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Niches / 2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure

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2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Choose Your Own Adventure: 50 indie paid launches, 5 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 + Choose Your Own Adventure priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is level with 2D Platformer and is level with Choose Your Own Adventure.

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 + Choose Your Own Adventure is level with 2D Platformer and is level with Choose Your Own Adventure: 0 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.1 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 0.4 in 100 for Choose Your Own Adventure.

Small sample: 20 launches, 0 hits.

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 + Choose Your Own Adventure
0 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 20 launches
Typical earnings$121
Launches20 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoChoose Your Own Adventure
0.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 250
Typical earnings$202
Launches479 / 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 $5

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 prices50 in pairUnder $520 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Choose Your Own Adventure priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.1 for 2D Platformer-only games and 0.4 for Choose Your Own Adventure-only games, so the mix is level with 2D Platformer alone and is level with Choose Your Own Adventure alone.

Both: 20 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $121.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTEREDleads this pair28.1%
PairFate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED28.1%
2D PlatformerNeva7.9%
Choose Your Own AdventureRevenge on gold diggers9.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure

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

  • Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED earned 28.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.9% of its money.
  • Choose Your Own Adventure is led by Revenge on gold diggers, with 9.4% 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 + Choose Your Own Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

2D Platformer + Choose Your Own Adventure through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view44 of 50 launchesWithout the breakout49 of 50 launchesLast 18 months17 of 50 launches
Launches counted505 hits445 hits494 hits173 hits
Earned $100k+10.0 in 10011.4 in 1008.2 in 1001 in 1217.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,518top tenth $228,136+$1,518$1,416$1,982
Chance against standardthe yardstick+14.0%1.4 more in 100-18.0%1.8 fewer in 100+76.0%7.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-6.7%$102 less+30.6%$464 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Choose Your Own Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted
505 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,518top tenth $228,136+
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: 6 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
445 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,518
Chance against standard
+14.0%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED (28.1% of the money): 49 launches left.

Launches counted
494 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,416
Chance against standard
-18.0%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.7%$102 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 50.

Launches counted
173 hits
Earned $100k+
17.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,982
Chance against standard
+76.0%7.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+30.6%$464 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Choose Your Own Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 50 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: 6 of 50 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, Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED (28.1% of the money): 49 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 50.

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.

Choose Your Own Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Choose Your Own Adventure through every lens, all prices
Choose Your Own AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,105 of 1,156 launchesWithout the breakout1,155 of 1,156 launchesLast 18 months620 of 1,156 launches
Launches counted1,15661 hits1,10553 hits1,15560 hits62033 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 194.8 in 1001 in 215.2 in 1001 in 195.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$908top tenth $27,310+$849$899$707
Chance against standardthe yardstick-9.4%0.5 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick-6.5%$59 less-1.0%$9 less-22.1%$201 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 1,156 launches.

Launches counted
1,15661 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$908top tenth $27,310+
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: 51 of 1,156 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10553 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-9.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.5%$59 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (9.4% of the money): 1,155 launches left.

Launches counted
1,15560 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$899
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$9 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 620 of 1,156.

Launches counted
62033 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-22.1%$201 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 1,156 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: 51 of 1,156 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, Revenge on gold diggers (9.4% of the money): 1,155 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 620 of 1,156.

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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