Niche

Physics + Platformer

Games tagged both Physics and Platformer: 195 indie paid launches, 5 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 100+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Physics + Platformer priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Physics and is about level 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

15 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner

Tag onemood tagPhysics

20.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.7 in 100

Typical earnings$10,805

Launches164 / 34 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pairPhysics + Platformer

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to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches15

15 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up

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 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Physics is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices195 in pair Under $5138 in pair $5 to $1042 in pair $10 to $2015 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Physics and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 2 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 21.5 in 100 for Physics-only games and 15.6 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Physics alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 15 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,051.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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

A Difficult Game About Climbingleads this pair32.4%

PairA Difficult Game About Climbing32.4%

PhysicsR.E.P.O.34.1%

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 Physics + 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

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The leaders, in words

A Difficult Game About Climbing earned 32.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 195 Physics + Platformer launches.
Physics is led by R.E.P.O., with 34.1% 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

Physics + 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.

Physics + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view194 of 195 launches	Without the breakout194 of 195 launches	Last 18 months58 of 195 launches
Launches counted	1955 hits	1945 hits	1944 hits	582 hits
Earned $100k+	2.6 in 1001 in 39	2.6 in 1001 in 39	4 of 194too few for a rate	2 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$229top tenth $6,371+	$229	$229	$287
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-19.6%0.5 fewer in 100	+34.5%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	+25.3%$58 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 195 launches.

Launches counted: 1955 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $229top tenth $6,371+
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: 1 of 195 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1945 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +0.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Difficult Game About Climbing (32.4% of the money): 194 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1944 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 194too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: -19.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 58 of 195.

Launches counted: 582 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $287
Chance against standard: +34.5%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +25.3%$58 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 195 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 195 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, A Difficult Game About Climbing (32.4% of the money): 194 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: 58 of 195.

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

Physics through every lens, all prices
Physics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,122 of 1,143 launches	Without the breakout1,142 of 1,143 launches	Last 18 months313 of 1,143 launches
Launches counted	1,14369 hits	1,12268 hits	1,14268 hits	31325 hits
Earned $100k+	6.0 in 1001 in 17	6.1 in 1001 in 17	6.0 in 1001 in 17	8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$404top tenth $26,262+	$405	$404	$478
Chance against standard	the base	+0.4%no change	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+32.3%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.2%$1 more	0.0%no change	+18.3%$74 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,143 launches.

Launches counted: 1,14369 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $404top tenth $26,262+
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: 21 of 1,143 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,12268 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $405
Chance against standard: +0.4%no change
Typical against standard: +0.2%$1 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (34.1% of the money): 1,142 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,14268 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $404
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 313 of 1,143.

Launches counted: 31325 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $478
Chance against standard: +32.3%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.3%$74 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,143 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: 21 of 1,143 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, R.E.P.O. (34.1% of the money): 1,142 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: 313 of 1,143.

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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