Niche

Bullet Hell + Platformer

Games tagged both Bullet Hell and Platformer: 65 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

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 30+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 30+ launches Reset

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

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

10 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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TIEA tie

Tag oneBullet Hell

17.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.5 in 100

Typical earnings$7,849

Launches126 / 22 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pairBullet Hell + Platformer

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches10

10 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

TIEA tie

Tag twoPlatformer

15.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.5 in 100

Typical earnings$7,756

Launches310 / 48 hits

Pairno reading

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 prices65 in pair Under $541 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Bullet Hell and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 17.2 in 100 for Bullet Hell-only games and 15.3 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Bullet Hell alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,116.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Neon Abyss 2leads this pair63.4%

PairNeon Abyss 263.4%

Bullet HellDELTARUNE44.0%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong64.8%

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 Bullet Hell + 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

Neon Abyss 2 earned 63.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 65 Bullet Hell + Platformer launches.
Bullet Hell is led by DELTARUNE, with 44.0% of its money.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 64.8% 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

Bullet Hell + Platformer is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Bullet Hell + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view64 of 65 launches	Without the breakout64 of 65 launches	Last 18 months22 of 65 launches
Launches counted	652 hits	641 hits	641 hits	221 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 65too few for a rate	1 of 64too few for a rate	1 of 64too few for a rate	1 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$242top tenth $6,116+	$242	$242	$230
Chance against standard	the base	-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100	+47.7%1.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	-5.0%$12 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 65 launches.

Launches counted: 652 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $242top tenth $6,116+
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: 1 of 65 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 641 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 64too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $242
Chance against standard: -49.2%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Neon Abyss 2 (63.4% of the money): 64 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 641 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 64too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $242
Chance against standard: -49.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 65.

Launches counted: 221 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $230
Chance against standard: +47.7%1.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -5.0%$12 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 65 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: 1 of 65 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, Neon Abyss 2 (63.4% of the money): 64 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: 22 of 65.

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

Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
Bullet Hell	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,303 of 1,359 launches	Without the breakout1,358 of 1,359 launches	Last 18 months377 of 1,359 launches
Launches counted	1,35955 hits	1,30348 hits	1,35854 hits	37715 hits
Earned $100k+	4.0 in 1001 in 25	3.7 in 1001 in 27	4.0 in 1001 in 25	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$501top tenth $22,489+	$505	$501	$574
Chance against standard	the base	-9.0%0.4 fewer in 100	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.8%$4 more	0.0%no change	+14.6%$73 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,359 launches.

Launches counted: 1,35955 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $501top tenth $22,489+
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: 56 of 1,359 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,30348 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $505
Chance against standard: -9.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.8%$4 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (44.0% of the money): 1,358 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,35854 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $501
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 377 of 1,359.

Launches counted: 37715 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +14.6%$73 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,359 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: 56 of 1,359 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 (44.0% of the money): 1,358 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: 377 of 1,359.

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
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches	Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches	Last 18 months636 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted	2,40085 hits	2,35378 hits	2,39984 hits	63624 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$283top tenth $11,251+	$284	$283	$229
Chance against standard	the base	-6.4%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.1%no change	+6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.4%$1 more	0.0%no change	-19.1%$54 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

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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