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Niches / Abstract + First-Person

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Abstract + First-Person

Games tagged both Abstract and First-Person: 63 indie paid launches, 1 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 Abstract + First-Person priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Abstract + First-Person trails both its tags: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Abstract and 0.6 in 100 for First-Person.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagAbstract
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$202
Launches331 / 2 hits
Pair trails by0.6 in 100
3RDThird
This pairAbstract + First-Person
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$404
Launches38 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagFirst-Person
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$303
Launches2,311 / 14 hits
Pair trails by0.6 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Abstract 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 prices63 in pairUnder $538 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 38 games tagged both Abstract and First-Person priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.7 for Abstract-only games and 0.6 for First-Person-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 38 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $404.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 38 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

Disillusion STleads this pair28.0%
PairDisillusion ST28.0%
AbstractMycopunk19.3%
First-PersonSchedule I16.7%
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 Abstract + First-Person

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

  • Disillusion ST earned 28.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 63 Abstract + First-Person launches.
  • Abstract is led by Mycopunk, with 19.3% of its money.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 16.7% 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

Abstract + First-Person 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.

Abstract + First-Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view61 of 63 launchesWithout the breakout62 of 63 launchesLast 18 months35 of 63 launches
Launches counted631 hits611 hits620 hits350 hits
Earned $100k+1.6 in 1001 in 631.6 in 1001 in 630.0 in 1000.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$862top tenth $9,110+$862$862$1,133
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+31.4%$271 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 63 launches.

Launches counted
631 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$862top tenth $9,110+
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: 2 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
611 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Disillusion ST (28.0% of the money): 62 launches left.

Launches counted
620 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 35 of 63.

Launches counted
350 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,133
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+31.4%$271 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 63 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: 2 of 63 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, Disillusion ST (28.0% of the money): 62 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 35 of 63.

Abstract is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Abstract through every lens, all prices
AbstractBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view468 of 492 launchesWithout the breakout491 of 492 launchesLast 18 months290 of 492 launches
Launches counted49211 hits46810 hits49110 hits2909 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.1 in 1001 in 482.0 in 1001 in 503.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$424top tenth $8,210+$425$421$606
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more-0.7%$3 less+42.9%$182 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted
49211 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$424top tenth $8,210+
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: 24 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
46810 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.

Launches counted
49110 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-9.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$3 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

Launches counted
2909 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
+40.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+42.9%$182 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 6 to 30 months old: 492 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: 24 of 492 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, Mycopunk (19.3% of the money): 491 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 290 of 492.

First-Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,135 of 4,266 launchesWithout the breakout4,265 of 4,266 launchesLast 18 months2,372 of 4,266 launches
Launches counted4,266296 hits4,135284 hits4,265295 hits2,372163 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$849top tenth $40,885+$849$849$728
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-14.3%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.

Launches counted
4,266296 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849top tenth $40,885+
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: 131 of 4,266 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,135284 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.

Launches counted
4,265295 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.

Launches counted
2,372163 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-14.3%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 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: 131 of 4,266 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, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.

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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