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Niches / 2D + Metroidvania
2D + Metroidvania
Games tagged both 2D and Metroidvania: 191 indie paid launches, 29 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Metroidvania priced $10 to $20.
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 + Metroidvania beats both its tags: 37.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.4 in 100 for 2D and 24.5 in 100 for Metroidvania.
That is about 2.0 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 54 games tagged both 2D and Metroidvania priced $10 to $20. 37.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.2 for 2D-only games and 17.5 for Metroidvania-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 54 games priced $10 to $20; 37.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $42,800.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 54 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.
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 checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
2D + Metroidvania holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view182 of 191 launches | Without the breakout190 of 191 launches | Last 18 months100 of 191 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 19129 hits | 18227 hits | 19028 hits | 10012 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.2 in 100 | 14.8 in 100 | 14.7 in 100 | 12.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,840top tenth $172,444+ | $1,942 | $1,840 | $1,942 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.6%0.4 fewer in 100 | -3.3%0.5 fewer in 100 | -21.1%3.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +5.5%$102 more | 0.0%no change | +5.5%$102 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 191 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 191 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 (75.5% of the money): 190 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 100 of 191.
2D holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view8,723 of 9,279 launches | Without the breakout9,278 of 9,279 launches | Last 18 months5,071 of 9,279 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 9,279280 hits | 8,723261 hits | 9,278279 hits | 5,071141 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $303top tenth $12,749+ | $303 | $303 | $243 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -6.7%0.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -19.8%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 6 to 30 months old: 9,279 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 556 of 9,279 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 (32.4% of the money): 9,278 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 5,071 of 9,279.
Metroidvania holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Metroidvania | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view406 of 420 launches | Without the breakout419 of 420 launches | Last 18 months232 of 420 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 42061 hits | 40658 hits | 41960 hits | 23229 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 14.5 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 | 12.5 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,894top tenth $168,221+ | $3,031 | $2,893 | $2,901 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.4%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.4%0.2 fewer in 100 | -13.8%2.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.7%$137 more | 0.0%$1 less | +0.2%$7 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 420 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 (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.
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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