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Niches / Hand-drawn + Roguelite

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Hand-drawn + Roguelite

Games tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelite: 52 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". 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.

Showing Hand-drawn + Roguelite 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 + Roguelite is too small to compare with Hand-drawn and is too small to compare with Roguelite: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.2 in 100 for Hand-drawn and 29.4 in 100 for Roguelite.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagHand-drawn
20.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.2 in 100
Typical earnings$16,231
Launches163 / 33 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairHand-drawn + Roguelite
2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 10 launches
$1k+10 of 10 launches
$10k+6 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 2 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRoguelite
29.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.4 in 100
Typical earnings$24,288
Launches381 / 112 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 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: 0.4 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 prices52 in pairUnder $522 in pair$5 to $1019 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 Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 20.3 in 100 for Hand-drawn-only games and 29.6 in 100 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hand-drawn alone and is too small to compare with Roguelite alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 10 launches · $10k+ 6 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

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

Rana Cardleads this pair35.9%
PairRana Card35.9%
Hand-drawnNine Sols31.7%
RogueliteHades II14.6%
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 + Roguelite

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

  • Rana Card earned 35.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 52 Hand-drawn + Roguelite launches.
  • Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 31.7% of its money.
  • Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 14.6% 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

Hand-drawn + Roguelite 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 + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view47 of 52 launchesWithout the breakout51 of 52 launchesLast 18 months13 of 52 launches
Launches counted522 hits472 hits511 hits131 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 52too few for a rate2 of 47too few for a rate1 of 51too few for a rate1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 58 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+10.6%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell-49.0%1.9 fewer in 100+100.0%3.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 52 launches.

Launches counted
522 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 52too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
23 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 58 in 100
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: 5 of 52 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
472 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 47too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+10.6%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rana Card (35.9% of the money): 51 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
511 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 51too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-49.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 52.

Launches counted
131 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+100.0%3.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 52 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: 5 of 52 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, Rana Card (35.9% of the money): 51 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: 13 of 52.

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 1,089 launchesWithout the breakout1,088 of 1,089 launchesLast 18 months266 of 1,089 launches
Launches counted1,08953 hits1,03152 hits1,08852 hits26614 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 215.0 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$856top tenth $32,534+$882$856$766
Chance against standardthe base+3.6%0.2 more in 100-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100+8.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.0%$26 more0.0%no change-10.5%$90 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,089 launches.

Launches counted
1,08953 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$856top tenth $32,534+
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: 58 of 1,089 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,03152 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$882
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.0%$26 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (31.7% of the money): 1,088 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,08852 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$856
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 266 of 1,089.

Launches counted
26614 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+8.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-10.5%$90 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,089 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: 58 of 1,089 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 (31.7% of the money): 1,088 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 1,089.

Roguelite 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.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
RogueliteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,871 of 2,007 launchesWithout the breakout2,006 of 2,007 launchesLast 18 months611 of 2,007 launches
Launches counted2,007186 hits1,871174 hits2,006185 hits61158 hits
Earned $100k+9.3 in 1001 in 119.3 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,150top tenth $91,243+$1,207$1,150$1,177
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-0.5%no change+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.0%$57 more0.0%no change+2.3%$27 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 launches.

Launches counted
2,007186 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150top tenth $91,243+
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: 136 of 2,007 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,871174 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,207
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+5.0%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (14.6% of the money): 2,006 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,006185 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 611 of 2,007.

Launches counted
61158 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,177
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.3%$27 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 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: 136 of 2,007 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 (14.6% of the money): 2,006 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: 611 of 2,007.

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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