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Niches / Abstract + Platformer

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Abstract + Platformer

Games tagged both Abstract and Platformer: 42 indie paid launches, 1 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Abstract + Platformer priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Abstract and trails Platformer; priced under $5 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?Under $5

33 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagAbstract
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$202
Launches331 / 2 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairAbstract + Platformer
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches33

33 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STTied winner
Tag twoPlatformer
0.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 250
Typical earnings$121
Launches1,499 / 6 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Abstract is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices42 in pairUnder $533 in pair$5 to $105: too few$10 to $204: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both Abstract and Platformer priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.7 for Abstract-only games and 0.4 for Platformer-only games, so the mix trails Abstract alone and is level with Platformer alone.

Both: 33 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $161.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

Funi Raccoon Gameleads this pair89.7%
PairFuni Raccoon Game89.7%
AbstractMycopunk19.3%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong59.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Abstract + 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

  • Funi Raccoon Game earned 89.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Abstract + Platformer launches.
  • Abstract is led by Mycopunk, with 19.3% of its money.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 59.3% of its money. That is close to a one-hit market.
  • 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Abstract + Platformer is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Abstract + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view41 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months20 of 42 launches
Launches counted421 hits411 hits410 hits201 hits
Earned $100k+2.4 in 1001 in 422.4 in 1001 in 420.0 in 1005.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $3,209+$182$182$202
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-100.0%2.4 fewer in 100+108.3%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-9.9%$20 less-9.9%$20 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted
421 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $3,209+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
411 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-9.9%$20 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Funi Raccoon Game (89.7% of the money): 41 launches left.

Launches counted
410 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$20 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 42.

Launches counted
201 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
+108.3%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 42 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 42 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, Funi Raccoon Game (89.7% of the money): 41 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 42.

Abstract is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Abstract through every lens, all prices
AbstractBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view468 of 492 launchesWithout the breakout491 of 492 launchesLast 18 months290 of 492 launches
Launches counted49211 hits46810 hits49110 hits2909 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.1 in 1001 in 482.0 in 1001 in 503.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$424top tenth $8,210+$425$421$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more-0.7%$3 less+42.9%$182 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted
49211 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$424top tenth $8,210+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
46810 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.

Launches counted
49110 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$3 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

Launches counted
2909 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+42.9%$182 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 492 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, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,538 of 2,585 launchesWithout the breakout2,584 of 2,585 launchesLast 18 months1,343 of 2,585 launches
Launches counted2,585100 hits2,53892 hits2,58499 hits1,34349 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.6 in 1001 in 283.8 in 1001 in 263.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$321top tenth $13,152+$323$321$281
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.6%$2 more0.0%no change-12.5%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,585 launches.

Launches counted
2,585100 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$321top tenth $13,152+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,53892 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.6%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (59.3% of the money): 2,584 launches left.

Launches counted
2,58499 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$321
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,343 of 2,585.

Launches counted
1,34349 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$281
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.5%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,585 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,585 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (59.3% of the money): 2,584 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,343 of 2,585.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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