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Niches / Platformer + PvP

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Platformer + PvP

Games tagged both Platformer and PvP: 44 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". 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 + PvP priced under $5.

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

Platformer + PvP is too small to compare with Platformer and is too small to compare with PvP: 0 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.3 in 100 for Platformer and 2 of 514 launches for PvP.

Small sample: 28 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onePlatformer
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 286
Typical earnings$108
Launches1,432 / 5 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPlatformer + PvP
0 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 28 launches
$1k+5 of 28 launches
$10k+0 of 28 launches
Launches28 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPvP
2 of 514launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 514 launches
Typical earnings$109
Launches514 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5PvP 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: 0.4 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 prices44 in pairUnder $528 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both Platformer and PvP priced under $5. 0 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 in 100 for Platformer-only games and 2 of 486 for PvP-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Platformer alone and is too small to compare with PvP alone.

Both: 28 games priced under $5; 0 of 28 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 5 of 28 launches · $10k+ 0 of 28 launches · $100k+ 0 of 28 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

JUMP KING QUESTleads this pair72.1%
PairJUMP KING QUEST72.1%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong66.0%
PvPSoulmask11.4%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Platformer + PvP

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

  • JUMP KING QUEST earned 72.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Platformer + PvP launches.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 66.0% of its money.
  • PvP is led by Soulmask, with 11.4% of its money.
  • 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Platformer + PvP is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Platformer + PvP through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view43 of 44 launchesWithout the breakout43 of 44 launchesLast 18 months10 of 44 launches
Launches counted441 hits431 hits430 hits100 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 44too few for a rate1 of 43too few for a rate0 of 43too few for a rate0 of 10too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 44 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 36 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted
441 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 44 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 36 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
431 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, JUMP KING QUEST (72.1% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
430 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 10 of 44.

Launches counted
100 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 10too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 1 of 44 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, JUMP KING QUEST (72.1% of the money): 43 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: 10 of 44.

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.

PvP is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

PvP through every lens, all prices
PvPBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,033 of 1,058 launchesWithout the breakout1,057 of 1,058 launchesLast 18 months296 of 1,058 launches
Launches counted1,05868 hits1,03366 hits1,05767 hits29621 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.4 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 167.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$488top tenth $36,673+$488$488$643
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+10.4%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change+31.8%$155 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 1,058 launches.

Launches counted
1,05868 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$488top tenth $36,673+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 25 of 1,058 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03366 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$488
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Soulmask (11.4% of the money): 1,057 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,05767 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$488
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 296 of 1,058.

Launches counted
29621 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
+10.4%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+31.8%$155 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 12 to 36 months old: 1,058 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: 25 of 1,058 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, Soulmask (11.4% of the money): 1,057 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: 296 of 1,058.

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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