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Niches / Collectathon + Platformer

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Collectathon + Platformer

Games tagged both Collectathon and Platformer: 141 indie paid launches, 3 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 Collectathon + Platformer 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

Collectathon + Platformer is too small to compare with Collectathon and is too small to compare with Platformer: 1 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for Collectathon and 15.5 in 100 for Platformer.

Small sample: 23 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
13.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.3 in 100
Typical earnings$6,569
Launches113 / 15 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCollectathon + Platformer
1 of 23launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 23 launches
Typical earnings$10,341
Launches23 / 1 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.

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What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Collectathon and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 1 of 23 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 in 100 for Collectathon-only games and 16.4 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Collectathon alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 23 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 23 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $10,341.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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

Squirrel with a Gunleads this pair46.7%
PairSquirrel with a Gun46.7%
CollectathonTCG Card Shop Simulator55.4%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong64.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Collectathon + 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

  • Squirrel with a Gun earned 46.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 141 Collectathon + Platformer launches.
  • Collectathon is led by TCG Card Shop Simulator, with 55.4% 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

Collectathon + Platformer holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Collectathon + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view141 of 141 launchesWithout the breakout140 of 141 launchesLast 18 months41 of 141 launches
Launches counted1413 hits1413 hits1402 hits411 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 141too few for a rate3 of 141too few for a rate2 of 140too few for a rate1 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$340top tenth $24,729+$340$340$229
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-32.9%0.7 fewer in 100+14.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-32.6%$111 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Collectathon and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 141 launches.

Launches counted
1413 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 141too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$340top tenth $24,729+
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 141 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1413 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 141too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$340
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Squirrel with a Gun (46.7% of the money): 140 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1402 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 140too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$340
Chance against standard
-32.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 41 of 141.

Launches counted
411 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+14.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-32.6%$111 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Collectathon and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 141 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 141 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, Squirrel with a Gun (46.7% of the money): 140 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: 41 of 141.

Collectathon is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Collectathon through every lens, all prices
CollectathonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view711 of 745 launchesWithout the breakout744 of 745 launchesLast 18 months220 of 745 launches
Launches counted74527 hits71126 hits74426 hits2207 hits
Earned $100k+3.6 in 1001 in 283.7 in 1001 in 273.5 in 1001 in 293.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$604top tenth $24,729+$627$604$607
Chance against standardthe base+0.9%no change-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-12.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.8%$23 more0.0%no change+0.5%$3 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Collectathon, 12 to 36 months old: 745 launches.

Launches counted
74527 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$604top tenth $24,729+
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: 34 of 745 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
71126 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$627
Chance against standard
+0.9%no change
Typical against standard
+3.8%$23 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (55.4% of the money): 744 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
74426 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$604
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 220 of 745.

Launches counted
2207 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-12.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.5%$3 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Collectathon, 12 to 36 months old: 745 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: 34 of 745 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, TCG Card Shop Simulator (55.4% of the money): 744 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: 220 of 745.

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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