Niches / 2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler

Niche

2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Dungeon Crawler: 40 indie paid launches, 0 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing 2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler 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 + Dungeon Crawler is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler: 0 of its 26 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 1,490 launches for 2D Platformer and 1 of 369 launches for Dungeon Crawler.

Small sample: 26 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag one2D Platformer

2 of 1,490launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 1,490 launches

Typical earnings$84

Launches1,490 / 2 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler

0 of 26launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 26 launches

Typical earnings$95

Launches26 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoDungeon Crawler

1 of 369launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 369 launches

Typical earnings$151

Launches369 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices40 in pair Under $526 in pair$5 to $108: too few$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 26 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Dungeon Crawler priced under $5. 0 of 26 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 1,464 for 2D Platformer-only games and 1 of 343 for Dungeon Crawler-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Dungeon Crawler alone.

Both: 26 games priced under $5; 0 of 26 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $95.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 26 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

Ants Took My Eyeballleads this pair61.2%

PairAnts Took My Eyeball61.2%

2D PlatformerNeva6.7%

Dungeon CrawlerPath of Exile 248.1%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler

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

Ants Took My Eyeball earned 61.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler launches.
2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.7% of its money.
Dungeon Crawler is led by Path of Exile 2, with 48.1% of its money.
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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Platformer + Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view35 of 40 launches	Without the breakout39 of 40 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	400 hits	350 hits	390 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	0 of 40too few for a rate	0 of 35too few for a rate	0 of 39too few for a rate	too few
Typical first-year earnings	$168top tenth $4,020+	$169	$156	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Typical against standard	the base	+0.6%$1 more; too few to tell	-7.1%$12 less	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted: 400 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $168top tenth $4,020+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 350 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 35too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $169
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +0.6%$1 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Ants Took My Eyeball (61.2% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 390 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $156
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: -7.1%$12 less

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Typical first-year earnings: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 40 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, Ants Took My Eyeball (61.2% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

2D Platformer holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D Platformer through every lens, all prices
2D Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,294 of 2,530 launches	Without the breakout2,529 of 2,530 launches	Last 18 months681 of 2,530 launches
Launches counted	2,53078 hits	2,29470 hits	2,52977 hits	68125 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$191top tenth $9,404+	$202	$191	$191
Chance against standard	the base	-1.0%no change	-1.2%no change	+19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.8%$11 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 launches.

Launches counted: 2,53078 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $191top tenth $9,404+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 236 of 2,530 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,29470 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $202
Chance against standard: -1.0%no change
Typical against standard: +5.8%$11 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (6.7% of the money): 2,529 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,52977 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: -1.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 681 of 2,530.

Launches counted: 68125 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: +19.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,530 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 236 of 2,530 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 (6.7% of the money): 2,529 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 681 of 2,530.

Dungeon Crawler is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Dungeon Crawler through every lens, all prices
Dungeon Crawler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view859 of 908 launches	Without the breakout907 of 908 launches	Last 18 months246 of 908 launches
Launches counted	90878 hits	85975 hits	90777 hits	24624 hits
Earned $100k+	8.6 in 1001 in 12	8.7 in 1001 in 11	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$851top tenth $70,911+	$1,012	$851	$1,206
Chance against standard	the base	+1.6%0.1 more in 100	-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+13.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+18.9%$161 more	0.0%no change	+41.7%$355 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 908 launches.

Launches counted: 90878 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $851top tenth $70,911+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 908 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 85975 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,012
Chance against standard: +1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.9%$161 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (48.1% of the money): 907 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 90777 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $851
Chance against standard: -1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 246 of 908.

Launches counted: 24624 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,206
Chance against standard: +13.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +41.7%$355 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dungeon Crawler, 12 to 36 months old: 908 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 908 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 (48.1% of the money): 907 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 246 of 908.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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