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Niches / Hand-drawn + Roguelike

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Hand-drawn + Roguelike

Games tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelike: 48 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Hand-drawn + Roguelike 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

Hand-drawn + Roguelike is too small to compare with Hand-drawn and is too small to compare with Roguelike: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.0 in 100 for Hand-drawn and 24.9 in 100 for Roguelike.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagHand-drawn
16.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.0 in 100
Typical earnings$12,173
Launches163 / 26 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairHand-drawn + Roguelike
1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 10 launches
Typical earnings$15,898
Launches10 / 1 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRoguelike
24.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.9 in 100
Typical earnings$16,055
Launches410 / 102 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Hand-drawn 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices48 in pairUnder $521 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 16.3 in 100 for Hand-drawn-only games and 25.3 in 100 for Roguelike-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hand-drawn alone and is too small to compare with Roguelike alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,898.

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

Monster Battlesleads this pair30.7%
PairMonster Battles30.7%
Hand-drawnNine Sols31.2%
RoguelikeHades II15.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hand-drawn + Roguelike

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

  • Monster Battles earned 30.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 48 Hand-drawn + Roguelike launches.
  • Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 31.2% of its money.
  • Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 15.9% 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

Hand-drawn + Roguelike holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Hand-drawn + Roguelike through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 48 launchesWithout the breakout47 of 48 launchesLast 18 months12 of 48 launches
Launches counted481 hits421 hits470 hits121 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 48too few for a rate1 of 42too few for a rate0 of 47too few for a rate1 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$745top tenth $25,058+$745$626$745
Chance against standardthe base+14.3%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.1 fewer in 100+300.0%6.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-16.0%$119 less0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 48 launches.

Launches counted
481 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$745top tenth $25,058+
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: 6 of 48 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
421 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 42too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$745
Chance against standard
+14.3%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Monster Battles (30.7% of the money): 47 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
470 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 47too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$626
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.0%$119 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 48.

Launches counted
121 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$745
Chance against standard
+300.0%6.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 48 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: 6 of 48 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, Monster Battles (30.7% of the money): 47 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: 12 of 48.

Hand-drawn 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.

Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
Hand-drawnBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,031 of 1,088 launchesWithout the breakout1,087 of 1,088 launchesLast 18 months266 of 1,088 launches
Launches counted1,08843 hits1,03142 hits1,08742 hits26610 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 254.1 in 1001 in 253.9 in 1001 in 263.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$865top tenth $26,247+$910$862$765
Chance against standardthe base+3.1%0.1 more in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-4.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.2%$45 more-0.3%$3 less-11.6%$100 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,088 launches.

Launches counted
1,08843 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$865top tenth $26,247+
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: 57 of 1,088 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03142 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$910
Chance against standard
+3.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.2%$45 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (31.2% of the money): 1,087 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,08742 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 266 of 1,088.

Launches counted
26610 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$765
Chance against standard
-4.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.6%$100 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,088 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: 57 of 1,088 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, Nine Sols (31.2% of the money): 1,087 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: 266 of 1,088.

Roguelike 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.

Roguelike through every lens, all prices
RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,939 of 2,082 launchesWithout the breakout2,081 of 2,082 launchesLast 18 months639 of 2,082 launches
Launches counted2,082166 hits1,939152 hits2,081165 hits63954 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 137.9 in 1001 in 138.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$965top tenth $63,646+$1,065$958$1,052
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-0.6%no change+6.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.4%$100 more-0.7%$7 less+9.0%$87 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 2,082 launches.

Launches counted
2,082166 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$965top tenth $63,646+
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: 143 of 2,082 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,939152 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,065
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+10.4%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (15.9% of the money): 2,081 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,081165 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$958
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
-0.7%$7 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 639 of 2,082.

Launches counted
63954 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,052
Chance against standard
+6.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+9.0%$87 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 2,082 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: 143 of 2,082 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, Hades II (15.9% of the money): 2,081 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: 639 of 2,082.

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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