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Niches / 2D Platformer + Story Rich

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2D Platformer + Story Rich

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Story Rich: 159 indie paid launches, 7 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D Platformer + Story Rich priced $10 to $20.

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

2D Platformer + Story Rich is about level with 2D Platformer and trails Story Rich: 15.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 22.1 in 100 for Story Rich.

That is about 0.7 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag one2D Platformer
15.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.8 in 100
Typical earnings$8,758
Launches311 / 49 hits
A tie, apart by0.8 in 100
TIETied
This pair2D Platformer + Story Rich
15.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.0 in 100
$1k+85 in 100
$10k+63 in 100
Launches40 / 6 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagStory Rich
22.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.1 in 100
Typical earnings$13,989
Launches652 / 144 hits
Pair trails by7.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Story Rich is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices159 in pairUnder $567 in pair$5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $2040 in pair$20 to $4026 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 15.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 22.5 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is about level with 2D Platformer alone and trails Story Rich alone.

Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 15.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 85 in 100 · $10k+ 63 in 100 · $100k+ 15 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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

Laika: Aged Through Bloodleads this pair27.9%
PairLaika: Aged Through Blood27.9%
2D PlatformerNeva6.9%
Story RichDELTARUNE15.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Story Rich

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

  • Laika: Aged Through Blood earned 27.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 159 2D Platformer + Story Rich launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.9% of its money.
  • Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.5% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D Platformer + Story Rich is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

2D Platformer + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view122 of 159 launchesWithout the breakout158 of 159 launchesLast 18 months44 of 159 launches
Launches counted1597 hits1225 hits1586 hits443 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.1 in 1001 in 243.8 in 1001 in 263 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$234top tenth $47,027+$676$234under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-6.9%0.3 fewer in 100-13.7%0.6 fewer in 100+54.9%2.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+188.9%$442 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 159 launches.

Launches counted
1597 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$234top tenth $47,027+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 159 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1225 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$676
Chance against standard
-6.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+188.9%$442 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Laika: Aged Through Blood (27.9% of the money): 158 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1586 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$234
Chance against standard
-13.7%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 44 of 159.

Launches counted
443 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+54.9%2.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 159 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: 37 of 159 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, Laika: Aged Through Blood (27.9% of the money): 158 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: 44 of 159.

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 PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,293 of 2,529 launchesWithout the breakout2,528 of 2,529 launchesLast 18 months684 of 2,529 launches
Launches counted2,52985 hits2,29377 hits2,52884 hits68426 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 303.4 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$186top tenth $11,185+$199$186$179
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-1.1%no change+13.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.0%$13 more0.0%no change-3.8%$7 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 launches.

Launches counted
2,52985 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$186top tenth $11,185+
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 2,529 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,29377 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$199
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+7.0%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Neva (6.9% of the money): 2,528 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,52884 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$186
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 684 of 2,529.

Launches counted
68426 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
+13.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$7 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,529 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 2,529 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 (6.9% of the money): 2,528 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: 684 of 2,529.

Story Rich is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Story Rich through every lens, all prices
Story RichBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,238 of 2,468 launchesWithout the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launchesLast 18 months713 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted2,468293 hits2,238250 hits2,467292 hits71387 hits
Earned $100k+11.9 in 10011.2 in 10011.8 in 10012.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,047top tenth $138,218+$2,044$2,044$2,472
Chance against standardthe base-5.9%0.7 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+2.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.1%$3 less-0.1%$3 less+20.8%$425 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.

Launches counted
2,468293 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,047top tenth $138,218+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 230 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,238250 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,044
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$3 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.5% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,467292 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,044
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
-0.1%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 713 of 2,468.

Launches counted
71387 hits
Earned $100k+
12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,472
Chance against standard
+2.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.8%$425 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 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: 230 of 2,468 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, DELTARUNE (15.5% of the money): 2,467 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: 713 of 2,468.

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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