Niche

Dark Humor + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Dark Humor and Pixel Graphics: 42 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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.

$10 to $20

Showing Dark Humor + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20.

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

Dark Humor + Pixel Graphics is too small to compare with Dark Humor and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics: 3 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 30.1 in 100 for Dark Humor and 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Small sample: 10 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneDark Humor

30.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds30.1 in 100

$1k+84 in 100

$10k+59 in 100

Launches73 / 22 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairDark Humor + Pixel Graphics

3 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 10 launches

$1k+9 of 10 launches

$10k+6 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 3 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics

24.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.2 in 100

Typical earnings$15,625

Launches495 / 120 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices42 in pair Under $519 in pair $5 to $1013 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Dark Humor and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 3 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 30.2 in 100 for Dark Humor-only games and 24.1 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Dark Humor alone and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 10 launches · $10k+ 6 of 10 launches · $100k+ 3 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Kindergarten 3leads this pair54.9%

PairKindergarten 354.9%

Dark HumorAnother Crab's Treasure26.8%

Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE22.7%

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 Humor + 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

Kindergarten 3 earned 54.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Dark Humor + Pixel Graphics launches.
Dark Humor is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 26.8% of its money.
Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 22.7% 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 Humor + Pixel Graphics is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Dark Humor + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 42 launches	Without the breakout41 of 42 launches	Last 18 months13 of 42 launches
Launches counted	424 hits	394 hits	413 hits	131 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 42too few for a rate	4 of 39too few for a rate	3 of 41too few for a rate	1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 57 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.7%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.2%2.2 fewer in 100	-19.2%1.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
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 Humor and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted: 424 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 57 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: 3 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 394 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.7%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Kindergarten 3 (54.9% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 413 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.2%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 42.

Launches counted: 131 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -19.2%1.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark Humor and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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: 3 of 42 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, Kindergarten 3 (54.9% of the money): 41 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: 13 of 42.

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

Dark Humor through every lens, all prices
Dark Humor	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view361 of 378 launches	Without the breakout377 of 378 launches	Last 18 months109 of 378 launches
Launches counted	37838 hits	36135 hits	37737 hits	10913 hits
Earned $100k+	10.1 in 100	9.7 in 1001 in 10	9.8 in 1001 in 10	11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,217top tenth $103,463+	$1,217	$1,216	$1,636
Chance against standard	the base	-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100	-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+18.6%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-0.1%$1 less	+34.4%$419 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Humor, 12 to 36 months old: 378 launches.

Launches counted: 37838 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,217top tenth $103,463+
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: 17 of 378 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 36135 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,217
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (26.8% of the money): 377 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 37737 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,216
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.1%$1 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 109 of 378.

Launches counted: 10913 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,636
Chance against standard: +18.6%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +34.4%$419 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Humor, 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: 17 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, Another Crab's Treasure (26.8% 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: 109 of 378.

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.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel Graphics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,562 of 3,756 launches	Without the breakout3,755 of 3,756 launches	Last 18 months1,106 of 3,756 launches
Launches counted	3,756211 hits	3,562193 hits	3,755210 hits	1,10669 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 18	5.6 in 1001 in 18	6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$460top tenth $32,384+	$478	$460	$399
Chance against standard	the base	-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+11.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.9%$18 more	0.0%no change	-13.3%$61 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,756 launches.

Launches counted: 3,756211 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $460top tenth $32,384+
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 3,756 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,562193 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $478
Chance against standard: -3.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.9%$18 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (22.7% of the money): 3,755 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,755210 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $460
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,106 of 3,756.

Launches counted: 1,10669 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $399
Chance against standard: +11.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -13.3%$61 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,756 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 3,756 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 (22.7% of the money): 3,755 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: 1,106 of 3,756.

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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