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Niches / Fantasy + Pixel Graphics
Fantasy + Pixel Graphics
Games tagged both Fantasy and Pixel Graphics: 424 indie paid launches, 17 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Fantasy + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Fantasy and is about level with Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Fantasy and trails Pixel Graphics.
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.
Fantasy + Pixel Graphics is about level with Fantasy and trails Pixel Graphics: 14.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.8 in 100 for Fantasy and 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.
That is about 0.7 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 70 games tagged both Fantasy and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 14.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.7 in 100 for Fantasy-only games and 25.9 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is about level with Fantasy alone and trails Pixel Graphics alone.
Both: 70 games priced $10 to $20; 14.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 79 in 100 · $10k+ 39 in 100 · $100k+ 14 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 70 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
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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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.
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.
Fantasy + Pixel Graphics 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view411 of 424 launches | Without the breakout423 of 424 launches | Last 18 months129 of 424 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 42417 hits | 41117 hits | 42316 hits | 1297 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 5.4 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $510top tenth $15,172+ | $514 | $510 | $579 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +3.2%0.1 more in 100 | -5.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | +35.3%1.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +0.8%$4 more | 0.0%no change | +13.5%$69 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Fantasy and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 424 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 424 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Dark Deity 2 (9.6% of the money): 423 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 129 of 424.
Fantasy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| Fantasy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,727 of 1,807 launches | Without the breakout1,806 of 1,807 launches | Last 18 months519 of 1,807 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,807118 hits | 1,727114 hits | 1,806117 hits | 51942 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 8.1 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $618top tenth $35,216+ | $638 | $618 | $780 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.1%0.1 more in 100 | -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | +23.9%1.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +3.2%$20 more | 0.0%no change | +26.2%$162 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,807 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 80 of 1,807 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (20.1% of the money): 1,806 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 519 of 1,807.
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 | 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 |
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,756 launches.
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.
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.
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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