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Niches / Precision Platformer + Side Scroller

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Precision Platformer + Side Scroller

Games tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller: 137 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Precision Platformer + Side Scroller priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Precision Platformer and is too small to compare with Side Scroller; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

13 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag onePrecision Platformer
8.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 12
Typical earnings$7,998
Launches84 / 7 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairPrecision Platformer + Side Scroller
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches13

13 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
12.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,717
Launches143 / 18 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Side Scroller 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices137 in pairUnder $588 in pair$5 to $1035 in pair$10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 1 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 8.5 in 100 for Precision Platformer-only games and 13.1 in 100 for Side Scroller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Precision Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Side Scroller alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 13 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,468.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotusleads this pair38.3%
PairBō: Path of the Teal Lotus38.3%
Precision PlatformerWhite Knuckle28.7%
Side ScrollerMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree9.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Precision Platformer + Side Scroller

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

  • Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus earned 38.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 137 Precision Platformer + Side Scroller launches.
  • Precision Platformer is led by White Knuckle, with 28.7% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, with 9.3% of its 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

Precision Platformer + Side Scroller holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Precision Platformer + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view133 of 137 launchesWithout the breakout136 of 137 launchesLast 18 months38 of 137 launches
Launches counted1372 hits1332 hits1361 hits381 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 137too few for a rate2 of 133too few for a rate1 of 136too few for a rate1 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$311top tenth $8,103+$313$311$172
Chance against standardthe base+3.0%no change; too few to tell-49.6%0.7 fewer in 100+80.3%1.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+0.6%$2 more0.0%no change-44.7%$139 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 137 launches.

Launches counted
1372 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 137too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$311top tenth $8,103+
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: 4 of 137 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1332 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 133too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
+3.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+0.6%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus (38.3% of the money): 136 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1361 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 136too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$311
Chance against standard
-49.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 38 of 137.

Launches counted
381 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$172
Chance against standard
+80.3%1.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-44.7%$139 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 137 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: 4 of 137 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, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus (38.3% of the money): 136 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: 38 of 137.

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 view869 of 882 launchesWithout the breakout881 of 882 launchesLast 18 months248 of 882 launches
Launches counted88212 hits86910 hits88111 hits2484 hits
Earned $100k+1.4 in 1001 in 741.2 in 1001 in 871.2 in 1001 in 804 of 248too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$239top tenth $6,126+$239$236$229
Chance against standardthe base-15.4%0.2 fewer in 100-8.2%0.1 fewer in 100+18.5%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-1.3%$3 less-4.2%$10 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 882 launches.

Launches counted
88212 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 74
Typical first-year earnings
$239top tenth $6,126+
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 882 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
86910 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 87
Typical first-year earnings
$239
Chance against standard
-15.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (28.7% of the money): 881 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
88111 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 80
Typical first-year earnings
$236
Chance against standard
-8.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.3%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 248 of 882.

Launches counted
2484 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 248too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+18.5%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-4.2%$10 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 882 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 882 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 (28.7% of the money): 881 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: 248 of 882.

Side Scroller holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side ScrollerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,041 of 1,064 launchesWithout the breakout1,063 of 1,064 launchesLast 18 months288 of 1,064 launches
Launches counted1,06434 hits1,04133 hits1,06333 hits28811 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 313.2 in 1001 in 323.1 in 1001 in 323.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$354top tenth $17,816+$354$351$287
Chance against standardthe base-0.8%no change-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.8%$3 less-18.9%$67 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 launches.

Launches counted
1,06434 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$354top tenth $17,816+
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: 23 of 1,064 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,04133 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$354
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06333 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$351
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,064.

Launches counted
28811 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-18.9%$67 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 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: 23 of 1,064 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, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 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: 288 of 1,064.

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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