Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

Settings
Text size
Game Market DataBuild what sells
Live games
191,514
on 30 Sep 2026

Niches / Collectathon + Platformer

Niche

Collectathon + Platformer

Games tagged both Collectathon and Platformer: 159 indie paid launches, 9 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 Collectathon + Platformer priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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

Collectathon + Platformer beats both its tags: 20.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.8 in 100 for Collectathon and 16.6 in 100 for Platformer.

That is about 1.1 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneCollectathon
18.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,928
Launches133 / 25 hits
Pair leads by1.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCollectathon + Platformer
20.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.0 in 100
Typical earnings$10,928
Launches30 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoPlatformer
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches337 / 56 hits
Pair leads by3.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices159 in pairUnder $588 in pair$5 to $1037 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Collectathon and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.4 for Collectathon-only games and 16.3 for Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $10,928.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

Squirrel with a Gunleads this pair29.6%
PairSquirrel with a Gun29.6%
CollectathonTCG Card Shop Simulator50.7%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong59.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

Open free preview
ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Collectathon + 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

  • Squirrel with a Gun earned 29.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 159 Collectathon + Platformer launches.
  • Collectathon is led by TCG Card Shop Simulator, with 50.7% of its money.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 59.3% of its money. That is close to a one-hit market.
  • 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Collectathon + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view159 of 159 launchesWithout the breakout158 of 159 launchesLast 18 months80 of 159 launches
Launches counted1599 hits1599 hits1588 hits807 hits
Earned $100k+5.7 in 1001 in 185.7 in 1001 in 185.1 in 1001 in 208.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$484top tenth $47,245+$484$484$223
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-10.5%0.6 fewer in 100+54.4%3.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-53.9%$261 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Collectathon and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 159 launches.

Launches counted
1599 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$484top tenth $47,245+
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: 0 of 159 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1599 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$484
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Squirrel with a Gun (29.6% of the money): 158 launches left.

Launches counted
1588 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$484
Chance against standard
-10.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 159.

Launches counted
807 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$223
Chance against standard
+54.4%3.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-53.9%$261 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Collectathon and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 159 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: 0 of 159 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, Squirrel with a Gun (29.6% of the money): 158 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 159.

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

Collectathon through every lens, all prices
CollectathonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view846 of 879 launchesWithout the breakout878 of 879 launchesLast 18 months494 of 879 launches
Launches counted87939 hits84638 hits87838 hits49421 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.5 in 1001 in 224.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$685top tenth $30,934+$707$685$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.3%0.1 more in 100-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.2%$22 more0.0%no change-11.5%$79 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Collectathon, 6 to 30 months old: 879 launches.

Launches counted
87939 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$685top tenth $30,934+
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: 33 of 879 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
84638 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.2%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (50.7% of the money): 878 launches left.

Launches counted
87838 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$685
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 494 of 879.

Launches counted
49421 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.5%$79 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Collectathon, 6 to 30 months old: 879 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: 33 of 879 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, TCG Card Shop Simulator (50.7% of the money): 878 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 494 of 879.

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.

5Premium early list

Alerts when Collectathon + Platformer moves, comparables the day they land, and every lens for every pair and price. Free until launch.

Free until launch

Keep gold access after launch: alerts, comparables, every lens.

Releases

Ticker: 30 upcoming games dated within 90 days, with wishlist rank, release date and followers. The same list is on the Upcoming page.