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Niches / Life Sim + Pixel Graphics

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Life Sim + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Life Sim and Pixel Graphics: 77 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 Life Sim + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Life Sim and beats Pixel Graphics.

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

Life Sim + Pixel Graphics is about level with Life Sim and beats Pixel Graphics: 33.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 30.5 in 100 for Life Sim and 21.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

That is about 1.9 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneLife Sim
30.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds30.5 in 100
Typical earnings$28,398
Launches233 / 71 hits
A tie, apart by2.9 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairLife Sim + Pixel Graphics
33.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds33.3 in 100
Typical earnings$62,544
Launches30 / 10 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
21.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.8 in 100
Typical earnings$11,719
Launches491 / 107 hits
Pair leads by11.5 in 100
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 $20Pixel 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 prices77 in pairUnder $534 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Life Sim and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 33.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 30.0 in 100 for Life Sim-only games and 21.0 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 33.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $62,544.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

Fields of Mistrialeads this pair48.4%
PairFields of Mistria48.4%
Life SimSupermarket Simulator25.0%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Life Sim + 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

  • Fields of Mistria earned 48.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 77 Life Sim + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Life Sim is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 25.0% 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

Life Sim + 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.

Life Sim + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view72 of 77 launchesWithout the breakout76 of 77 launchesLast 18 months28 of 77 launches
Launches counted7713 hits7211 hits7612 hits286 hits
Earned $100k+16.9 in 10015.3 in 10015.8 in 1006 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,466top tenth $249,749+$1,473$1,466$689
Chance against standardthe base-9.5%1.6 fewer in 100-6.5%1.1 fewer in 100+26.9%4.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.5%$7 more; too few to tell0.0%no change-53.0%$777 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 77 launches.

Launches counted
7713 hits
Earned $100k+
16.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,466top tenth $249,749+
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: 5 of 77 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7211 hits
Earned $100k+
15.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,473
Chance against standard
-9.5%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.5%$7 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fields of Mistria (48.4% of the money): 76 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7612 hits
Earned $100k+
15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,466
Chance against standard
-6.5%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 77.

Launches counted
286 hits
Earned $100k+
6 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$689
Chance against standard
+26.9%4.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-53.0%$777 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 77 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 77 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, Fields of Mistria (48.4% of the money): 76 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: 28 of 77.

Life Sim 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.

Life Sim through every lens, all prices
Life SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view847 of 895 launchesWithout the breakout894 of 895 launchesLast 18 months292 of 895 launches
Launches counted895116 hits847108 hits894115 hits29241 hits
Earned $100k+13.0 in 10012.8 in 10012.9 in 10014.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,834top tenth $148,718+$1,915$1,834$2,011
Chance against standardthe base-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+8.3%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.4%$81 more0.0%no change+9.7%$177 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 895 launches.

Launches counted
895116 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,834top tenth $148,718+
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: 48 of 895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
847108 hits
Earned $100k+
12.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,915
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.4%$81 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (25.0% of the money): 894 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
894115 hits
Earned $100k+
12.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,834
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 292 of 895.

Launches counted
29241 hits
Earned $100k+
14.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,011
Chance against standard
+8.3%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+9.7%$177 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 895 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: 48 of 895 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, Supermarket Simulator (25.0% of the money): 894 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: 292 of 895.

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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