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Niches / Platformer + Precision Platformer

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Platformer + Precision Platformer

Games tagged both Platformer and Precision Platformer: 691 indie paid launches, 12 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Platformer + Precision Platformer priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Platformer and is about level with Precision Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it trails Platformer and is about level with Precision Platformer.

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

Platformer + Precision Platformer trails Platformer and is about level with Precision Platformer: 11.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.5 in 100 for Platformer and 14.5 in 100 for Precision Platformer.

That is about 0.6 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag onePlatformer
17.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,763
Launches303 / 53 hits
Pair trails by5.6 in 100
TIETied
This pairPlatformer + Precision Platformer
11.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.9 in 100
$1k+86 in 100
$10k+47 in 100
Launches59 / 7 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoPrecision Platformer
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
$1k+88 in 100
$10k+51 in 100
Launches83 / 12 hits
A tie, apart by2.6 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices691 in pairUnder $5471 in pair$5 to $10155 in pair$10 to $2059 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 59 games tagged both Platformer and Precision Platformer priced $10 to $20. 11.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.9 in 100 for Platformer-only games and 5 of 24 for Precision Platformer-only games, so the mix trails Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Precision Platformer alone.

Both: 59 games priced $10 to $20; 11.9 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 47 in 100 · $100k+ 12 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 59 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

White Knuckleleads this pair36.4%
PairWhite Knuckle36.4%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong66.0%
Precision PlatformerWhite Knuckle30.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Platformer + 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

  • White Knuckle earned 36.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 691 Platformer + Precision Platformer launches.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 66.0% of its money.
  • It also leads Precision Platformer, with 30.9% of that tag's 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Platformer + Precision Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Platformer + Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view680 of 691 launchesWithout the breakout690 of 691 launchesLast 18 months182 of 691 launches
Launches counted69112 hits68011 hits69011 hits1820 hits
Earned $100k+1.7 in 1001 in 581.6 in 1001 in 621.6 in 1001 in 630 of 182too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$236top tenth $6,135+$243$236$218
Chance against standardthe base-6.9%0.1 fewer in 100-8.2%0.1 fewer in 100-100.0%1.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+3.0%$7 more0.0%no change-7.6%$18 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 691 launches.

Launches counted
69112 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 58
Typical first-year earnings
$236top tenth $6,135+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 691 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
68011 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 62
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-6.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.0%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (36.4% of the money): 690 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
69011 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$236
Chance against standard
-8.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 182 of 691.

Launches counted
1820 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 182too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-7.6%$18 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 691 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 691 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 (36.4% of the money): 690 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 182 of 691.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,384 of 2,429 launchesWithout the breakout2,428 of 2,429 launchesLast 18 months639 of 2,429 launches
Launches counted2,42994 hits2,38487 hits2,42893 hits63927 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.6 in 1001 in 273.8 in 1001 in 264.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$273top tenth $13,791+$278$273$218
Chance against standardthe base-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100-1.0%no change+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.8%$5 more0.0%no change-20.1%$55 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,429 launches.

Launches counted
2,42994 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$273top tenth $13,791+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 45 of 2,429 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,38487 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.8%$5 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (66.0% of the money): 2,428 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,42893 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
-1.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 639 of 2,429.

Launches counted
63927 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$55 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,429 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 45 of 2,429 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 (66.0% of the money): 2,428 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 639 of 2,429.

Precision Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
Precision PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view886 of 899 launchesWithout the breakout898 of 899 launchesLast 18 months241 of 899 launches
Launches counted89917 hits88615 hits89816 hits2412 hits
Earned $100k+1.9 in 1001 in 531.7 in 1001 in 591.8 in 1001 in 562 of 241too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$244top tenth $7,098+$244$244$218
Chance against standardthe base-10.5%0.2 fewer in 100-5.8%0.1 fewer in 100-56.1%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-10.7%$26 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 899 launches.

Launches counted
89917 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$244top tenth $7,098+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 899 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
88615 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$244
Chance against standard
-10.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (30.9% of the money): 898 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
89816 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings
$244
Chance against standard
-5.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 241 of 899.

Launches counted
2412 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 241too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-56.1%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-10.7%$26 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 899 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 899 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 (30.9% of the money): 898 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 241 of 899.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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