Niche

Exploration + Fishing

Games tagged both Exploration and Fishing: 44 indie paid launches, 5 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 Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Exploration + Fishing priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Exploration and is about level with Fishing; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Exploration and is too small to compare with Fishing.

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

Exploration + Fishing is too small to compare with Exploration and is too small to compare with Fishing: 0 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.4 in 100 for Exploration and 2 of 79 launches for Fishing.

Small sample: 21 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagExploration

0.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 275

Typical earnings$217

Launches2,198 / 8 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairExploration + Fishing

0 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 21 launches

$1k+8 of 21 launches

$10k+2 of 21 launches

Launches21 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoFishing

2 of 79launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 79 launches

$1k+41 in 100

$10k+14 in 100

Launches79 / 2 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 $5Exploration 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 prices44 in pair Under $521 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Exploration and Fishing priced under $5. 0 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 in 100 for Exploration-only games and 2 of 58 for Fishing-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Exploration alone and is too small to compare with Fishing alone.

Both: 21 games priced under $5; 0 of 21 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 21 launches · $10k+ 2 of 21 launches · $100k+ 0 of 21 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

Mirthwoodleads this pair28.4%

PairMirthwood28.4%

ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong23.3%

FishingWEBFISHING23.6%

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 Exploration + Fishing

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

Mirthwood earned 28.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Exploration + Fishing launches.
Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 23.3% of its money.
Fishing is led by WEBFISHING, 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

Exploration + Fishing 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.

Exploration + Fishing through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view43 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 months15 of 44 launches
Launches counted	445 hits	435 hits	434 hits	151 hits
Earned $100k+	11.4 in 100	11.6 in 100	4 of 43too few for a rate	1 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 52 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.3%0.3 more in 100	-18.1%2.1 fewer in 100	-41.3%4.7 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	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Fishing, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 445 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.4 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 52 in 100
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: 1 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 435 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.3%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mirthwood (28.4% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 434 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -18.1%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 44.

Launches counted: 151 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -41.3%4.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Fishing, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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 44 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, Mirthwood (28.4% of the money): 43 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: 15 of 44.

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
Exploration	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,432 of 4,635 launches	Without the breakout4,634 of 4,635 launches	Last 18 months1,277 of 4,635 launches
Launches counted	4,635375 hits	4,432357 hits	4,634374 hits	1,27799 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	8.1 in 1001 in 12	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$876top tenth $64,081+	$894	$876	$858
Chance against standard	the base	-0.4%no change	-0.2%no change	-4.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.1%$18 more	0.0%no change	-2.1%$18 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,635 launches.

Launches counted: 4,635375 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $876top tenth $64,081+
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: 203 of 4,635 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,432357 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $894
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: +2.1%$18 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (23.3% of the money): 4,634 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,634374 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $876
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,277 of 4,635.

Launches counted: 1,27799 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $858
Chance against standard: -4.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.1%$18 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,635 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: 203 of 4,635 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 (23.3% of the money): 4,634 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: 1,277 of 4,635.

Fishing 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.

Fishing through every lens, all prices
Fishing	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view139 of 147 launches	Without the breakout146 of 147 launches	Last 18 months51 of 147 launches
Launches counted	14720 hits	13919 hits	14619 hits	518 hits
Earned $100k+	13.6 in 100	13.7 in 100	13.0 in 100	15.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,200top tenth $233,568+	$1,413	$1,200	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%0.1 more in 100	-4.3%0.6 fewer in 100	+15.3%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+17.8%$213 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Fishing, 12 to 36 months old: 147 launches.

Launches counted: 14720 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,200top tenth $233,568+
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: 8 of 147 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 13919 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,413
Chance against standard: +0.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +17.8%$213 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, WEBFISHING (23.6% of the money): 146 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 14619 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,200
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 147.

Launches counted: 518 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +15.3%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Fishing, 12 to 36 months old: 147 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: 8 of 147 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, WEBFISHING (23.6% of the money): 146 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: 51 of 147.

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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