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Niches / Isometric + Relaxing

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Isometric + Relaxing

Games tagged both Isometric and Relaxing: 76 indie paid launches, 3 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 Isometric + Relaxing priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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

Isometric + Relaxing is too small to compare with Isometric and is too small to compare with Relaxing: 0 of its 42 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 189 launches for Isometric and 0.9 in 100 for Relaxing.

Small sample: 42 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagIsometric
0 of 189launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 189 launches
Typical earnings$179
Launches189 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairIsometric + Relaxing
0 of 42launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 42 launches
$1k+31 in 100
$10k+2 of 42 launches
Launches42 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagRelaxing
0.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 106
Typical earnings$214
Launches1,591 / 15 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Isometric 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 prices76 in pairUnder $542 in pair$5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 42 games tagged both Isometric and Relaxing priced under $5. 0 of 42 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 147 for Isometric-only games and 1.0 in 100 for Relaxing-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Isometric alone and is too small to compare with Relaxing alone.

Both: 42 games priced under $5; 0 of 42 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 31 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 42 launches · $100k+ 0 of 42 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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

Monument Valley 3leads this pair41.1%
PairMonument Valley 341.1%
IsometricPath of Exile 266.4%
RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.8%
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 Isometric + Relaxing

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

  • Monument Valley 3 earned 41.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 76 Isometric + Relaxing launches.
  • Isometric is led by Path of Exile 2, with 66.4% of its money.
  • Relaxing is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 11.8% 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

Isometric + Relaxing 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.

Isometric + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view75 of 76 launchesWithout the breakout75 of 76 launchesLast 18 months26 of 76 launches
Launches counted763 hits752 hits752 hits262 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 76too few for a rate2 of 75too few for a rate2 of 75too few for a rate2 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-32.4%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell-32.4%1.3 fewer in 100+94.9%3.7 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 Isometric and Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 76 launches.

Launches counted
763 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 76too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 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: 1 of 76 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
752 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-32.4%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Monument Valley 3 (41.1% of the money): 75 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
752 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-32.4%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 76.

Launches counted
262 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+94.9%3.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Isometric and Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 76 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: 1 of 76 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, Monument Valley 3 (41.1% of the money): 75 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: 26 of 76.

Isometric is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 2 more lenses too.

Isometric through every lens, all prices
IsometricBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view454 of 458 launchesWithout the breakout457 of 458 launchesLast 18 months134 of 458 launches
Launches counted45845 hits45443 hits45744 hits13415 hits
Earned $100k+9.8 in 1001 in 109.5 in 1001 in 119.6 in 1001 in 1011.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$945top tenth $99,896+$938$938$1,622
Chance against standardthe base-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100+13.9%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.7%$7 less-0.7%$7 less+71.6%$677 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Isometric, 12 to 36 months old: 458 launches.

Launches counted
45845 hits
Earned $100k+
9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$945top tenth $99,896+
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: 4 of 458 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45443 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$938
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$7 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (66.4% of the money): 457 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
45744 hits
Earned $100k+
9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$938
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$7 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 134 of 458.

Launches counted
13415 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,622
Chance against standard
+13.9%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+71.6%$677 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Isometric, 12 to 36 months old: 458 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: 4 of 458 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, Path of Exile 2 (66.4% of the money): 457 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: 134 of 458.

Relaxing is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
RelaxingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,354 of 2,484 launchesWithout the breakout2,483 of 2,484 launchesLast 18 months794 of 2,484 launches
Launches counted2,484138 hits2,354129 hits2,483137 hits79463 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 187.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$489top tenth $32,973+$519$478$390
Chance against standardthe base-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%no change+42.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.1%$30 more-2.2%$11 less-20.2%$99 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,484 launches.

Launches counted
2,484138 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$489top tenth $32,973+
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: 130 of 2,484 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,354129 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$519
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.1%$30 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,483 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,483137 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
-2.2%$11 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 794 of 2,484.

Launches counted
79463 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$390
Chance against standard
+42.8%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.2%$99 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,484 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: 130 of 2,484 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,483 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: 794 of 2,484.

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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