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Niches / 2D Platformer + Cartoon

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2D Platformer + Cartoon

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoon: 93 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D Platformer + Cartoon priced under $5.

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?Under $5

2D Platformer + Cartoon is level with 2D Platformer and is level with Cartoon: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.1 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 0.4 in 100 for Cartoon.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
Tag one2D Platformer
0.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 1,000
Typical earnings$101
Launches1,595 / 2 hits
Pair is level0.1 in 100
1STTied winner
This pair2D Platformer + Cartoon
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$61
Launches58 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagCartoon
0.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 250
Typical earnings$140
Launches482 / 2 hits
Pair is level0.4 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Cartoon 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices93 in pairUnder $558 in pair$5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 58 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoon priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.1 for 2D Platformer-only games and 0.5 for Cartoon-only games, so the mix is level with 2D Platformer alone and is level with Cartoon alone.

Both: 58 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $61.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 58 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

Journey of Realm：Dawn Dewleads this pair34.2%
PairJourney of Realm：Dawn Dew34.2%
2D PlatformerNeva7.9%
CartoonStarsand Island21.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Cartoon

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

  • Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew earned 34.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 93 2D Platformer + Cartoon launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.9% of its money.
  • Cartoon is led by Starsand Island, with 21.2% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D Platformer + Cartoon is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

2D Platformer + Cartoon through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view82 of 93 launchesWithout the breakout92 of 93 launchesLast 18 months45 of 93 launches
Launches counted933 hits822 hits922 hits451 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 312.4 in 1001 in 422.2 in 1001 in 452.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings$162top tenth $6,653+$201$162$142
Chance against standardthe yardstick-25.0%0.8 fewer in 100-31.3%1.0 fewer in 100-31.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+24.1%$39 more0.0%no change-12.3%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoon, 6 to 30 months old: 93 launches.

Launches counted
933 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$162top tenth $6,653+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 93 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
822 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$201
Chance against standard
-25.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+24.1%$39 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew (34.2% of the money): 92 launches left.

Launches counted
922 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$162
Chance against standard
-31.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 93.

Launches counted
451 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$142
Chance against standard
-31.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.3%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoon, 6 to 30 months old: 93 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 93 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, Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew (34.2% of the money): 92 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 93.

2D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

2D Platformer through every lens, all prices
2D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,483 of 2,738 launchesWithout the breakout2,737 of 2,738 launchesLast 18 months1,430 of 2,738 launches
Launches counted2,73876 hits2,48368 hits2,73775 hits1,43033 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 372.7 in 1001 in 372.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $10,206+$221$202$201
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+9.4%$19 more0.0%no change-0.5%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.

Launches counted
2,73876 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $10,206+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 255 of 2,738 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,48368 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$221
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.4%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.

Launches counted
2,73775 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.

Launches counted
1,43033 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$201
Chance against standard
-17.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 255 of 2,738 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, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.

Cartoon holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Cartoon through every lens, all prices
CartoonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view777 of 826 launchesWithout the breakout825 of 826 launchesLast 18 months430 of 826 launches
Launches counted82628 hits77725 hits82527 hits43013 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 293.2 in 1001 in 313.3 in 1001 in 303.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $18,611+$303$303$282
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.9%0.2 fewer in 100-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100-11.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.9%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 6 to 30 months old: 826 launches.

Launches counted
82628 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $18,611+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 826 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
77725 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Starsand Island (21.2% of the money): 825 launches left.

Launches counted
82527 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 430 of 826.

Launches counted
43013 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$282
Chance against standard
-11.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.9%$21 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 6 to 30 months old: 826 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 826 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, Starsand Island (21.2% of the money): 825 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 430 of 826.

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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