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Niches / Action-Adventure + Platformer

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Action-Adventure + Platformer

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Platformer: 580 indie paid launches, 28 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 Action-Adventure + Platformer priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Action-Adventure + Platformer is about level with Action-Adventure and is about level with Platformer: 14.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 17.4 in 100 for Platformer.

That is about 0.7 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction-Adventure
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$7,909
Launches547 / 89 hits
A tie, apart by1.7 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + Platformer
14.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.6 in 100
$1k+84 in 100
$10k+49 in 100
Launches96 / 14 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPlatformer
17.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.4 in 100
Typical earnings$10,197
Launches311 / 54 hits
A tie, apart by2.8 in 100
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 prices580 in pairUnder $5295 in pair$5 to $10157 in pair$10 to $2096 in pair$20 to $4032 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 96 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 14.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.6 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 18.6 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is about level with Action-Adventure alone and trails Platformer alone.

Both: 96 games priced $10 to $20; 14.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 49 in 100 · $100k+ 15 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 96 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Anomaly Agentleads this pair12.5%
PairAnomaly Agent12.5%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.6%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong65.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + 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

  • Anomaly Agent earned 12.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 580 Action-Adventure + Platformer launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.6% of its money.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 65.6% 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

Action-Adventure + 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.

Action-Adventure + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view562 of 580 launchesWithout the breakout579 of 580 launchesLast 18 months136 of 580 launches
Launches counted58028 hits56228 hits57927 hits1367 hits
Earned $100k+4.8 in 1001 in 215.0 in 1001 in 204.7 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$345top tenth $16,477+$376$331$379
Chance against standardthe base+3.2%0.2 more in 100-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100+6.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.0%$31 more-4.1%$14 less+9.9%$34 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 580 launches.

Launches counted
58028 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$345top tenth $16,477+
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: 18 of 580 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
56228 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$376
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+9.0%$31 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Anomaly Agent (12.5% of the money): 579 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
57927 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$331
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.1%$14 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 136 of 580.

Launches counted
1367 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$379
Chance against standard
+6.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+9.9%$34 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 580 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: 18 of 580 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, Anomaly Agent (12.5% of the money): 579 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: 136 of 580.

Action-Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,253 of 3,406 launchesWithout the breakout3,405 of 3,406 launchesLast 18 months878 of 3,406 launches
Launches counted3,406187 hits3,253179 hits3,405186 hits87859 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 186.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$375top tenth $26,502+$397$375$421
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-0.5%no change+22.4%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$22 more0.0%no change+12.3%$46 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 launches.

Launches counted
3,406187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375top tenth $26,502+
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: 153 of 3,406 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,253179 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$397
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.6% of the money): 3,405 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,405186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 878 of 3,406.

Launches counted
87859 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+22.4%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$46 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 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: 153 of 3,406 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, AI LIMIT (7.6% of the money): 3,405 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: 878 of 3,406.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launchesWithout the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launchesLast 18 months638 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted2,40093 hits2,35386 hits2,39992 hits63826 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.7 in 1001 in 273.8 in 1001 in 264.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$281top tenth $13,793+$283$278$214
Chance against standardthe base-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100-1.0%no change+5.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$2 more-1.1%$3 less-23.8%$67 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.

Launches counted
2,40093 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$281top tenth $13,793+
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: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,35386 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$2 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (65.6% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,39992 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-1.0%no change
Typical against standard
-1.1%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 638 of 2,400.

Launches counted
63826 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+5.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-23.8%$67 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 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: 47 of 2,400 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 (65.6% of the money): 2,399 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: 638 of 2,400.

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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