Niche

Platformer + Sandbox

Games tagged both Platformer and Sandbox: 41 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Platformer + Sandbox priced $10 to $20.

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 + Sandbox is too small to compare with Platformer and is too small to compare with Sandbox: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.5 in 100 for Platformer and 33.7 in 100 for Sandbox.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied

Tag onePlatformer

17.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.5 in 100

Typical earnings$9,763

Launches303 / 53 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPlatformer + Sandbox

1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 10 launches

$1k+6 of 10 launches

$10k+3 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 1 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSandbox

33.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds33.7 in 100

Typical earnings$32,569

Launches362 / 122 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 prices41 in pair Under $528 in pair$5 to $103: too few$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Platformer and Sandbox priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 17.7 in 100 for Platformer-only games and 34.4 in 100 for Sandbox-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Sandbox alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 6 of 10 launches · $10k+ 3 of 10 launches · $100k+ 1 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Squirrel with a Gunleads this pair94.6%

PairSquirrel with a Gun94.6%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong66.0%

SandboxManor Lords22.4%

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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Platformer + Sandbox

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

Squirrel with a Gun earned 94.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Platformer + Sandbox launches.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 66.0% of its money.
Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 22.4% 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 + Sandbox is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Platformer + Sandbox through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view41 of 41 launches	Without the breakout40 of 41 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	411 hits	411 hits	400 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	1 of 41too few for a rate	1 of 41too few for a rate	0 of 40too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	3 of 41 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 17 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-100.0%2.4 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted: 411 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 3 of 41 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 17 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: 0 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 411 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Squirrel with a Gun (94.6% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 400 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 0 of 41 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, Squirrel with a Gun (94.6% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

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
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,384 of 2,429 launches	Without the breakout2,428 of 2,429 launches	Last 18 months639 of 2,429 launches
Launches counted	2,42994 hits	2,38487 hits	2,42893 hits	63927 hits
Earned $100k+	3.9 in 1001 in 26	3.6 in 1001 in 27	3.8 in 1001 in 26	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$273top tenth $13,791+	$278	$273	$218
Chance against standard	the base	-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.0%no change	+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.8%$5 more	0.0%no change	-20.1%$55 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

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.

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

Sandbox through every lens, all prices
Sandbox	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,187 of 1,229 launches	Without the breakout1,228 of 1,229 launches	Last 18 months380 of 1,229 launches
Launches counted	1,229210 hits	1,187198 hits	1,228209 hits	38062 hits
Earned $100k+	17.1 in 100	16.7 in 100	17.0 in 100	16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,212top tenth $299,853+	$2,212	$2,212	$1,950
Chance against standard	the base	-2.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-11.8%$262 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 launches.

Launches counted: 1,229210 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212top tenth $299,853+
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: 42 of 1,229 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,187198 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,228209 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212
Chance against standard: -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,229.

Launches counted: 38062 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,950
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$262 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 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: 42 of 1,229 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, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 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: 380 of 1,229.

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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