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Niches / Comedy + Platformer

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Comedy + Platformer

Games tagged both Comedy and Platformer: 99 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".
  • 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 Comedy + Platformer priced $10 to $20, without the breakout, hiding samples under 30 launches. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Comedy and beats Platformer; 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

11 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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1STWinner
Tag onemood tagComedy
19.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.1 in 100
Typical earnings$16,267
Launches152 / 29 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairComedy + Platformer
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches11

11 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

2NDRunner-up
Tag twoPlatformer
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches337 / 56 hits
Pairno reading
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 $20Comedy 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 prices99 in pairUnder $562 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Comedy and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 18.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 19.1 for Comedy-only games and 16.6 for Platformer-only games, so the mix trails Comedy alone and beats Platformer alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 18.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16,088.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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 without the breakout 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

Thank Goodness You're Here!leads this pair68.1%
PairThank Goodness You're Here!68.1%
ComedyR.E.P.O.29.9%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong59.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Comedy + 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

  • Thank Goodness You're Here! earned 68.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 99 Comedy + Platformer launches.
  • Comedy is led by R.E.P.O., with 29.9% 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

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

Comedy + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view98 of 99 launchesWithout the breakout98 of 99 launchesLast 18 months58 of 99 launches
Launches counted995 hits985 hits984 hits584 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 205.1 in 1001 in 204.1 in 1001 in 246.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$401top tenth $27,016+$401$401$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-19.6%1.0 fewer in 100+35.3%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-19.2%$77 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Comedy and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 99 launches.

Launches counted
995 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$401top tenth $27,016+
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 99 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
985 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Thank Goodness You're Here! (68.1% of the money): 98 launches left.

Launches counted
984 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
-19.6%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 58 of 99.

Launches counted
584 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
+35.3%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-19.2%$77 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Comedy and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 99 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 99 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, Thank Goodness You're Here! (68.1% of the money): 98 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 58 of 99.

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

Comedy through every lens, all prices
ComedyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,032 of 1,077 launchesWithout the breakout1,076 of 1,077 launchesLast 18 months614 of 1,077 launches
Launches counted1,07771 hits1,03270 hits1,07670 hits61440 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $42,212+$809$809$766
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.0%0.2 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-5.3%$43 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 launches.

Launches counted
1,07771 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $42,212+
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: 45 of 1,077 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03270 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.

Launches counted
1,07670 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.

Launches counted
61440 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.3%$43 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 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: 45 of 1,077 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, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.

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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