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Niches / Metroidvania + Platformer

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Metroidvania + Platformer

Games tagged both Metroidvania and Platformer: 218 indie paid launches, 34 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Metroidvania + Platformer priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Metroidvania + Platformer beats both its tags: 30.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.5 in 100 for Metroidvania and 16.6 in 100 for Platformer.

That is about 1.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneMetroidvania
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$23,478
Launches151 / 37 hits
Pair leads by6.4 in 100
1STWinner
This pairMetroidvania + Platformer
30.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds30.9 in 100
Typical earnings$26,717
Launches68 / 21 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoPlatformer
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches337 / 56 hits
Pair leads by14.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices218 in pairUnder $562 in pair$5 to $1077 in pair$10 to $2068 in pair$20 to $4011 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 68 games tagged both Metroidvania and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 30.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 19.3 for Metroidvania-only games and 13.0 for Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 68 games priced $10 to $20; 30.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $26,717.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 68 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Hollow Knight: Silksongleads this pair75.1%
PairHollow Knight: Silksong75.1%
MetroidvaniaHollow Knight: Silksong68.4%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong59.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Metroidvania + 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

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong earned 75.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 218 Metroidvania + Platformer launches.
  • It also leads Metroidvania, with 68.4% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Platformer, with 59.3% of that tag's 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Metroidvania + Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Metroidvania + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view209 of 218 launchesWithout the breakout217 of 218 launchesLast 18 months107 of 218 launches
Launches counted21834 hits20931 hits21733 hits10714 hits
Earned $100k+15.6 in 10014.8 in 10015.2 in 10013.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,367top tenth $199,194+$2,427$2,324$2,894
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.1%0.8 fewer in 100-2.6%0.4 fewer in 100-16.0%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.5%$60 more-1.8%$43 less+22.3%$527 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Metroidvania and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 218 launches.

Launches counted
21834 hits
Earned $100k+
15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,367top tenth $199,194+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 218 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
20931 hits
Earned $100k+
14.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,427
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.5%$60 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (75.1% of the money): 217 launches left.

Launches counted
21733 hits
Earned $100k+
15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,324
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$43 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 107 of 218.

Launches counted
10714 hits
Earned $100k+
13.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,894
Chance against standard
-16.0%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+22.3%$527 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Metroidvania and Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 218 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 218 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 (75.1% of the money): 217 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 107 of 218.

Metroidvania holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
MetroidvaniaBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view406 of 420 launchesWithout the breakout419 of 420 launchesLast 18 months232 of 420 launches
Launches counted42061 hits40658 hits41960 hits23229 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 10014.3 in 10014.3 in 10012.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,894top tenth $168,221+$3,031$2,893$2,901
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.7%$137 more0.0%$1 less+0.2%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.

Launches counted
42061 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,894top tenth $168,221+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 420 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
40658 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,031
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$137 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.

Launches counted
41960 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,893
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

Launches counted
23229 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,901
Chance against standard
-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 420 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 (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,538 of 2,585 launchesWithout the breakout2,584 of 2,585 launchesLast 18 months1,343 of 2,585 launches
Launches counted2,585100 hits2,53892 hits2,58499 hits1,34349 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.6 in 1001 in 283.8 in 1001 in 263.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$321top tenth $13,152+$323$321$281
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.6%$2 more0.0%no change-12.5%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,585 launches.

Launches counted
2,585100 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$321top tenth $13,152+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,53892 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.6%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (59.3% of the money): 2,584 launches left.

Launches counted
2,58499 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$321
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,343 of 2,585.

Launches counted
1,34349 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$281
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.5%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 2,585 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,585 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 (59.3% of the money): 2,584 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,343 of 2,585.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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