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Niches / 2D Platformer + Cute
2D Platformer + Cute
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Cute: 502 indie paid launches, 19 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Cute priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D Platformer and trails Cute; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
65 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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65 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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 65 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Cute priced $10 to $20. 12.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.1 for 2D Platformer-only games and 16.7 for Cute-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 65 games priced $10 to $20; 12.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,088.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 65 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 Platformer + Cute 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 view459 of 502 launches | Without the breakout501 of 502 launches | Last 18 months263 of 502 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 50219 hits | 45916 hits | 50118 hits | 26312 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 4.6 in 1001 in 22 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $18,249+ | $505 | $485 | $405 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -7.9%0.3 fewer in 100 | -5.3%0.2 fewer in 100 | +21.1%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -16.5%$80 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 502 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 43 of 502 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, The Plucky Squire (14.8% of the money): 501 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 263 of 502.
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.
Cute holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cute | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,089 of 4,279 launches | Without the breakout4,278 of 4,279 launches | Last 18 months2,326 of 4,279 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,279218 hits | 4,089200 hits | 4,278217 hits | 2,326111 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $725top tenth $28,533+ | $727 | $725 | $642 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -5.9%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.3%$2 more | 0.0%no change | -11.4%$83 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 190 of 4,279 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.
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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