Niche

Exploration + Stealth

Games tagged both Exploration and Stealth: 109 indie paid launches, 16 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 Exploration + Stealth priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Exploration and is about level with Stealth; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Exploration and is too small to compare with Stealth.

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

Exploration + Stealth is too small to compare with Exploration and is too small to compare with Stealth: 9 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.8 in 100 for Exploration and 29.1 in 100 for Stealth.

Small sample: 16 launches, 9 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagExploration

20.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.8 in 100

Typical earnings$12,514

Launches878 / 183 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairExploration + Stealth

9 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds9 of 16 launches

$1k+13 of 16 launches

$10k+11 of 16 launches

Launches16 / 9 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoStealth

29.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds29.1 in 100

$1k+80 in 100

$10k+51 in 100

Launches55 / 16 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 5 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: 0.4 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 prices109 in pair Under $550 in pair $5 to $1035 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Exploration and Stealth priced $10 to $20. 9 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 20.2 in 100 for Exploration-only games and 17.9 in 100 for Stealth-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Exploration alone and is too small to compare with Stealth alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 9 of 16 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 16 launches · $10k+ 11 of 16 launches · $100k+ 9 of 16 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dreamleads this pair22.3%

PairEriksholm: The Stolen Dream22.3%

ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong22.3%

StealthR.E.P.O.65.4%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Exploration + Stealth

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

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream earned 22.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 109 Exploration + Stealth launches.
Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 22.3% of its money.
Stealth is led by R.E.P.O., with 65.4% 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

Exploration + Stealth 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 + Stealth through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view106 of 109 launches	Without the breakout108 of 109 launches	Last 18 months42 of 109 launches
Launches counted	10916 hits	10615 hits	10815 hits	426 hits
Earned $100k+	14.7 in 100	14.2 in 100	13.9 in 100	14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$760top tenth $163,528+	$795	$760	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-3.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-5.4%0.8 fewer in 100	-2.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.6%$35 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 both Exploration and Stealth, 12 to 36 months old: 109 launches.

Launches counted: 10916 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $760top tenth $163,528+
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: 3 of 109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 10615 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $795
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.6%$35 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (22.3% of the money): 108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 10815 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $760
Chance against standard: -5.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 42 of 109.

Launches counted: 426 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -2.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Stealth, 12 to 36 months old: 109 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 109 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, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (22.3% of the money): 108 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: 42 of 109.

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 view4,381 of 4,582 launches	Without the breakout4,581 of 4,582 launches	Last 18 months1,268 of 4,582 launches
Launches counted	4,582382 hits	4,381366 hits	4,581381 hits	1,268105 hits
Earned $100k+	8.3 in 1001 in 12	8.4 in 1001 in 12	8.3 in 1001 in 12	8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$877top tenth $65,025+	$901	$877	$884
Chance against standard	the base	+0.2%no change	-0.2%no change	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.7%$24 more	0.0%no change	+0.8%$7 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,582 launches.

Launches counted: 4,582382 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $877top tenth $65,025+
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: 201 of 4,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,381366 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $901
Chance against standard: +0.2%no change
Typical against standard: +2.7%$24 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (22.3% of the money): 4,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,581381 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $877
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: 1,268 of 4,582.

Launches counted: 1,268105 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $884
Chance against standard: -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.8%$7 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,582 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: 201 of 4,582 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 (22.3% of the money): 4,581 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 4,582.

Stealth is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Stealth through every lens, all prices
Stealth	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view344 of 353 launches	Without the breakout352 of 353 launches	Last 18 months102 of 353 launches
Launches counted	35343 hits	34442 hits	35242 hits	10210 hits
Earned $100k+	12.2 in 100	12.2 in 100	11.9 in 100	9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$724top tenth $135,017+	$748	$724	$625
Chance against standard	the base	+0.2%no change	-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100	-19.5%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.3%$24 more	0.0%no change	-13.7%$99 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Stealth, 12 to 36 months old: 353 launches.

Launches counted: 35343 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $724top tenth $135,017+
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: 9 of 353 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 34442 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $748
Chance against standard: +0.2%no change
Typical against standard: +3.3%$24 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (65.4% of the money): 352 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 35242 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $724
Chance against standard: -2.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 102 of 353.

Launches counted: 10210 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $625
Chance against standard: -19.5%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -13.7%$99 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Stealth, 12 to 36 months old: 353 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: 9 of 353 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, R.E.P.O. (65.4% of the money): 352 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: 102 of 353.

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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