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Niches / 2D Platformer + Shooter

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2D Platformer + Shooter

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Shooter: 174 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

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

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 + Shooter is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Shooter: 5 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 18.7 in 100 for Shooter.

Small sample: 20 launches, 5 hits.

TIETied
Tag one2D Platformer
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$6,569
Launches311 / 45 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D Platformer + Shooter
5 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 20 launches
Typical earnings$8,856
Launches20 / 5 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoShooter
18.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,216
Launches363 / 68 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices174 in pairUnder $5112 in pair$5 to $1037 in pair$10 to $2020 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 5 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 13.7 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 18.4 in 100 for Shooter-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Shooter alone.

Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 20 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,856.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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 pair22.4%
PairAlex Jones: NWO Wars22.4%
2D PlatformerNeva6.7%
ShooterGray Zone Warfare20.1%
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 + Shooter

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 22.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 174 2D Platformer + Shooter launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.7% of its money.
  • Shooter is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 20.1% 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 + Shooter 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 + Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view160 of 174 launchesWithout the breakout173 of 174 launchesLast 18 months45 of 174 launches
Launches counted1748 hits1608 hits1737 hits453 hits
Earned $100k+4.6 in 1001 in 225.0 in 1001 in 204.0 in 1001 in 253 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$141top tenth $6,569+$169$141$229
Chance against standardthe base+8.8%0.4 more in 100-12.0%0.6 fewer in 100+45.0%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+19.9%$28 more0.0%no change+62.4%$88 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 174 launches.

Launches counted
1748 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$141top tenth $6,569+
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: 14 of 174 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1608 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$169
Chance against standard
+8.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+19.9%$28 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Alex Jones: NWO Wars (22.4% of the money): 173 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1737 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$141
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 174.

Launches counted
453 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+45.0%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+62.4%$88 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 174 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: 14 of 174 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 (22.4% of the money): 173 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: 45 of 174.

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 view2,294 of 2,530 launchesWithout the breakout2,529 of 2,530 launchesLast 18 months681 of 2,530 launches
Launches counted2,53078 hits2,29470 hits2,52977 hits68125 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.1 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 333.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$191top tenth $9,404+$202$191$191
Chance against standardthe base-1.0%no change-1.2%no change+19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.8%$11 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 launches.

Launches counted
2,53078 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$191top tenth $9,404+
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 2,530 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,29470 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-1.0%no change
Typical against standard
+5.8%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
2,52977 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$191
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: 681 of 2,530.

Launches counted
68125 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$191
Chance against standard
+19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 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 2,530 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 (6.7% of the money): 2,529 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: 681 of 2,530.

Shooter 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.

Shooter through every lens, all prices
ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,375 of 2,466 launchesWithout the breakout2,465 of 2,466 launchesLast 18 months641 of 2,466 launches
Launches counted2,466137 hits2,375130 hits2,465136 hits64137 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$313top tenth $18,809+$329$313$306
Chance against standardthe base-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%no change+3.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.1%$16 more0.0%no change-2.2%$7 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,466 launches.

Launches counted
2,466137 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$313top tenth $18,809+
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: 91 of 2,466 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,375130 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$329
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.1%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.1% of the money): 2,465 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,465136 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 641 of 2,466.

Launches counted
64137 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$306
Chance against standard
+3.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-2.2%$7 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,466 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: 91 of 2,466 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, Gray Zone Warfare (20.1% of the money): 2,465 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: 641 of 2,466.

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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