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Niches / Linear + Pixel Graphics

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Linear + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Linear and Pixel Graphics: 181 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Linear + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Linear + Pixel Graphics is too small to compare with Linear and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 3 of 86 launches for Linear and 21.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagLinear
3 of 86launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 86 launches
Typical earnings$3,511
Launches86 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairLinear + Pixel Graphics
1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 10 launches
Typical earnings$8,941
Launches10 / 1 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
21.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.8 in 100
Typical earnings$11,719
Launches491 / 107 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 $20Linear 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 prices181 in pairUnder $5128 in pair$5 to $1043 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Linear and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 76 for Linear-only games and 22.0 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Linear alone and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,941.

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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

再刷一把2：金色传说leads this pair34.4%
Pair再刷一把2：金色传说34.4%
LinearSpilled!11.0%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Linear + 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

  • 再刷一把2：金色传说 earned 34.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 181 Linear + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Linear is led by Spilled!, with 11.0% 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

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

Linear + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view174 of 181 launchesWithout the breakout180 of 181 launchesLast 18 months57 of 181 launches
Launches counted1813 hits1742 hits1802 hits572 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 181too few for a rate2 of 174too few for a rate2 of 180too few for a rate2 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$256top tenth $5,053+$264$256$229
Chance against standardthe base-30.7%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell-33.0%0.5 fewer in 100+111.7%1.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+3.1%$8 more0.0%no change-10.5%$27 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 181 launches.

Launches counted
1813 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 181too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$256top tenth $5,053+
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: 7 of 181 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1742 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 174too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$264
Chance against standard
-30.7%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+3.1%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 再刷一把2：金色传说 (34.4% of the money): 180 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1802 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 180too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$256
Chance against standard
-33.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 181.

Launches counted
572 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+111.7%1.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-10.5%$27 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 181 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: 7 of 181 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, 再刷一把2：金色传说 (34.4% of the money): 180 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: 57 of 181.

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

Linear through every lens, all prices
LinearBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,010 of 1,038 launchesWithout the breakout1,037 of 1,038 launchesLast 18 months289 of 1,038 launches
Launches counted1,0389 hits1,0107 hits1,0378 hits2894 hits
Earned $100k+0.9 in 1001 in 1150.7 in 1001 in 1440.8 in 1001 in 1304 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$313top tenth $5,620+$328$313$287
Chance against standardthe base-20.1%0.2 fewer in 100-11.0%0.1 fewer in 100+59.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+4.8%$15 more0.0%no change-8.3%$26 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,038 launches.

Launches counted
1,0389 hits
Earned $100k+
0.9 in 1001 in 115
Typical first-year earnings
$313top tenth $5,620+
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: 28 of 1,038 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,0107 hits
Earned $100k+
0.7 in 1001 in 144
Typical first-year earnings
$328
Chance against standard
-20.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.8%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spilled! (11.0% of the money): 1,037 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,0378 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 130
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 289 of 1,038.

Launches counted
2894 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+59.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-8.3%$26 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,038 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: 28 of 1,038 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, Spilled! (11.0% of the money): 1,037 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: 289 of 1,038.

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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