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Niches / 2D + Pixel Graphics
2D + Pixel Graphics
Games tagged both 2D and Pixel Graphics: 2,310 indie paid launches, 100 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2D and is about level with Pixel Graphics.
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.
2D + Pixel Graphics beats 2D and is about level with Pixel Graphics: 23.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.6 in 100 for 2D and 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.
That is about 1.1 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 230 games tagged both 2D and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 23.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.4 in 100 for 2D-only games and 24.9 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix beats 2D alone and is about level with Pixel Graphics alone.
Both: 230 games priced $10 to $20; 23.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $17,161.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 230 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
2D + Pixel Graphics holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,198 of 2,310 launches | Without the breakout2,309 of 2,310 launches | Last 18 months674 of 2,310 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,310100 hits | 2,19895 hits | 2,30999 hits | 67436 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $300top tenth $18,614+ | $319 | $295 | $273 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.2%no change | -1.0%no change | +23.4%1.0 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +6.3%$19 more | -1.7%$5 less | -9.0%$27 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 2,310 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 112 of 2,310 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (42.3% of the money): 2,309 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 674 of 2,310.
2D holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,851 of 8,361 launches | Without the breakout8,360 of 8,361 launches | Last 18 months2,328 of 8,361 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,361283 hits | 7,851261 hits | 8,360282 hits | 2,32884 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $290top tenth $13,574+ | $295 | $290 | $273 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | +6.6%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +1.7%$5 more | 0.0%no change | -5.9%$17 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 510 of 8,361 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (39.4% of the money): 8,360 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,328 of 8,361.
Pixel Graphics is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| Pixel Graphics | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,562 of 3,756 launches | Without the breakout3,755 of 3,756 launches | Last 18 months1,106 of 3,756 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,756211 hits | 3,562193 hits | 3,755210 hits | 1,10669 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.4 in 1001 in 18 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $460top tenth $32,384+ | $478 | $460 | $399 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -3.5%0.2 fewer in 100 | -0.4%no change | +11.1%0.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +3.9%$18 more | 0.0%no change | -13.3%$61 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,756 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 194 of 3,756 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (22.7% of the money): 3,755 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,106 of 3,756.
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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