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Niches / Idler + Pixel Graphics

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Idler + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Idler and Pixel Graphics: 162 indie paid launches, 13 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 Idler + Pixel Graphics priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Idler and is about level with Pixel Graphics; priced under $5 it beats both its tags.

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

Idler + Pixel Graphics beats both its tags: 4.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.6 in 100 for Idler and 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

That is 1 in 22, about 10 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag oneIdler
1.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 63
Typical earnings$283
Launches627 / 10 hits
Pair leads by3.0 in 100
1STWinner
This pairIdler + Pixel Graphics
4.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 22
Typical earnings$283
Launches130 / 6 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
0.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 125
Typical earnings$156
Launches2,124 / 17 hits
Pair leads by3.8 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Pixel Graphics 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 prices162 in pairUnder $5130 in pair$5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 130 games tagged both Idler and Pixel Graphics priced under $5. 4.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 497 for Idler-only games and 0.6 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Idler alone and beats Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 130 games priced under $5; 4.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 22), typical first-year earnings $283.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 130 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

Cast n Chillleads this pair33.7%
PairCast n Chill33.7%
IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions10.6%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Idler + 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

  • Cast n Chill earned 33.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 162 Idler + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 10.6% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% 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

Idler + 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.

Idler + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view153 of 162 launchesWithout the breakout161 of 162 launchesLast 18 months71 of 162 launches
Launches counted16213 hits15310 hits16112 hits717 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 126.5 in 1001 in 157.5 in 1001 in 139.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $52,683+$401$401$360
Chance against standardthe base-18.6%1.5 fewer in 100-7.1%0.6 fewer in 100+22.9%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.0%$4 less-1.0%$4 less-11.1%$45 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 162 launches.

Launches counted
16213 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $52,683+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 162 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
15310 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
-18.6%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$4 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (33.7% of the money): 161 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
16112 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$401
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$4 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 71 of 162.

Launches counted
717 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$360
Chance against standard
+22.9%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-11.1%$45 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 162 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 162 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, Cast n Chill (33.7% of the money): 161 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: 71 of 162.

Idler 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.

Idler through every lens, all prices
IdlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view767 of 841 launchesWithout the breakout840 of 841 launchesLast 18 months336 of 841 launches
Launches counted84138 hits76732 hits84037 hits33619 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.2 in 1001 in 244.4 in 1001 in 235.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$478top tenth $31,571+$478$478$459
Chance against standardthe base-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100+25.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.0%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 841 launches.

Launches counted
84138 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$478top tenth $31,571+
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: 74 of 841 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
76732 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (10.6% of the money): 840 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
84037 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 336 of 841.

Launches counted
33619 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
+25.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 841 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: 74 of 841 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, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (10.6% of the money): 840 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: 336 of 841.

Pixel Graphics is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launchesWithout the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launchesLast 18 months1,073 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686188 hits3,492169 hits3,685187 hits1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 206.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$459top tenth $28,145+$480$459$383
Chance against standardthe base-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.6%$21 more0.0%no change-16.6%$76 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.

Launches counted
3,686188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459top tenth $28,145+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 194 of 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,492169 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$480
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.6%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,073 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.6%$76 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 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: 194 of 3,686 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 (23.0% of the money): 3,685 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: 1,073 of 3,686.

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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