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Niches / Abstract + Surreal

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Abstract + Surreal

Games tagged both Abstract and Surreal: 46 indie paid launches, 2 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 + Surreal 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

Abstract + Surreal is too small to compare with Abstract and is too small to compare with Surreal: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 43 launches for Abstract and 23.1 in 100 for Surreal.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAbstract
4 of 43launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 43 launches
$1k+79 in 100
$10k+37 in 100
Launches43 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAbstract + Surreal
2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 10 launches
$1k+10 of 10 launches
$10k+6 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagSurreal
23.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.1 in 100
$1k+88 in 100
$10k+62 in 100
Launches78 / 18 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Abstract 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 prices46 in pairUnder $523 in pair$5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Abstract and Surreal priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 33 for Abstract-only games and 23.5 in 100 for Surreal-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Abstract alone and is too small to compare with Surreal alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 10 launches · $10k+ 6 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Monument Valley 3leads this pair48.1%
PairMonument Valley 348.1%
AbstractMycopunk24.7%
SurrealINDIKA14.1%
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 Abstract + Surreal

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

  • Monument Valley 3 earned 48.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 46 Abstract + Surreal launches.
  • Abstract is led by Mycopunk, with 24.7% of its money.
  • Surreal is led by INDIKA, with 14.1% 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 + Surreal 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.

Abstract + Surreal through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view45 of 46 launchesWithout the breakout45 of 46 launchesLast 18 months24 of 46 launches
Launches counted462 hits451 hits451 hits241 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 46too few for a rate1 of 45too few for a rate1 of 45too few for a rate1 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 61 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-48.9%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell-48.9%2.1 fewer in 100-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 46 launches.

Launches counted
462 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 46too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 61 in 100
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: 1 of 46 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
451 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 45too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-48.9%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Monument Valley 3 (48.1% of the money): 45 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
451 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 45too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-48.9%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 46.

Launches counted
241 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Abstract and Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 46 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: 1 of 46 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, Monument Valley 3 (48.1% of the money): 45 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: 24 of 46.

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.

Surreal 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.

Surreal through every lens, all prices
SurrealBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view553 of 579 launchesWithout the breakout578 of 579 launchesLast 18 months157 of 579 launches
Launches counted57935 hits55333 hits57834 hits1577 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 174.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$1,034top tenth $46,867+$1,020$1,034$1,161
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100-26.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.4%$14 less0.0%no change+12.3%$127 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 579 launches.

Launches counted
57935 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034top tenth $46,867+
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: 26 of 579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
55333 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,020
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$14 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, INDIKA (14.1% of the money): 578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
57834 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 579.

Launches counted
1577 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,161
Chance against standard
-26.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$127 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 579 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: 26 of 579 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, INDIKA (14.1% of the money): 578 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: 157 of 579.

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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