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Niches / Creature Collector + Exploration

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Creature Collector + Exploration

Games tagged both Creature Collector and Exploration: 101 indie paid launches, 10 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Creature Collector + Exploration priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Creature Collector and is about level with Exploration; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Creature Collector and is too small to compare with Exploration.

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

Creature Collector + Exploration is too small to compare with Creature Collector and is too small to compare with Exploration: 4 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.3 in 100 for Creature Collector and 17.3 in 100 for Exploration.

Small sample: 22 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCreature Collector
25.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.3 in 100
Typical earnings$19,165
Launches79 / 20 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCreature Collector + Exploration
4 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 22 launches
Typical earnings$6,317
Launches22 / 4 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagExploration
17.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,369
Launches878 / 152 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Exploration 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices101 in pairUnder $544 in pair$5 to $1027 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Creature Collector and Exploration priced $10 to $20. 4 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 28.1 in 100 for Creature Collector-only games and 17.3 in 100 for Exploration-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Creature Collector alone and is too small to compare with Exploration alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 22 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,317.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Towers of Aghasbaleads this pair27.1%
PairTowers of Aghasba27.1%
Creature CollectorPalworld86.7%
ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong21.4%
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 Creature Collector + Exploration

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

  • Towers of Aghasba earned 27.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 101 Creature Collector + Exploration launches.
  • Creature Collector is led by Palworld, with 86.7% of its money.
  • Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 21.4% 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

Creature Collector + Exploration 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.

Creature Collector + Exploration through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view97 of 101 launchesWithout the breakout100 of 101 launchesLast 18 months22 of 101 launches
Launches counted10110 hits9710 hits1009 hits222 hits
Earned $100k+9.9 in 1001 in 1010.3 in 1009.0 in 1001 in 112 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$718top tenth $88,331+$737$718$3,448
Chance against standardthe base+4.1%0.4 more in 100-9.1%0.9 fewer in 100-8.2%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+2.6%$19 more; too few to tell0.0%no change+380.2%$2,730 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Creature Collector and Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 101 launches.

Launches counted
10110 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$718top tenth $88,331+
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: 4 of 101 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9710 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$737
Chance against standard
+4.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.6%$19 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Towers of Aghasba (27.1% of the money): 100 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1009 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$718
Chance against standard
-9.1%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 101.

Launches counted
222 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$3,448
Chance against standard
-8.2%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+380.2%$2,730 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Creature Collector and Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 101 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: 4 of 101 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, Towers of Aghasba (27.1% of the money): 100 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: 22 of 101.

Creature Collector is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Creature Collector through every lens, all prices
Creature CollectorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view450 of 492 launchesWithout the breakout491 of 492 launchesLast 18 months161 of 492 launches
Launches counted49239 hits45035 hits49138 hits16115 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 139.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$908top tenth $56,466+$1,070$851$1,149
Chance against standardthe base-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100+17.5%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+17.8%$162 more-6.3%$57 less+26.5%$241 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Creature Collector, 12 to 36 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted
49239 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$908top tenth $56,466+
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: 42 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45035 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,070
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+17.8%$162 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (86.7% of the money): 491 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
49138 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$851
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.3%$57 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 161 of 492.

Launches counted
16115 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,149
Chance against standard
+17.5%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+26.5%$241 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Creature Collector, 12 to 36 months old: 492 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: 42 of 492 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, Palworld (86.7% of the money): 491 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: 161 of 492.

Exploration 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.

Exploration through every lens, all prices
ExplorationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,379 of 4,579 launchesWithout the breakout4,578 of 4,579 launchesLast 18 months1,268 of 4,579 launches
Launches counted4,579337 hits4,379321 hits4,578336 hits1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 147.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$861top tenth $53,530+$862$861$861
Chance against standardthe base-0.4%no change-0.3%no change+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 launches.

Launches counted
4,579337 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$861top tenth $53,530+
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: 200 of 4,579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,379321 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,578336 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,268 of 4,579.

Launches counted
1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 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: 200 of 4,579 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 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: 1,268 of 4,579.

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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