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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: 120 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Puzzle 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 Puzzle 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

14 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag onePuzzle Platformer
6.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 15
Typical earnings$5,769
Launches131 / 9 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairPuzzle Platformer + Side Scroller
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches14

14 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
16.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.1 in 100
Typical earnings$10,294
Launches143 / 23 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 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: 0.4 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 prices120 in pairUnder $570 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 0 of 14 of them earned $100k+, against 7.7 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer-only games and 17.8 in 100 for Side Scroller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Side Scroller alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 14 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 14 launches · $10k+ 6 of 14 launches · $100k+ 0 of 14 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

You are Peter Shortsleads this pair16.0%
PairYou are Peter Shorts16.0%
Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL24.5%
Side ScrollerMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree9.5%
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 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

  • You are Peter Shorts earned 16.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 120 Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller launches.
  • Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 24.5% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, with 9.5% 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

Puzzle 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.

Puzzle Platformer + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view117 of 120 launchesWithout the breakout119 of 120 launchesLast 18 months33 of 120 launches
Launches counted1200 hits1170 hits1190 hits330 hits
Earned $100k+0 of 120too few for a rate0 of 117too few for a rate0 of 119too few for a rate0 of 33too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$310top tenth $6,761+$310$310under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 120 launches.

Launches counted
1200 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$310top tenth $6,761+
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: 3 of 120 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1170 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 117too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$310
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, You are Peter Shorts (16.0% of the money): 119 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1190 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 119too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$310
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 120.

Launches counted
330 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 33too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 120 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: 3 of 120 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, You are Peter Shorts (16.0% of the money): 119 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: 33 of 120.

Puzzle 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.

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,086 of 1,139 launchesWithout the breakout1,138 of 1,139 launchesLast 18 months329 of 1,139 launches
Launches counted1,13933 hits1,08628 hits1,13832 hits3299 hits
Earned $100k+2.9 in 1001 in 352.6 in 1001 in 392.8 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings$214top tenth $9,957+$214$214$213
Chance against standardthe base-11.0%0.3 fewer in 100-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-0.5%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,139 launches.

Launches counted
1,13933 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$214top tenth $9,957+
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: 53 of 1,139 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,08628 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (24.5% of the money): 1,138 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,13832 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 329 of 1,139.

Launches counted
3299 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$213
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,139 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: 53 of 1,139 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 (24.5% of the money): 1,138 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: 329 of 1,139.

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 view1,042 of 1,065 launchesWithout the breakout1,064 of 1,065 launchesLast 18 months288 of 1,065 launches
Launches counted1,06542 hits1,04241 hits1,06441 hits28814 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 253.9 in 1001 in 253.9 in 1001 in 264.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$346top tenth $23,350+$346$346$268
Chance against standardthe base-0.2%no change-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100+23.3%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-22.5%$78 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,065 launches.

Launches counted
1,06542 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$346top tenth $23,350+
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 1,065 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,04241 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$346
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.5% of the money): 1,064 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06441 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$346
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,065.

Launches counted
28814 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+23.3%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-22.5%$78 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,065 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 1,065 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 (9.5% of the money): 1,064 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 1,065.

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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