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Niches / Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller

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Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller

Games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller: 122 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller 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

Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller trails both its tags: 0 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 8.0 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer and 12.8 in 100 for Side Scroller.

Small sample: 17 launches, 0 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onePuzzle Platformer
8.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 13
Typical earnings$7,222
Launches137 / 11 hits
Pair trails by8.0 in 100
3RDThird
This pairPuzzle Platformer + Side Scroller
0 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 17 launches
Typical earnings$9,472
Launches17 / 0 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
12.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,120
Launches149 / 19 hits
Pair trails by12.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices122 in pairUnder $566 in pair$5 to $1033 in pair$10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 9.2 for Puzzle Platformer-only games and 14.4 for Side Scroller-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,472.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

Fallen Tear: The Ascensionleads this pair23.8%
PairFallen Tear: The Ascension23.8%
Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL30.5%
Side ScrollerAbsolum17.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Puzzle 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

  • Fallen Tear: The Ascension earned 23.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 122 Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller launches.
  • Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 30.5% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Absolum, with 17.8% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view118 of 122 launchesWithout the breakout121 of 122 launchesLast 18 months62 of 122 launches
Launches counted1221 hits1181 hits1210 hits621 hits
Earned $100k+0.8 in 1001 in 1250.8 in 1001 in 1250.0 in 1001.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings$566top tenth $9,714+$606$485$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-100.0%0.8 fewer in 100+100.0%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.1%$40 more-14.3%$81 less-57.2%$324 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 122 launches.

Launches counted
1221 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 125
Typical first-year earnings
$566top tenth $9,714+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 122 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1181 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 125
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+7.1%$40 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Fallen Tear: The Ascension (23.8% of the money): 121 launches left.

Launches counted
1210 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.3%$81 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 62 of 122.

Launches counted
621 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
+100.0%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-57.2%$324 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 122 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 122 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, Fallen Tear: The Ascension (23.8% of the money): 121 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 62 of 122.

Puzzle Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,136 of 1,194 launchesWithout the breakout1,193 of 1,194 launchesLast 18 months637 of 1,194 launches
Launches counted1,19433 hits1,13629 hits1,19332 hits63715 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.6 in 1001 in 382.7 in 1001 in 372.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings$243top tenth $11,354+$283$243$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.1%0.2 fewer in 100-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+16.5%$40 more0.0%no change-0.4%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 launches.

Launches counted
1,19433 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$243top tenth $11,354+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 58 of 1,194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,13629 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+16.5%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.

Launches counted
1,19332 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.

Launches counted
63715 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 58 of 1,194 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, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.

Side Scroller holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side ScrollerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,105 of 1,126 launchesWithout the breakout1,125 of 1,126 launchesLast 18 months592 of 1,126 launches
Launches counted1,12638 hits1,10538 hits1,12537 hits59222 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.3 in 1001 in 303.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$401top tenth $18,826+$385$385$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100+8.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.0%$16 less-4.0%$16 less-24.4%$98 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 launches.

Launches counted
1,12638 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$401top tenth $18,826+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,126 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10538 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$385
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-4.0%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.

Launches counted
1,12537 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$385
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$16 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.

Launches counted
59222 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
+8.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-24.4%$98 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,126 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, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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