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Family Friendly + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Family Friendly and Pixel Graphics: 147 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Family Friendly + Pixel Graphics priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 it is level with Family Friendly and trails Pixel Graphics.

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

Family Friendly + Pixel Graphics is level with Family Friendly and trails Pixel Graphics: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.1 in 100 for Family Friendly and 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDTied
Tag onemood tagFamily Friendly
0.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 1,000
Typical earnings$140
Launches742 / 1 hits
Pair is level0.1 in 100
2NDTied
This pairFamily Friendly + Pixel Graphics
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$202
Launches103 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
0.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 125
Typical earnings$182
Launches2,369 / 19 hits
Pair trails by0.8 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Family Friendly 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices147 in pairUnder $5103 in pair$5 to $1034 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 103 games tagged both Family Friendly and Pixel Graphics priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.2 for Family Friendly-only games and 0.8 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is level with Family Friendly alone and trails Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 103 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $202.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 103 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

Tetris® Foreverleads this pair29.4%
PairTetris® Forever29.4%
Family FriendlyLittle Kitty, Big City14.6%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE27.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Family Friendly + 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

  • Tetris® Forever earned 29.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 147 Family Friendly + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Family Friendly is led by Little Kitty, Big City, with 14.6% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 27.7% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Family Friendly + Pixel Graphics is one-hit market: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Family Friendly + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view147 of 147 launchesWithout the breakout146 of 147 launchesLast 18 months75 of 147 launches
Launches counted1472 hits1472 hits1461 hits751 hits
Earned $100k+1.4 in 1001 in 711.4 in 1001 in 710.7 in 1001 in 1431.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings$323top tenth $6,374+$323$323$282
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-50.0%0.7 fewer in 100-7.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-12.7%$41 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Family Friendly and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 147 launches.

Launches counted
1472 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$323top tenth $6,374+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 147 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1472 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Tetris® Forever (29.4% of the money): 146 launches left.

Launches counted
1461 hits
Earned $100k+
0.7 in 1001 in 143
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-50.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 75 of 147.

Launches counted
751 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$282
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.7%$41 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Family Friendly and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 147 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 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, Tetris® Forever (29.4% of the money): 146 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 75 of 147.

Family Friendly holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Family Friendly through every lens, all prices
Family FriendlyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,382 of 1,390 launchesWithout the breakout1,389 of 1,390 launchesLast 18 months743 of 1,390 launches
Launches counted1,39052 hits1,38251 hits1,38951 hits74323 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 273.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$401top tenth $19,435+$401$401$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-24.4%$98 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Family Friendly, 6 to 30 months old: 1,390 launches.

Launches counted
1,39052 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$401top tenth $19,435+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 1,390 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,38251 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Kitty, Big City (14.6% of the money): 1,389 launches left.

Launches counted
1,38951 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 743 of 1,390.

Launches counted
74323 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-16.2%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-24.4%$98 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Family Friendly, 6 to 30 months old: 1,390 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 1,390 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, Little Kitty, Big City (14.6% of the money): 1,389 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 743 of 1,390.

Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,987 of 4,188 launchesWithout the breakout4,187 of 4,188 launchesLast 18 months2,352 of 4,188 launches
Launches counted4,188220 hits3,987201 hits4,187219 hits2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $31,416+$485$485$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.5%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.

Launches counted
4,188220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $31,416+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 201 of 4,188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,987201 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.

Launches counted
4,187219 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

Launches counted
2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 201 of 4,188 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 (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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