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Niches / Minimalist + Platformer

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Minimalist + Platformer

Games tagged both Minimalist and Platformer: 103 indie paid launches, 1 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 Minimalist + Platformer priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 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?Under $5

80 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagMinimalist
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$121
Launches879 / 5 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairMinimalist + Platformer
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches80

80 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STTied winner
Tag twoPlatformer
0.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 250
Typical earnings$121
Launches1,499 / 6 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Minimalist 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 prices103 in pairUnder $580 in pair$5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $202: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 80 games tagged both Minimalist and Platformer priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.6 for Minimalist-only games and 0.4 for Platformer-only games, so the mix trails Minimalist alone and is level with Platformer alone.

Both: 80 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $161.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 80 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

Shotgun Cop Manleads this pair60.7%
PairShotgun Cop Man60.7%
MinimalistCast n Chill18.5%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong59.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Minimalist + 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

  • Shotgun Cop Man earned 60.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 103 Minimalist + Platformer launches.
  • Minimalist is led by Cast n Chill, with 18.5% 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

Minimalist + Platformer is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Minimalist + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view102 of 103 launchesWithout the breakout102 of 103 launchesLast 18 months53 of 103 launches
Launches counted1031 hits1021 hits1020 hits531 hits
Earned $100k+1.0 in 1001 in 1001.0 in 1001 in 1000.0 in 1001.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings$182top tenth $2,324+$182$182$161
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100+90.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.5%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 103 launches.

Launches counted
1031 hits
Earned $100k+
1.0 in 1001 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$182top tenth $2,324+
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 103 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1021 hits
Earned $100k+
1.0 in 1001 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Shotgun Cop Man (60.7% of the money): 102 launches left.

Launches counted
1020 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-100.0%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: 53 of 103.

Launches counted
531 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$161
Chance against standard
+90.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-11.5%$21 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 103 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 103 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, Shotgun Cop Man (60.7% of the money): 102 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 103.

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

Minimalist through every lens, all prices
MinimalistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,171 of 1,203 launchesWithout the breakout1,202 of 1,203 launchesLast 18 months683 of 1,203 launches
Launches counted1,20324 hits1,17124 hits1,20223 hits68313 hits
Earned $100k+2.0 in 1001 in 502.0 in 1001 in 501.9 in 1001 in 531.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $5,558+$202$202$182
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.9%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,203 launches.

Launches counted
1,20324 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $5,558+
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: 32 of 1,203 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,17124 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (18.5% of the money): 1,202 launches left.

Launches counted
1,20223 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 683 of 1,203.

Launches counted
68313 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,203 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: 32 of 1,203 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, Cast n Chill (18.5% of the money): 1,202 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 683 of 1,203.

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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