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Niches / 2D Platformer + Cartoony
2D Platformer + Cartoony
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoony: 174 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Cartoony priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D Platformer and is level with Cartoony; 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 Platformer + Cartoony beats both its tags: 3 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 14.7 in 100 for Cartoony.
Small sample: 17 launches, 3 hits.
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 17 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoony priced $10 to $20. 17.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 12.7 for 2D Platformer-only games and 14.3 for Cartoony-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $1,780.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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 checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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 Platformer + Cartoony is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view155 of 174 launches | Without the breakout173 of 174 launches | Last 18 months87 of 174 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1746 hits | 1555 hits | 1735 hits | 870 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 | 2.9 in 1001 in 34 | 0.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $4,048+ | $242 | $202 | $202 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | -14.7%0.5 fewer in 100 | -100.0%3.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +19.8%$40 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Cartoony, 6 to 30 months old: 174 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 19 of 174 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, ANTONBLAST (29.7% of the money): 173 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 87 of 174.
2D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 2D Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,483 of 2,738 launches | Without the breakout2,737 of 2,738 launches | Last 18 months1,430 of 2,738 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,73876 hits | 2,48368 hits | 2,73775 hits | 1,43033 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.3 in 1001 in 43 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $10,206+ | $221 | $202 | $201 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -17.9%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +9.4%$19 more | 0.0%no change | -0.5%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,738 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (7.9% of the money): 2,737 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,430 of 2,738.
Cartoony holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cartoony | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,368 of 1,463 launches | Without the breakout1,462 of 1,463 launches | Last 18 months769 of 1,463 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,46352 hits | 1,36847 hits | 1,46251 hits | 76926 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $403top tenth $12,138+ | $404 | $403 | $364 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | -2.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -5.6%0.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.2%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -9.7%$39 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoony, 6 to 30 months old: 1,463 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 95 of 1,463 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (23.1% of the money): 1,462 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 769 of 1,463.
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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