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Niches / 2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics

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2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both 2D Fighter and Pixel Graphics: 84 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". 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.

Showing 2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics is too small to compare with 2D Fighter and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics: 2 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Fighter and 21.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 15 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag one2D Fighter
13.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.3 in 100
Typical earnings$5,065
Launches60 / 8 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics
2 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 15 launches
Typical earnings$10,468
Launches15 / 2 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
21.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.8 in 100
Typical earnings$11,719
Launches491 / 107 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 $20Pixel Graphics 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 prices84 in pairUnder $546 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $2015 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both 2D Fighter and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 2 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 13.3 in 100 for 2D Fighter-only games and 22.1 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D Fighter alone and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 15 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $10,468.

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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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 Few Quick Matchesleads this pair38.4%
PairA Few Quick Matches38.4%
2D FighterRivals of Aether II21.5%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics

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

  • A Few Quick Matches earned 38.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 84 2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • 2D Fighter is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 21.5% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% 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

2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D Fighter + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view75 of 84 launchesWithout the breakout83 of 84 launchesLast 18 months31 of 84 launches
Launches counted843 hits753 hits832 hits311 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 84too few for a rate3 of 75too few for a rate2 of 83too few for a rate1 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$153top tenth $11,110+$188$135$153
Chance against standardthe base+12.0%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell-32.5%1.2 fewer in 100-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+22.9%$35 more; too few to tell-11.8%$18 less0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 84 launches.

Launches counted
843 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 84too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$153top tenth $11,110+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 84 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
753 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 75too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$188
Chance against standard
+12.0%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+22.9%$35 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Few Quick Matches (38.4% of the money): 83 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
832 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 83too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$135
Chance against standard
-32.5%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.8%$18 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 84.

Launches counted
311 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$153
Chance against standard
-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D Fighter and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 84 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: 9 of 84 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 Few Quick Matches (38.4% of the money): 83 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: 31 of 84.

2D Fighter is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

2D Fighter through every lens, all prices
2D FighterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view362 of 390 launchesWithout the breakout389 of 390 launchesLast 18 months120 of 390 launches
Launches counted39014 hits36213 hits38913 hits1203 hits
Earned $100k+3.6 in 1001 in 283.6 in 1001 in 283.3 in 1001 in 303 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$180top tenth $11,856+$188$170$76
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-6.9%0.2 fewer in 100-30.4%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+4.4%$8 more-5.6%$10 less-57.8%$104 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Fighter, 12 to 36 months old: 390 launches.

Launches counted
39014 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$180top tenth $11,856+
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: 28 of 390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
36213 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$188
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+4.4%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (21.5% of the money): 389 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
38913 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$170
Chance against standard
-6.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.6%$10 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 120 of 390.

Launches counted
1203 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 120too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$76
Chance against standard
-30.4%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-57.8%$104 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D Fighter, 12 to 36 months old: 390 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: 28 of 390 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, Rivals of Aether II (21.5% of the money): 389 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: 120 of 390.

Pixel Graphics is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launchesWithout the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launchesLast 18 months1,073 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686188 hits3,492169 hits3,685187 hits1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 206.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$459top tenth $28,145+$480$459$383
Chance against standardthe base-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.6%$21 more0.0%no change-16.6%$76 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.

Launches counted
3,686188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459top tenth $28,145+
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: 194 of 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,492169 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$480
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.6%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,073 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.6%$76 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 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: 194 of 3,686 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, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 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: 1,073 of 3,686.

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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