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2D + Comedy
Games tagged both 2D and Comedy: 297 indie paid launches, 11 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Comedy priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Comedy; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2D and is about level with Comedy.
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.
2D + Comedy beats 2D and is about level with Comedy: 22.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D and 20.3 in 100 for Comedy.
That is about 1.1 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 35 games tagged both 2D and Comedy priced $10 to $20. 22.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 in 100 for 2D-only games and 19.4 in 100 for Comedy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 35 games priced $10 to $20; 22.9 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 80 in 100 · $10k+ 51 in 100 · $100k+ 23 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 35 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
2D + Comedy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view286 of 297 launches | Without the breakout296 of 297 launches | Last 18 months100 of 297 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 29711 hits | 28611 hits | 29610 hits | 1001 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 1 of 100too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $310top tenth $16,477+ | $319 | $310 | $332 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +3.8%0.1 more in 100 | -8.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | -73.0%2.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.9%$9 more | 0.0%no change | +7.1%$22 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Comedy, 12 to 36 months old: 297 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 297 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (90.6% of the money): 296 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 100 of 297.
2D 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.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launches | Without the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launches | Last 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,243270 hits | 7,744248 hits | 8,242269 hits | 2,30184 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.3 in 1001 in 31 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 | 3.3 in 1001 in 31 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $291top tenth $13,367+ | $307 | $291 | $268 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.4%no change | +11.5%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.5%$16 more | 0.0%no change | -7.9%$23 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.
Comedy 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.
| Comedy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view896 of 936 launches | Without the breakout935 of 936 launches | Last 18 months281 of 936 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 93657 hits | 89655 hits | 93556 hits | 28117 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $754top tenth $35,939+ | $782 | $753 | $677 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.8%no change | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.7%no change |
| Typical against standard | the base | +3.7%$28 more | -0.1%$1 less | -10.2%$77 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 12 to 36 months old: 936 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 40 of 936 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (30.4% of the money): 935 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 281 of 936.
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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