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Niches / Precision Platformer + Side Scroller

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Precision Platformer + Side Scroller

Games tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller: 139 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".
  • 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 Precision Platformer + Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Precision Platformer and trails Side Scroller; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Precision Platformer + Side Scroller beats both its tags: 2 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.5 in 100 for Precision Platformer and 12.8 in 100 for Side Scroller.

Small sample: 14 launches, 2 hits.

2NDTied
Tag onePrecision Platformer
12.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.5 in 100
Typical earnings$8,499
Launches88 / 11 hits
Pair leads by1.8 in 100
1STWinner
This pairPrecision Platformer + Side Scroller
2 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 14 launches
Typical earnings$9,714
Launches14 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDTied
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
12.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,120
Launches149 / 19 hits
Pair leads by1.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Side Scroller 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices139 in pairUnder $588 in pair$5 to $1036 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 14.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 12.2 for Precision Platformer-only games and 12.6 for Side Scroller-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 14.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,714.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotusleads this pair40.6%
PairBō: Path of the Teal Lotus40.6%
Precision PlatformerWhite Knuckle36.9%
Side ScrollerAbsolum17.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Precision Platformer + Side Scroller

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

  • Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus earned 40.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 139 Precision Platformer + Side Scroller launches.
  • Precision Platformer is led by White Knuckle, with 36.9% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Absolum, with 17.8% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Precision Platformer + Side Scroller is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Precision Platformer + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view136 of 139 launchesWithout the breakout138 of 139 launchesLast 18 months74 of 139 launches
Launches counted1393 hits1363 hits1382 hits741 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.2 in 1001 in 451.4 in 1001 in 711.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings$524top tenth $16,184+$606$524$443
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-36.4%0.8 fewer in 100-36.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+15.6%$82 more0.0%no change-15.5%$81 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 139 launches.

Launches counted
1393 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$524top tenth $16,184+
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: 3 of 139 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1363 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+15.6%$82 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus (40.6% of the money): 138 launches left.

Launches counted
1382 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$524
Chance against standard
-36.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 74 of 139.

Launches counted
741 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$443
Chance against standard
-36.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-15.5%$81 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 139 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: 3 of 139 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, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus (40.6% of the money): 138 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 74 of 139.

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

Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
Precision PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view935 of 948 launchesWithout the breakout947 of 948 launchesLast 18 months513 of 948 launches
Launches counted94816 hits93514 hits94715 hits5137 hits
Earned $100k+1.7 in 1001 in 591.5 in 1001 in 671.6 in 1001 in 631.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $6,678+$303$303$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-11.8%0.2 fewer in 100-5.9%0.1 fewer in 100-17.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-20.1%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 948 launches.

Launches counted
94816 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $6,678+
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: 13 of 948 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
93514 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-11.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (36.9% of the money): 947 launches left.

Launches counted
94715 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 513 of 948.

Launches counted
5137 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-17.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 948 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: 13 of 948 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, White Knuckle (36.9% of the money): 947 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 513 of 948.

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

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side ScrollerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,105 of 1,126 launchesWithout the breakout1,125 of 1,126 launchesLast 18 months592 of 1,126 launches
Launches counted1,12638 hits1,10538 hits1,12537 hits59222 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.3 in 1001 in 303.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$401top tenth $18,826+$385$385$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100+8.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.0%$16 less-4.0%$16 less-24.4%$98 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 launches.

Launches counted
1,12638 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$401top tenth $18,826+
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: 21 of 1,126 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10538 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$385
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-4.0%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.

Launches counted
1,12537 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$385
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$16 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.

Launches counted
59222 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
+8.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-24.4%$98 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 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: 21 of 1,126 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, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.

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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