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Niches / Physics + Platformer

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Physics + Platformer

Games tagged both Physics and Platformer: 217 indie paid launches, 6 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 Physics + Platformer priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Physics + Platformer trails both its tags: 2 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.5 in 100 for Physics and 16.6 in 100 for Platformer.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 15 launches, 2 hits.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagPhysics
17.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.5 in 100
Typical earnings$11,350
Launches183 / 32 hits
Pair trails by4.2 in 100
3RDThird
This pairPhysics + Platformer
2 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 15 launches
Typical earnings$3,783
Launches15 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoPlatformer
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches337 / 56 hits
Pair trails by3.3 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 $20Physics 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Physics and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 13.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.9 for Physics-only games and 16.8 for Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 13.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,783.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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

Bionic Bayleads this pair23.0%
PairBionic Bay23.0%
PhysicsR.E.P.O.29.2%
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 Physics + 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

  • Bionic Bay earned 23.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 217 Physics + Platformer launches.
  • Physics is led by R.E.P.O., with 29.2% 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

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

Physics + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view215 of 217 launchesWithout the breakout216 of 217 launchesLast 18 months126 of 217 launches
Launches counted2176 hits2156 hits2165 hits1263 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.8 in 1001 in 362.3 in 1001 in 432.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings$283top tenth $6,302+$243$283$323
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-14.1%$40 less0.0%no change+14.1%$40 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 217 launches.

Launches counted
2176 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$283top tenth $6,302+
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 217 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2156 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-14.1%$40 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bionic Bay (23.0% of the money): 216 launches left.

Launches counted
2165 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 126 of 217.

Launches counted
1263 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.1%$40 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 217 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 217 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, Bionic Bay (23.0% of the money): 216 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 126 of 217.

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

Physics through every lens, all prices
PhysicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,277 of 1,303 launchesWithout the breakout1,302 of 1,303 launchesLast 18 months723 of 1,303 launches
Launches counted1,30384 hits1,27783 hits1,30283 hits72352 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 156.4 in 1001 in 167.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$527top tenth $34,097+$564$527$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.6%0.1 more in 1000.0%no change+12.5%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.0%$37 more0.0%no change+15.0%$79 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 6 to 30 months old: 1,303 launches.

Launches counted
1,30384 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$527top tenth $34,097+
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: 26 of 1,303 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,27783 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$564
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+7.0%$37 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.2% of the money): 1,302 launches left.

Launches counted
1,30283 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$527
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: 723 of 1,303.

Launches counted
72352 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+12.5%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+15.0%$79 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 6 to 30 months old: 1,303 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: 26 of 1,303 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. (29.2% of the money): 1,302 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 723 of 1,303.

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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