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Niches / Arcade + Platformer

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Arcade + Platformer

Games tagged both Arcade and Platformer: 492 indie paid launches, 9 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.

Showing Arcade + Platformer priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Arcade and is about level with Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Platformer.

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

Arcade + Platformer is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Platformer: 4 of its 40 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.4 in 100 for Arcade and 15.5 in 100 for Platformer.

Small sample: 40 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied
Tag oneArcade
10.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.4 in 100
Typical earnings$3,292
Launches346 / 36 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairArcade + Platformer
4 of 40launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 40 launches
Typical earnings$4,051
Launches40 / 4 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPlatformer
15.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.5 in 100
Typical earnings$7,756
Launches310 / 48 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices492 in pairUnder $5322 in pair$5 to $10111 in pair$10 to $2040 in pair$20 to $4019 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both Arcade and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 4 of 40 of them earned $100k+, against 10.5 in 100 for Arcade-only games and 16.3 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Arcade alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 40 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,051.

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 pair29.1%
PairLaika: Aged Through Blood29.1%
ArcadeREMATCH32.2%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong64.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Arcade + Platformer

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 29.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 492 Arcade + Platformer launches.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% of its money.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 64.8% 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

Arcade + 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.

Arcade + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view492 of 492 launchesWithout the breakout491 of 492 launchesLast 18 months108 of 492 launches
Launches counted4929 hits4929 hits4918 hits1083 hits
Earned $100k+1.8 in 1001 in 551.8 in 1001 in 551.6 in 1001 in 613 of 108too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $4,841+$202$202$229
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-10.9%0.2 fewer in 100+51.9%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change+13.4%$27 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted
4929 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 55
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $4,841+
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: 0 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4929 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 55
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Laika: Aged Through Blood (29.1% of the money): 491 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4918 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 61
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-10.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 108 of 492.

Launches counted
1083 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 108too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+51.9%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+13.4%$27 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 492 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: 0 of 492 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 (29.1% of the money): 491 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: 108 of 492.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted
3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$229top tenth $7,485+
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: 24 of 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted
1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 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: 24 of 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 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: 1,003 of 3,582.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launchesWithout the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launchesLast 18 months636 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted2,40085 hits2,35378 hits2,39984 hits63624 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 283.3 in 1001 in 303.5 in 1001 in 293.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$283top tenth $11,251+$284$283$229
Chance against standardthe base-6.4%0.2 fewer in 100-1.1%no change+6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change-19.1%$54 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.

Launches counted
2,40085 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$283top tenth $11,251+
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: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,35378 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$284
Chance against standard
-6.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,39984 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$283
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: 636 of 2,400.

Launches counted
63624 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-19.1%$54 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 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: 47 of 2,400 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 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: 636 of 2,400.

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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