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Niches / Anime + Incremental

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Anime + Incremental

Games tagged both Anime and Incremental: 85 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Incremental 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

Anime + Incremental is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Incremental: 0 of its 69 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 681 launches for Anime and 1.1 in 100 for Incremental.

Small sample: 69 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAnime
3 of 681launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 681 launches
Typical earnings$237
Launches681 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAnime + Incremental
0 of 69launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 69 launches
$1k+4 of 69 launches
$10k+1 of 69 launches
Launches69 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 88
Typical earnings$182
Launches877 / 10 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Anime 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 prices85 in pairUnder $569 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $204: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 69 games tagged both Anime and Incremental priced under $5. 0 of 69 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 612 for Anime-only games and 1.2 in 100 for Incremental-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Incremental alone.

Both: 69 games priced under $5; 0 of 69 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 69 launches · $10k+ 1 of 69 launches · $100k+ 0 of 69 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 69 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

Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memoriesleads this pair36.6%
PairMystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories36.6%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.1%
Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.2%
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 Anime + Incremental

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

  • Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories earned 36.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 85 Anime + Incremental launches.
  • Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.1% of its money.
  • Incremental is led by (the) Gnorp Apologue, with 7.2% 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

Anime + Incremental 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.

Anime + Incremental through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view72 of 85 launchesWithout the breakout84 of 85 launchesLast 18 months28 of 85 launches
Launches counted851 hits721 hits840 hits281 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 85too few for a rate1 of 72too few for a rate0 of 84too few for a rate1 of 28too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+8 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 18 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+18.1%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%1.2 fewer in 100+203.6%2.4 more 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 Anime and Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 85 launches.

Launches counted
851 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 85too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
8 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 18 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: 13 of 85 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
721 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 72too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+18.1%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories (36.6% of the money): 84 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
840 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 84too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 85.

Launches counted
281 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 28too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+203.6%2.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 85 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: 13 of 85 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, Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories (36.6% of the money): 84 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: 28 of 85.

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

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,405 of 1,559 launchesWithout the breakout1,558 of 1,559 launchesLast 18 months429 of 1,559 launches
Launches counted1,559133 hits1,405111 hits1,558132 hits42939 hits
Earned $100k+8.5 in 1001 in 127.9 in 1001 in 138.5 in 1001 in 129.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,070top tenth $76,139+$1,043$1,070$1,308
Chance against standardthe base-7.4%0.6 fewer in 100-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100+6.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-2.5%$27 less0.0%no change+22.2%$238 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,559 launches.

Launches counted
1,559133 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,070top tenth $76,139+
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: 154 of 1,559 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,405111 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,043
Chance against standard
-7.4%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$27 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.1% of the money): 1,558 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,558132 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,070
Chance against standard
-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 429 of 1,559.

Launches counted
42939 hits
Earned $100k+
9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,308
Chance against standard
+6.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+22.2%$238 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,559 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: 154 of 1,559 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.1% of the money): 1,558 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: 429 of 1,559.

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

Incremental through every lens, all prices
IncrementalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,007 of 1,103 launchesWithout the breakout1,102 of 1,103 launchesLast 18 months395 of 1,103 launches
Launches counted1,10325 hits1,00723 hits1,10224 hits39513 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 463.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings$273top tenth $12,992+$288$273$257
Chance against standardthe base+0.8%no change-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100+45.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.5%$15 more0.0%no change-5.9%$16 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,103 launches.

Launches counted
1,10325 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$273top tenth $12,992+
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: 96 of 1,103 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,00723 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$288
Chance against standard
+0.8%no change
Typical against standard
+5.5%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.2% of the money): 1,102 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,10224 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 46
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
-3.9%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: 395 of 1,103.

Launches counted
39513 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$257
Chance against standard
+45.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.9%$16 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,103 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: 96 of 1,103 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.2% of the money): 1,102 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: 395 of 1,103.

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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