Niches / Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics

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Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics: 378 indie paid launches, 20 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 100+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Action Roguelike and is about level with Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

45 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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TIEA tie

Tag oneAction Roguelike

27.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds27.0 in 100

Typical earnings$17,627

Launches244 / 66 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pairAction Roguelike + Pixel Graphics

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches45

45 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics

24.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.2 in 100

Typical earnings$15,625

Launches491 / 119 hits

Pairno reading

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 $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: 0.4 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 prices378 in pair Under $5243 in pair $5 to $1089 in pair $10 to $2045 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 24.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 27.6 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix trails Action Roguelike alone and is about level with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 45 games priced $10 to $20; 24.4 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 96 in 100 · $10k+ 71 in 100 · $100k+ 24 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Heroes of Hammerwatch IIleads this pair18.0%

PairHeroes of Hammerwatch II18.0%

Action RoguelikeHades II24.4%

Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. 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

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The leaders, in words

Heroes of Hammerwatch II earned 18.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 378 Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics launches.
Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 24.4% of its money.
Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.6% 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

Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Action Roguelike + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view362 of 378 launches	Without the breakout377 of 378 launches	Last 18 months102 of 378 launches
Launches counted	37820 hits	36217 hits	37719 hits	1027 hits
Earned $100k+	5.3 in 1001 in 19	4.7 in 1001 in 21	5.0 in 1001 in 20	6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$690top tenth $37,883+	$708	$657	$803
Chance against standard	the base	-11.2%0.6 fewer in 100	-4.7%0.3 fewer in 100	+29.7%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.6%$18 more	-4.8%$33 less	+16.4%$113 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 378 launches.

Launches counted: 37820 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $690top tenth $37,883+
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: 16 of 378 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 36217 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $708
Chance against standard: -11.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +2.6%$18 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Heroes of Hammerwatch II (18.0% of the money): 377 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 37719 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $657
Chance against standard: -4.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.8%$33 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 102 of 378.

Launches counted: 1027 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $803
Chance against standard: +29.7%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +16.4%$113 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 378 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: 16 of 378 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, Heroes of Hammerwatch II (18.0% of the money): 377 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: 102 of 378.

Action Roguelike 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.

Action Roguelike through every lens, all prices
Action Roguelike	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,659 of 1,740 launches	Without the breakout1,739 of 1,740 launches	Last 18 months477 of 1,740 launches
Launches counted	1,740124 hits	1,659115 hits	1,739123 hits	47735 hits
Earned $100k+	7.1 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.1 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$657top tenth $57,858+	$714	$632	$766
Chance against standard	the base	-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+8.7%$57 more	-3.8%$25 less	+16.6%$109 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,740 launches.

Launches counted: 1,740124 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $657top tenth $57,858+
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: 81 of 1,740 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,659115 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $714
Chance against standard: -2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +8.7%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (24.4% of the money): 1,739 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,739123 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $632
Chance against standard: -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.8%$25 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 477 of 1,740.

Launches counted: 47735 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $766
Chance against standard: +3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +16.6%$109 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,740 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: 81 of 1,740 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 (24.4% of the money): 1,739 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: 477 of 1,740.

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 Graphics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launches	Without the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launches	Last 18 months1,072 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted	3,686206 hits	3,492187 hits	3,685205 hits	1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 19	5.6 in 1001 in 18	6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$449top tenth $31,794+	$476	$449	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.5%no change	+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.0%$27 more	0.0%no change	-14.7%$66 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted: 3,686206 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $449top tenth $31,794+
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: 3,492187 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $476
Chance against standard: -4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +6.0%$27 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.6% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,685205 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $449
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: 1,072 of 3,686.

Launches counted: 1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: -14.7%$66 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 (23.6% 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: 1,072 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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