Precision Platformer + 2D Platformer: a typical launch earns $363 in its first year

That is the median of 231 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 8 of 453 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 14.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 9% on the year before: 293 against 270.

Price: $363
Price vs a year earlier: +16.1%
Releases, 12 months: 293
Upcoming games: 602
Games on the store: 2,190

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Precision Platformer + 2D Platformer on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.10%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.07% to 0.13%	20 ranked of 602 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,717 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	0.64xhits against expected	0.44x to 1.00x	453 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#5,041 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. One game dominates the figure	+29%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	+8% to +57%	42 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#524 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	+3%review growth against same-age games	−7% to +15%	42 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,842 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 8
Expected: 14.1

Launches: 453
Hit rate: 1.5%0.8% to 3.6%
Expected rate: 3.1%
Against expected: 0.64x0.44x to 1.00x

Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.

Revenue spread

452 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $0
Median: $303
Top tenth: $10,157

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 293
Prior 12 months: 270

Change: +9%
Against Steam: −21%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

Precision PlatformerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
2D PlatformerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.

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