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Niches / 2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy

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2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Dark Fantasy: 48 indie paid launches, 4 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 + Dark Fantasy priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 2D Platformer and trails Dark Fantasy; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

14 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag one2D Platformer
12.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.9 in 100
Typical earnings$6,193
Launches317 / 41 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches14

14 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twoDark Fantasy
22.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.8 in 100
Typical earnings$17,302
Launches171 / 39 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices48 in pairUnder $517 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Dark Fantasy priced $10 to $20. 7.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.2 for 2D Platformer-only games and 24.2 for Dark Fantasy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 7.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 14), typical first-year earnings $31,574.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Castlevania Dominus Collectionleads this pair57.4%
PairCastlevania Dominus Collection57.4%
2D PlatformerNeva7.9%
Dark FantasyPath of Exile 260.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
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 + Dark Fantasy

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

  • Castlevania Dominus Collection earned 57.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 48 2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 7.9% of its money.
  • Dark Fantasy is led by Path of Exile 2, with 60.6% of its money. That is close to a one-hit market.
  • 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

2D Platformer + Dark Fantasy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view47 of 48 launchesWithout the breakout47 of 48 launchesLast 18 months27 of 48 launches
Launches counted484 hits474 hits473 hits271 hits
Earned $100k+8.3 in 1001 in 128.5 in 1001 in 126.4 in 1001 in 163.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$1,518top tenth $82,565+$1,518$1,314$849
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.4%0.2 more in 100-22.9%1.9 fewer in 100-55.4%4.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-13.4%$204 less-44.1%$669 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Dark Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 48 launches.

Launches counted
484 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,518top tenth $82,565+
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: 1 of 48 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
474 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,518
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Castlevania Dominus Collection (57.4% of the money): 47 launches left.

Launches counted
473 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
-22.9%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-13.4%$204 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 48.

Launches counted
271 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-55.4%4.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-44.1%$669 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Dark Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 48 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: 1 of 48 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, Castlevania Dominus Collection (57.4% of the money): 47 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 48.

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.

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

Dark Fantasy through every lens, all prices
Dark FantasyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view664 of 682 launchesWithout the breakout681 of 682 launchesLast 18 months392 of 682 launches
Launches counted68271 hits66469 hits68170 hits39237 hits
Earned $100k+10.4 in 10010.4 in 10010.3 in 1009.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,011top tenth $106,462+$1,011$1,010$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-9.6%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.1%$1 less-20.0%$202 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 682 launches.

Launches counted
68271 hits
Earned $100k+
10.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011top tenth $106,462+
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: 18 of 682 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
66469 hits
Earned $100k+
10.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (60.6% of the money): 681 launches left.

Launches counted
68170 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 392 of 682.

Launches counted
39237 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-9.6%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.0%$202 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 682 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: 18 of 682 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, Path of Exile 2 (60.6% of the money): 681 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 392 of 682.

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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