Niche

Side Scroller + Stylized

Games tagged both Side Scroller and Stylized: 67 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Side Scroller + Stylized priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Side Scroller + Stylized is too small to compare with Side Scroller and is too small to compare with Stylized: 0 of its 58 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 627 launches for Side Scroller and 1 of 755 launches for Stylized.

Small sample: 58 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagSide Scroller

1 of 627launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 627 launches

Typical earnings$108

Launches627 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSide Scroller + Stylized

0 of 58launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 58 launches

$1k+2 of 58 launches

$10k+0 of 58 launches

Launches58 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagStylized

1 of 755launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 755 launches

Typical earnings$135

Launches755 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Side 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 prices67 in pair Under $558 in pair$5 to $106: too few$10 to $203: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 58 games tagged both Side Scroller and Stylized priced under $5. 0 of 58 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 569 for Side Scroller-only games and 1 of 697 for Stylized-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Side Scroller alone and is too small to compare with Stylized alone.

Both: 58 games priced under $5; 0 of 58 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 58 launches · $10k+ 0 of 58 launches · $100k+ 0 of 58 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 58 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

ZOE Begone!leads this pair50.0%

PairZOE Begone!50.0%

Side ScrollerAbsolum18.1%

StylizedPantheon: Rise of the Fallen9.9%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Side Scroller + Stylized

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

ZOE Begone! earned 50.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 67 Side Scroller + Stylized launches.
Side Scroller is led by Absolum, with 18.1% of its money.
Stylized is led by Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, with 9.9% 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

Side Scroller + Stylized is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Side Scroller + Stylized through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view67 of 67 launches	Without the breakout66 of 67 launches	Last 18 months30 of 67 launches
Launches counted	670 hits	670 hits	660 hits	300 hits
Earned $100k+	0 of 67too few for a rate	0 of 67too few for a rate	0 of 66too few for a rate	0 of 30too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	2 of 67 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 12 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Side Scroller and Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 67 launches.

Launches counted: 670 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 67too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 2 of 67 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 12 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 67 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 670 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 67too 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, ZOE Begone! (50.0% of the money): 66 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 660 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 66too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 30 of 67.

Launches counted: 300 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 30too 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

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Side Scroller and Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 67 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 67 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, ZOE Begone! (50.0% of the money): 66 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: 30 of 67.

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 Scroller	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,054 of 1,076 launches	Without the breakout1,075 of 1,076 launches	Last 18 months284 of 1,076 launches
Launches counted	1,07644 hits	1,05443 hits	1,07543 hits	28411 hits
Earned $100k+	4.1 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 25	4.0 in 1001 in 25	3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings	$349top tenth $21,855+	$349	$348	$291
Chance against standard	the base	-0.2%no change	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-5.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-0.3%$1 less	-16.6%$58 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,076 launches.

Launches counted: 1,07644 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $349top tenth $21,855+
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: 22 of 1,076 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,05443 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $349
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (18.1% of the money): 1,075 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,07543 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $348
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.3%$1 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 284 of 1,076.

Launches counted: 28411 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $291
Chance against standard: -5.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -16.6%$58 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,076 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: 22 of 1,076 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 (18.1% of the money): 1,075 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: 284 of 1,076.

Stylized 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.

Stylized through every lens, all prices
Stylized	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,301 of 1,335 launches	Without the breakout1,334 of 1,335 launches	Last 18 months409 of 1,335 launches
Launches counted	1,33559 hits	1,30158 hits	1,33458 hits	40917 hits
Earned $100k+	4.4 in 1001 in 23	4.5 in 1001 in 22	4.3 in 1001 in 23	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$386top tenth $13,340+	$390	$386	$450
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%no change	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.0%$4 more	0.0%no change	+16.6%$64 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 1,335 launches.

Launches counted: 1,33559 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $386top tenth $13,340+
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: 34 of 1,335 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,30158 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $390
Chance against standard: +0.9%no change
Typical against standard: +1.0%$4 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (9.9% of the money): 1,334 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,33458 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $386
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 409 of 1,335.

Launches counted: 40917 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $450
Chance against standard: -6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +16.6%$64 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 1,335 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: 34 of 1,335 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, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (9.9% of the money): 1,334 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: 409 of 1,335.

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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