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Niches / Family Friendly + Platformer

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Family Friendly + Platformer

Games tagged both Family Friendly and Platformer: 128 indie paid launches, 4 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 Family Friendly + 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

Family Friendly + Platformer trails both its tags: 2 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.3 in 100 for Family Friendly and 16.6 in 100 for Platformer.

Small sample: 22 launches, 2 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagFamily Friendly
10.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.3 in 100
Typical earnings$5,160
Launches224 / 23 hits
Pair trails by1.2 in 100
3RDThird
This pairFamily Friendly + Platformer
2 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 22 launches
Typical earnings$5,160
Launches22 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoPlatformer
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches337 / 56 hits
Pair trails by7.5 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 $20Family Friendly 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 prices128 in pairUnder $564 in pair$5 to $1031 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $4011 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Family Friendly and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 9.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.4 for Family Friendly-only games and 17.1 for Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 9.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 11), typical first-year earnings $5,160.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Light Up The Townleads this pair22.0%
PairLight Up The Town22.0%
Family FriendlyLittle Kitty, Big City14.6%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong59.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Family Friendly + 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

  • Light Up The Town earned 22.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 128 Family Friendly + Platformer launches.
  • Family Friendly is led by Little Kitty, Big City, with 14.6% 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

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

Family Friendly + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view127 of 128 launchesWithout the breakout127 of 128 launchesLast 18 months62 of 128 launches
Launches counted1284 hits1274 hits1273 hits622 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.1 in 1001 in 322.4 in 1001 in 423.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$424top tenth $10,930+$405$405$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-22.6%0.7 fewer in 100+3.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.5%$19 less-4.5%$19 less-14.2%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Family Friendly and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 128 launches.

Launches counted
1284 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$424top tenth $10,930+
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 128 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1274 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-4.5%$19 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Light Up The Town (22.0% of the money): 127 launches left.

Launches counted
1273 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-22.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.5%$19 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 62 of 128.

Launches counted
622 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-14.2%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Family Friendly and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 128 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 128 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, Light Up The Town (22.0% of the money): 127 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 62 of 128.

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

Family Friendly through every lens, all prices
Family FriendlyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,382 of 1,390 launchesWithout the breakout1,389 of 1,390 launchesLast 18 months743 of 1,390 launches
Launches counted1,39052 hits1,38251 hits1,38951 hits74323 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 273.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$401top tenth $19,435+$401$401$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-24.4%$98 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Family Friendly, 6 to 30 months old: 1,390 launches.

Launches counted
1,39052 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$401top tenth $19,435+
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: 8 of 1,390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,38251 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
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, Little Kitty, Big City (14.6% of the money): 1,389 launches left.

Launches counted
1,38951 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 743 of 1,390.

Launches counted
74323 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-16.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-24.4%$98 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Family Friendly, 6 to 30 months old: 1,390 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: 8 of 1,390 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, Little Kitty, Big City (14.6% of the money): 1,389 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 743 of 1,390.

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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