Developers behind the game Poncho have not made a single penny off the game yet

[Ljink96]

Mar1217 said:

Ljink96 said:

That's very true as well. 2D platformers really don't do that well unless it's Sonic, Mario, Kirby, etc. Established franchises. 

Or Shovel Knight.

I forgot about games like this. Games that are basically reimaginations/highly inspired by classics usually do very well too. Like Mutant Mudds, Shovel Night, etc. But even some games like that, Beard Blade, don't make it. What Faelco said really plays into this.