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LeadersTop 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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Niches / 2D Platformer + Funny
2D Platformer + Funny
Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Funny: 189 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D Platformer + Funny priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 2D Platformer and trails Funny; 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.
17 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.
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17 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.
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 Funny priced $10 to $20. 11.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.0 for 2D Platformer-only games and 18.8 for Funny-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 11.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $20,645.
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 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 + Funny 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 view178 of 189 launches | Without the breakout188 of 189 launches | Last 18 months116 of 189 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1895 hits | 1785 hits | 1884 hits | 1163 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.1 in 1001 in 48 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $404top tenth $17,004+ | $404 | $404 | $303 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +7.7%0.2 more in 100 | -19.2%0.5 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -25.0%$101 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Funny, 6 to 30 months old: 189 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 189 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Thank Goodness You're Here! (66.4% of the money): 188 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 116 of 189.
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.
Funny holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Funny | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,883 of 1,962 launches | Without the breakout1,961 of 1,962 launches | Last 18 months1,086 of 1,962 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,962117 hits | 1,883108 hits | 1,961116 hits | 1,08656 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $808top tenth $37,489+ | $809 | $808 | $655 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.0%0.3 fewer in 100 | -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | -13.3%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.1%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -18.9%$153 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 6 to 30 months old: 1,962 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 79 of 1,962 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (26.3% of the money): 1,961 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,086 of 1,962.
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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