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Niches / Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics

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Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics: 406 indie paid launches, 22 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 Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Action Roguelike and is level with Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics beats both its tags: 30.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.9 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 22.4 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

That is about 1.6 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
26.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.9 in 100
Typical earnings$16,088
Launches268 / 72 hits
Pair leads by3.3 in 100
1STWinner
This pairAction Roguelike + Pixel Graphics
30.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds30.2 in 100
Typical earnings$24,037
Launches43 / 13 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
22.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.4 in 100
Typical earnings$12,749
Launches535 / 120 hits
Pair leads by7.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 43 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 30.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 26.2 for Action Roguelike-only games and 21.7 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 43 games priced $10 to $20; 30.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,037.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 43 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

BALL x PITleads this pair34.7%
PairBALL x PIT34.7%
Action RoguelikeHades II33.9%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE27.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action Roguelike + 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

  • BALL x PIT earned 34.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 406 Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 33.9% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 27.7% 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

Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view394 of 406 launchesWithout the breakout405 of 406 launchesLast 18 months223 of 406 launches
Launches counted40622 hits39419 hits40521 hits22310 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 194.8 in 1001 in 215.2 in 1001 in 194.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$707top tenth $33,649+$707$685$545
Chance against standardthe yardstick-11.1%0.6 fewer in 100-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100-16.7%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-3.1%$22 less-22.9%$162 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 406 launches.

Launches counted
40622 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$707top tenth $33,649+
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: 12 of 406 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
39419 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
-11.1%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, BALL x PIT (34.7% of the money): 405 launches left.

Launches counted
40521 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$685
Chance against standard
-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.1%$22 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 223 of 406.

Launches counted
22310 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
-16.7%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-22.9%$162 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 406 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: 12 of 406 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, BALL x PIT (34.7% of the money): 405 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 223 of 406.

Action Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action Roguelike through every lens, all prices
Action RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,862 of 1,947 launchesWithout the breakout1,946 of 1,947 launchesLast 18 months1,082 of 1,947 launches
Launches counted1,947119 hits1,862110 hits1,946118 hits1,08257 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 165.9 in 1001 in 176.1 in 1001 in 165.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$645top tenth $41,876+$666$645$534
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.3%0.2 fewer in 1000.0%no change-13.1%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.3%$21 more0.0%no change-17.2%$111 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 1,947 launches.

Launches counted
1,947119 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$645top tenth $41,876+
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: 85 of 1,947 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,862110 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$666
Chance against standard
-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.3%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (33.9% of the money): 1,946 launches left.

Launches counted
1,946118 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$645
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: 1,082 of 1,947.

Launches counted
1,08257 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$534
Chance against standard
-13.1%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-17.2%$111 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 1,947 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: 85 of 1,947 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, Hades II (33.9% of the money): 1,946 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,082 of 1,947.

Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,987 of 4,188 launchesWithout the breakout4,187 of 4,188 launchesLast 18 months2,352 of 4,188 launches
Launches counted4,188220 hits3,987201 hits4,187219 hits2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $31,416+$485$485$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.5%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.

Launches counted
4,188220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $31,416+
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: 201 of 4,188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,987201 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.

Launches counted
4,187219 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

Launches counted
2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 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: 201 of 4,188 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 (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

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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