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Niches / 2D Platformer + Turn-Based Strategy

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2D Platformer + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both 2D Platformer and Turn-Based Strategy: 58 indie paid launches, 2 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 + Turn-Based Strategy 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 + Turn-Based Strategy is too small to compare with 2D Platformer and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D Platformer and 19.6 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

Small sample: 12 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag one2D Platformer
15.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.8 in 100
Typical earnings$8,758
Launches311 / 49 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D Platformer + Turn-Based Strategy
2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 12 launches
$1k+10 of 12 launches
$10k+3 of 12 launches
Launches12 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy
19.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.6 in 100
Typical earnings$11,113
Launches276 / 54 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 $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: 0.4 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 prices58 in pairUnder $526 in pair$5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both 2D Platformer and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 2 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 15.7 in 100 for 2D Platformer-only games and 19.7 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 12 launches · $10k+ 3 of 12 launches · $100k+ 2 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Journey of Realm：Dawn Dewleads this pair50.2%
PairJourney of Realm：Dawn Dew50.2%
2D PlatformerNeva6.9%
Turn-Based StrategyFor The King II8.9%
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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Platformer + Turn-Based Strategy

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

  • Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew earned 50.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 58 2D Platformer + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
  • 2D Platformer is led by Neva, with 6.9% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Strategy is led by For The King II, with 8.9% 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 + Turn-Based Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

2D Platformer + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view29 of 58 launchesWithout the breakout57 of 58 launchesLast 18 months23 of 58 launches
Launches counted582 hits290 hits571 hits231 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 58too few for a rate0 of 29too few for a rate1 of 57too few for a rate1 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 41 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-100.0%3.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell-49.1%1.7 fewer in 100+26.1%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 58 launches.

Launches counted
582 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 58too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 41 in 100
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: 29 of 58 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
290 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 29too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%3.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew (50.2% of the money): 57 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
571 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 57too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-49.1%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 58.

Launches counted
231 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+26.1%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Platformer and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 58 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: 29 of 58 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, Journey of Realm：Dawn Dew (50.2% of the money): 57 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: 23 of 58.

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.

Turn-Based Strategy 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.

Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view943 of 1,085 launchesWithout the breakout1,084 of 1,085 launchesLast 18 months350 of 1,085 launches
Launches counted1,08588 hits94380 hits1,08487 hits35026 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 128.5 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 127.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$929top tenth $65,680+$1,060$929$857
Chance against standardthe base+4.6%0.4 more in 100-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-8.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+14.1%$131 more0.0%no change-7.8%$72 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,085 launches.

Launches counted
1,08588 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$929top tenth $65,680+
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: 142 of 1,085 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
94380 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,060
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.1%$131 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.9% of the money): 1,084 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,08487 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$929
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 350 of 1,085.

Launches counted
35026 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
-8.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-7.8%$72 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,085 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: 142 of 1,085 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, For The King II (8.9% of the money): 1,084 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: 350 of 1,085.

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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