Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.
2D + Shooter
Games tagged both 2D and Shooter: 554 indie paid launches, 15 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2D and is about level with Shooter.
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 + Shooter beats 2D and is about level with Shooter: 20.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.8 in 100 for 2D and 18.7 in 100 for Shooter.
That is about 1.2 times the 17.6 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 44 games tagged both 2D and Shooter priced $10 to $20. 20.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.4 in 100 for 2D-only games and 18.5 in 100 for Shooter-only games, so the mix beats 2D alone and is about level with Shooter alone.
Both: 44 games priced $10 to $20; 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $13,844.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 44 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 base the others are compared with. 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
2D + Shooter 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view526 of 554 launches | Without the breakout553 of 554 launches | Last 18 months137 of 554 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 55415 hits | 52613 hits | 55314 hits | 1374 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 4 of 137too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $188top tenth $7,680+ | $191 | $188 | $229 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -8.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -6.5%0.2 fewer in 100 | +7.8%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | +1.6%$3 more | 0.0%no change | +21.8%$41 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 554 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 554 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Strike Force Heroes (18.2% of the money): 553 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 of 554.
2D is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,740 of 8,238 launches | Without the breakout8,237 of 8,238 launches | Last 18 months2,299 of 8,238 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,238239 hits | 7,740217 hits | 8,237238 hits | 2,29974 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.9 in 1001 in 34 | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.9 in 1001 in 35 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $286top tenth $11,851+ | $303 | $286 | $285 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -3.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.4%no change | +10.9%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.9%$17 more | 0.0%no change | -0.3%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,238 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 498 of 8,238 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 (39.3% of the money): 8,237 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,299 of 8,238.
Shooter 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.
| Shooter | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,375 of 2,466 launches | Without the breakout2,465 of 2,466 launches | Last 18 months641 of 2,466 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,466137 hits | 2,375130 hits | 2,465136 hits | 64137 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $313top tenth $18,809+ | $329 | $313 | $306 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.7%no change | +3.9%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.1%$16 more | 0.0%no change | -2.2%$7 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,466 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 91 of 2,466 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.1% of the money): 2,465 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 641 of 2,466.
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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