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Difficult + Precision Platformer

Games tagged both Difficult and Precision Platformer: 264 indie paid launches, 7 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 Difficult + Precision Platformer priced $10 to $20.

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

Difficult + Precision Platformer trails Difficult and beats Precision Platformer: 19.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.5 in 100 for Difficult and 12.5 in 100 for Precision Platformer.

That is about 1.0 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagDifficult
22.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.5 in 100
Typical earnings$19,202
Launches213 / 48 hits
Pair trails by3.1 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairDifficult + Precision Platformer
19.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.4 in 100
Typical earnings$12,240
Launches36 / 7 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoPrecision Platformer
12.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.5 in 100
Typical earnings$8,499
Launches88 / 11 hits
Pair leads by6.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Difficult 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 prices264 in pairUnder $5147 in pair$5 to $1079 in pair$10 to $2036 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 36 games tagged both Difficult and Precision Platformer priced $10 to $20. 19.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.2 for Difficult-only games and 7.7 for Precision Platformer-only games, so the mix trails Difficult alone and beats Precision Platformer alone.

Both: 36 games priced $10 to $20; 19.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,240.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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

Get To Workleads this pair27.5%
PairGet To Work27.5%
DifficultHollow Knight: Silksong57.2%
Precision PlatformerWhite Knuckle36.9%
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.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Difficult + Precision 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

  • Get To Work earned 27.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 264 Difficult + Precision Platformer launches.
  • Difficult is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 57.2% of its money.
  • Precision Platformer is led by White Knuckle, with 36.9% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Difficult + Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view262 of 264 launchesWithout the breakout263 of 264 launchesLast 18 months123 of 264 launches
Launches counted2647 hits2627 hits2636 hits1232 hits
Earned $100k+2.7 in 1001 in 372.7 in 1001 in 372.3 in 1001 in 431.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings$607top tenth $13,591+$607$606$505
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-14.8%0.4 fewer in 100-40.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less-16.8%$102 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Difficult and Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 264 launches.

Launches counted
2647 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$607top tenth $13,591+
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: 2 of 264 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2627 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Get To Work (27.5% of the money): 263 launches left.

Launches counted
2636 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
-14.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 123 of 264.

Launches counted
1232 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-40.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.8%$102 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Difficult and Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 264 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: 2 of 264 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, Get To Work (27.5% of the money): 263 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 123 of 264.

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

Difficult through every lens, all prices
DifficultBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,038 of 1,051 launchesWithout the breakout1,050 of 1,051 launchesLast 18 months541 of 1,051 launches
Launches counted1,05171 hits1,03870 hits1,05070 hits54132 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 155.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$1,133top tenth $56,182+$1,150$1,133$971
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-13.2%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+1.5%$17 more0.0%no change-14.3%$162 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Difficult, 6 to 30 months old: 1,051 launches.

Launches counted
1,05171 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,133top tenth $56,182+
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: 13 of 1,051 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03870 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.5%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (57.2% of the money): 1,050 launches left.

Launches counted
1,05070 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,133
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: 541 of 1,051.

Launches counted
54132 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$971
Chance against standard
-13.2%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.3%$162 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Difficult, 6 to 30 months old: 1,051 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: 13 of 1,051 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 (57.2% of the money): 1,050 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 541 of 1,051.

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

Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
Precision PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view935 of 948 launchesWithout the breakout947 of 948 launchesLast 18 months513 of 948 launches
Launches counted94816 hits93514 hits94715 hits5137 hits
Earned $100k+1.7 in 1001 in 591.5 in 1001 in 671.6 in 1001 in 631.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $6,678+$303$303$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-11.8%0.2 fewer in 100-5.9%0.1 fewer in 100-17.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-20.1%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 948 launches.

Launches counted
94816 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $6,678+
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: 13 of 948 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
93514 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-11.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (36.9% of the money): 947 launches left.

Launches counted
94715 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 513 of 948.

Launches counted
5137 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-17.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 948 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: 13 of 948 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, White Knuckle (36.9% of the money): 947 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 513 of 948.

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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