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Niches / Abstract + Minimalist

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Abstract + Minimalist

Games tagged both Abstract and Minimalist: 132 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". 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Abstract + Minimalist priced under $5, 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?Under $5

Abstract + Minimalist is too small to compare with Abstract and is too small to compare with Minimalist: 1 of its 100 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 322 launches for Abstract and 4 of 789 launches for Minimalist.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 100 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAbstract
1 of 322launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 322 launches
Typical earnings$161
Launches322 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAbstract + Minimalist
1 of 100launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 100 launches
Typical earnings$175
Launches100 / 1 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMinimalist
4 of 789launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 789 launches
Typical earnings$106
Launches789 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices132 in pairUnder $5100 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 100 games tagged both Abstract and Minimalist priced under $5. 1 of 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 222 for Abstract-only games and 3 of 689 for Minimalist-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Abstract alone and is too small to compare with Minimalist alone.

Both: 100 games priced under $5; 1 of 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $175.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 100 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

Strange Jigsawsleads this pair40.6%
PairStrange Jigsaws40.6%
AbstractMycopunk24.7%
MinimalistCast n Chill20.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Abstract + Minimalist

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

  • Strange Jigsaws earned 40.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 132 Abstract + Minimalist launches.
  • Abstract is led by Mycopunk, with 24.7% of its money.
  • Minimalist is led by Cast n Chill, with 20.6% 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

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

Abstract + Minimalist through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view130 of 132 launchesWithout the breakout131 of 132 launchesLast 18 months46 of 132 launches
Launches counted1321 hits1301 hits1310 hits461 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 132too few for a rate1 of 130too few for a rate0 of 131too few for a rate1 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$310top tenth $7,074+$350$292under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.5%no change; too few to tell-100.0%0.8 fewer in 100+187.0%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+12.9%$40 more-5.8%$18 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 132 launches.

Launches counted
1321 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 132too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$310top tenth $7,074+
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: 2 of 132 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1301 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 130too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$350
Chance against standard
+1.5%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+12.9%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Strange Jigsaws (40.6% of the money): 131 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1310 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 131too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$292
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.8%$18 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 132.

Launches counted
461 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+187.0%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 132 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: 2 of 132 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, Strange Jigsaws (40.6% of the money): 131 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: 46 of 132.

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

Abstract through every lens, all prices
AbstractBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view444 of 465 launchesWithout the breakout464 of 465 launchesLast 18 months164 of 465 launches
Launches counted4657 hits4446 hits4646 hits1646 hits
Earned $100k+1.5 in 1001 in 661.4 in 1001 in 741.3 in 1001 in 773.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$356top tenth $6,538+$357$356$605
Chance against standardthe base-10.2%0.2 fewer in 100-14.1%0.2 fewer in 100+143.0%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.3%$1 more0.0%no change+69.9%$249 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 12 to 36 months old: 465 launches.

Launches counted
4657 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 66
Typical first-year earnings
$356top tenth $6,538+
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: 21 of 465 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4446 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 74
Typical first-year earnings
$357
Chance against standard
-10.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.3%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mycopunk (24.7% of the money): 464 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4646 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$356
Chance against standard
-14.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 164 of 465.

Launches counted
1646 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$605
Chance against standard
+143.0%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+69.9%$249 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Abstract, 12 to 36 months old: 465 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: 21 of 465 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 (24.7% of the money): 464 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: 164 of 465.

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

Minimalist through every lens, all prices
MinimalistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,039 of 1,069 launchesWithout the breakout1,068 of 1,069 launchesLast 18 months321 of 1,069 launches
Launches counted1,06924 hits1,03924 hits1,06823 hits32111 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.3 in 1001 in 432.2 in 1001 in 463.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$175top tenth $5,648+$179$175$161
Chance against standardthe base+2.9%0.1 more in 100-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100+52.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.3%$4 more0.0%no change-8.0%$14 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,069 launches.

Launches counted
1,06924 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$175top tenth $5,648+
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: 30 of 1,069 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03924 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.3%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (20.6% of the money): 1,068 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06823 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 46
Typical first-year earnings
$175
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 321 of 1,069.

Launches counted
32111 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$161
Chance against standard
+52.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.0%$14 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,069 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: 30 of 1,069 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, Cast n Chill (20.6% of the money): 1,068 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: 321 of 1,069.

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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