Niche

Dark + Point & Click

Games tagged both Dark and Point & Click: 68 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Dark + Point & Click 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

Dark + Point & Click is too small to compare with Dark and is too small to compare with Point & Click: 1 of its 44 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.7 in 100 for Dark and 4 of 1,045 launches for Point & Click.

Small sample: 44 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagDark

0.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 141

Typical earnings$337

Launches703 / 5 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairDark + Point & Click

1 of 44launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 44 launches

Typical earnings$956

Launches44 / 1 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPoint & Click

4 of 1,045launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 1,045 launches

Typical earnings$229

Launches1,045 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Dark 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 prices68 in pair Under $544 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 44 games tagged both Dark and Point & Click priced under $5. 1 of 44 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 659 for Dark-only games and 3 of 1,001 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Dark alone and is too small to compare with Point & Click alone.

Both: 44 games priced under $5; 1 of 44 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $956.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 44 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

Strange Antiquitiesleads this pair67.6%

PairStrange Antiquities67.6%

DarkNo, I'm not a Human12.2%

Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut15.5%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dark + Point & Click

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

Strange Antiquities earned 67.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 68 Dark + Point & Click launches.
Dark is led by No, I'm not a Human, with 12.2% of its money.
Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 15.5% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Dark + Point & Click is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Dark + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view67 of 68 launches	Without the breakout67 of 68 launches	Last 18 months20 of 68 launches
Launches counted	682 hits	672 hits	671 hits	202 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 68too few for a rate	2 of 67too few for a rate	1 of 67too few for a rate	2 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,757top tenth $19,765+	$1,717	$1,717	$1,492
Chance against standard	the base	+1.5%no change; too few to tell	-49.3%1.4 fewer in 100	+240.0%7.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-2.3%$40 less; too few to tell	-2.3%$40 less	-15.1%$265 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 68 launches.

Launches counted: 682 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 68too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,757top tenth $19,765+
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 68 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 672 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,717
Chance against standard: +1.5%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -2.3%$40 less; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Strange Antiquities (67.6% of the money): 67 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 671 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,717
Chance against standard: -49.3%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.3%$40 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 68.

Launches counted: 202 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,492
Chance against standard: +240.0%7.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -15.1%$265 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 68 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 68 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, Strange Antiquities (67.6% of the money): 67 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: 20 of 68.

Dark 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.

Dark through every lens, all prices
Dark	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,200 of 1,223 launches	Without the breakout1,222 of 1,223 launches	Last 18 months340 of 1,223 launches
Launches counted	1,22367 hits	1,20065 hits	1,22266 hits	34019 hits
Earned $100k+	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 19	5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$843top tenth $31,969+	$844	$843	$861
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+2.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.1%$1 more	0.0%no change	+2.1%$18 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 12 to 36 months old: 1,223 launches.

Launches counted: 1,22367 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $843top tenth $31,969+
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: 23 of 1,223 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,20065 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $844
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.1%$1 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No, I'm not a Human (12.2% of the money): 1,222 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,22266 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $843
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 340 of 1,223.

Launches counted: 34019 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $861
Chance against standard: +2.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.1%$18 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 12 to 36 months old: 1,223 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: 23 of 1,223 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, No, I'm not a Human (12.2% of the money): 1,222 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: 340 of 1,223.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & Click	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,670 of 1,725 launches	Without the breakout1,724 of 1,725 launches	Last 18 months525 of 1,725 launches
Launches counted	1,72560 hits	1,67057 hits	1,72459 hits	52521 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$510top tenth $15,314+	$531	$510	$402
Chance against standard	the base	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.1%$21 more	0.0%no change	-21.2%$108 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 launches.

Launches counted: 1,72560 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $510top tenth $15,314+
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: 55 of 1,725 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,67057 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $531
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.1%$21 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,72459 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $510
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 525 of 1,725.

Launches counted: 52521 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $402
Chance against standard: +15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: -21.2%$108 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 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: 55 of 1,725 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 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: 525 of 1,725.

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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