Niche

2D Fighter + Combat

Games tagged both 2D Fighter and Combat: 42 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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.

$10 to $20

Showing 2D Fighter + Combat priced $10 to $20.

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?$10 to $20

2D Fighter + Combat is too small to compare with 2D Fighter and is too small to compare with Combat: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Fighter and 16.4 in 100 for Combat.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied

Tag one2D Fighter

13.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.3 in 100

Typical earnings$5,065

Launches60 / 8 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair2D Fighter + Combat

1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 10 launches

Typical earnings$2,873

Launches10 / 1 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagCombat

16.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds16.4 in 100

Typical earnings$7,529

Launches177 / 29 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Combat 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices42 in pair Under $519 in pair $5 to $1010 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both 2D Fighter and Combat priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 14.0 in 100 for 2D Fighter-only games and 16.8 in 100 for Combat-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Fighter alone and is too small to compare with Combat alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,873.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Rivals of Aether IIleads this pair60.8%

PairRivals of Aether II60.8%

2D FighterRivals of Aether II21.5%

CombatNo Rest for the Wicked24.5%

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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Fighter + Combat

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

Rivals of Aether II earned 60.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 2D Fighter + Combat launches.
It also leads 2D Fighter, with 21.5% of that tag's money.
Combat is led by No Rest for the Wicked, with 24.5% 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

2D Fighter + Combat is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Fighter + Combat through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 42 launches	Without the breakout41 of 42 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	423 hits	393 hits	412 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	3 of 42too few for a rate	3 of 39too few for a rate	2 of 41too few for a rate	too few
Typical first-year earnings	$157top tenth $32,745+	$188	$101	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+7.7%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell	-31.7%2.3 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	+19.7%$31 more; too few to tell	-35.7%$56 less	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted: 423 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 42too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $157top tenth $32,745+
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: 3 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 393 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $188
Chance against standard: +7.7%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +19.7%$31 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (60.8% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 412 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $101
Chance against standard: -31.7%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -35.7%$56 less

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Typical first-year earnings: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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: 3 of 42 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, Rivals of Aether II (60.8% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

2D Fighter is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

2D Fighter through every lens, all prices
2D Fighter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view362 of 390 launches	Without the breakout389 of 390 launches	Last 18 months120 of 390 launches
Launches counted	39014 hits	36213 hits	38913 hits	1203 hits
Earned $100k+	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$180top tenth $11,856+	$188	$170	$76
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-6.9%0.2 fewer in 100	-30.4%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+4.4%$8 more	-5.6%$10 less	-57.8%$104 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Fighter, 12 to 36 months old: 390 launches.

Launches counted: 39014 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $180top tenth $11,856+
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: 28 of 390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 36213 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $188
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +4.4%$8 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (21.5% of the money): 389 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 38913 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $170
Chance against standard: -6.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.6%$10 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 120 of 390.

Launches counted: 1203 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $76
Chance against standard: -30.4%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -57.8%$104 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Fighter, 12 to 36 months old: 390 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: 28 of 390 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, Rivals of Aether II (21.5% of the money): 389 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: 120 of 390.

Combat is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Combat through every lens, all prices
Combat	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view948 of 1,010 launches	Without the breakout1,009 of 1,010 launches	Last 18 months293 of 1,010 launches
Launches counted	1,01064 hits	94863 hits	1,00963 hits	29323 hits
Earned $100k+	6.3 in 1001 in 16	6.6 in 1001 in 15	6.2 in 1001 in 16	7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$392top tenth $38,260+	$470	$392	$575
Chance against standard	the base	+4.9%0.3 more in 100	-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100	+23.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+19.9%$78 more	0.0%no change	+46.7%$183 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 1,010 launches.

Launches counted: 1,01064 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $392top tenth $38,260+
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: 62 of 1,010 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 94863 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $470
Chance against standard: +4.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +19.9%$78 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (24.5% of the money): 1,009 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,00963 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $392
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 293 of 1,010.

Launches counted: 29323 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $575
Chance against standard: +23.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +46.7%$183 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 1,010 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: 62 of 1,010 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, No Rest for the Wicked (24.5% of the money): 1,009 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: 293 of 1,010.

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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