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Niches / 2D + Side Scroller
2D + Side Scroller
Games tagged both 2D and Side Scroller: 693 indie paid launches, 18 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 2D and trails Side Scroller; priced $10 to $20 it beats both 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.
2D + Side Scroller beats both its tags: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.4 in 100 for 2D and 12.8 in 100 for Side Scroller.
That is about 0.9 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 72 games tagged both 2D and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.3 for 2D-only games and 9.1 for Side Scroller-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 72 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $13,597.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 72 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 + Side Scroller 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 view678 of 693 launches | Without the breakout692 of 693 launches | Last 18 months355 of 693 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 69318 hits | 67818 hits | 69217 hits | 3559 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $304top tenth $14,013+ | $322 | $304 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.8%0.1 more in 100 | -3.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -3.8%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +5.9%$18 more | 0.0%no change | -20.4%$62 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 693 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 15 of 693 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Nice Day for Fishing (13.3% of the money): 692 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 355 of 693.
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.
Side Scroller holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Side Scroller | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,105 of 1,126 launches | Without the breakout1,125 of 1,126 launches | Last 18 months592 of 1,126 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,12638 hits | 1,10538 hits | 1,12537 hits | 59222 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $401top tenth $18,826+ | $385 | $385 | $303 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -2.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | +8.8%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -4.0%$16 less | -4.0%$16 less | -24.4%$98 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,126 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.
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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