Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Platformer / Rhythm
Platformer + Rhythm: 24 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 0 of 41 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases held level on the year before: 24 against 24.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 24 24 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 51 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 191 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
| 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.12% | 5 ranked of 51 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,125 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.63xhits against expected | 0.63x to 1.16x | 41 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,131 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 41
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 3.7%
- Expected rate
- 4.4%
- Against expected
- 0.63x0.63x to 1.16x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
41 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $101
- Top tenth
- $9,508
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- 0%
Parent tags
- PlatformerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- RhythmGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Rap Pop Jump Core (opens the Steam store)2024 · 91 reviews, 89% positiveest. $55k
- CYBERMATRIX (opens the Steam store)2024 · 128 reviews, 89% positiveest. $31k
- Krimson (opens the Steam store)2024 · 115 reviews, 99% positiveest. $23k
- Ultimate Drummer (opens the Steam store)2026 · 175 reviews, 98% positiveest. $21k
- Antro (opens the Steam store)2025 · 42 reviews, 92% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- DGGWare (opens the Steam store)2024 · 66 reviews, 93% positiveest. $12k
- NURTOPU (opens the Steam store)2023 · 69 reviews, 95% positiveest. $11k
- The Shaman's Ark (opens the Steam store)2025 · 47 reviews, 97% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with Platformer
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- Platformer + Story Rich$3,03344 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Metroidvania$2,894105 launches priced, 124 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Hack and Slash$1,33433 launches priced, 54 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Female Protagonist$1,11270 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Horror$80736 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
More with Rhythm
pairs with Rhythm- Music + Rhythm$1,31439 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Rhythm + Cute$1,17234 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Rhythm + 2D$44460 launches priced, 117 releases in 12 months
- Rhythm + Arcade$41450 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Action + Rhythm$40469 launches priced, 149 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Rhythm$20289 launches priced, 182 releases in 12 months
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