Platformer
15.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.8 in 100
Typical earnings$8,758
Launches311 / 49 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair2D Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches12

12 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie
Tag twoShoot 'Em Up
15.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.1 in 100
Typical earnings$7,510
Launches106 / 16 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices77 in pairUnder $551 in pair$5 to $1011 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Shoot 'Em Up priced $10 to $20. 3 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 15.4 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 13.8 in 100 for Shoot 'Em Up-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Shoot 'Em Up alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 12 launches · $10k+ 5 of 12 launches · $100k+ 3 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Alex Jones: NWO Warsleads this pair31.7%
PairAlex Jones: NWO Wars31.7%
2D PlatformerNeva6.9%
Shoot 'Em UpAlex Jones: NWO Wars6.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up

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

  • Alex Jones: NWO Wars earned 31.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 77 2D Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.9% of its money.
  • It also leads Shoot 'Em Up, with 6.4% of that tag's 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 + Shoot 'Em Up holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D Platformer + Shoot 'Em Up through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view74 of 77 launchesWithout the breakout76 of 77 launchesLast 18 months16 of 77 launches
Launches counted775 hits745 hits764 hits161 hits
Earned $100k+6.5 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 154 of 76too few for a rate1 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 35 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.1%0.3 more in 100-18.9%1.2 fewer in 100-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 77 launches.

Launches counted
775 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Chance of $10k+
12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 35 in 100
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: 3 of 77 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
745 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+4.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (31.7% of the money): 76 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
764 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 76too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.9%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 77.

Launches counted
161 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 77 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: 3 of 77 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, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (31.7% of the money): 76 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: 16 of 77.

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.

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

Shoot 'Em Up through every lens, all prices
Shoot 'Em UpBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view872 of 896 launchesWithout the breakout895 of 896 launchesLast 18 months233 of 896 launches
Launches counted89624 hits87220 hits89523 hits2338 hits
Earned $100k+2.7 in 1001 in 372.3 in 1001 in 442.6 in 1001 in 393.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$285top tenth $12,365+$284$284$214
Chance against standardthe base-14.4%0.4 fewer in 100-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100+28.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.4%$1 less-0.4%$1 less-24.9%$71 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 896 launches.

Launches counted
89624 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$285top tenth $12,365+
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: 24 of 896 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
87220 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$284
Chance against standard
-14.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (6.4% of the money): 895 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
89523 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$284
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 896.

Launches counted
2338 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+28.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-24.9%$71 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shoot 'Em Up, 12 to 36 months old: 896 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: 24 of 896 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, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (6.4% of the money): 895 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: 233 of 896.

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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