Niche

Linear + Point & Click

Games tagged both Linear and Point & Click: 98 indie paid launches, 2 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

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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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 100+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Linear + Point & Click priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Linear and is too small to compare with Point & Click; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

11 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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Tag onemood tagLinear

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Launches86

86 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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This pairLinear + Point & Click

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Launches11

11 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner

Tag twoPoint & Click

13.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.7 in 100

Typical earnings$3,377

Launches249 / 34 hits

Pairno reading

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 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 prices98 in pair Under $541 in pair $5 to $1046 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Linear and Point & Click priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 75 for Linear-only games and 13.9 in 100 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Linear alone and is too small to compare with Point & Click alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,308.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Last Reportleads this pair45.3%

PairLast Report45.3%

LinearSpilled!11.0%

Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut15.5%

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 Linear + Point & Click

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

Last Report earned 45.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 98 Linear + Point & Click launches.
Linear is led by Spilled!, with 11.0% of its money.
Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 15.5% 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 + Point & Click 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.

Linear + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view98 of 98 launches	Without the breakout97 of 98 launches	Last 18 months32 of 98 launches
Launches counted	982 hits	982 hits	971 hits	321 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 98too few for a rate	2 of 98too few for a rate	1 of 97too few for a rate	1 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$607top tenth $3,398+	$607	$595	$689
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-49.5%1.0 fewer in 100	+53.1%1.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-2.0%$12 less	+13.5%$82 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 98 launches.

Launches counted: 982 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 98too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $607top tenth $3,398+
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: 0 of 98 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 982 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 98too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $607
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Last Report (45.3% of the money): 97 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 971 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 97too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $595
Chance against standard: -49.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.0%$12 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 98.

Launches counted: 321 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $689
Chance against standard: +53.1%1.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +13.5%$82 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 98 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: 0 of 98 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, Last Report (45.3% of the money): 97 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: 32 of 98.

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
Linear	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,010 of 1,038 launches	Without the breakout1,037 of 1,038 launches	Last 18 months289 of 1,038 launches
Launches counted	1,0389 hits	1,0107 hits	1,0378 hits	2894 hits
Earned $100k+	0.9 in 1001 in 115	0.7 in 1001 in 144	0.8 in 1001 in 130	4 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$313top tenth $5,620+	$328	$313	$287
Chance against standard	the 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 standard	the base	+4.8%$15 more	0.0%no change	-8.3%$26 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

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.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & Click	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,670 of 1,725 launches	Without the breakout1,724 of 1,725 launches	Last 18 months525 of 1,725 launches
Launches counted	1,72560 hits	1,67057 hits	1,72459 hits	52521 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$510top tenth $15,314+	$531	$510	$402
Chance against standard	the base	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.1%$21 more	0.0%no change	-21.2%$108 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 launches.

Launches counted: 1,72560 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $510top tenth $15,314+
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: 55 of 1,725 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,67057 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $531
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.1%$21 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,72459 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $510
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 525 of 1,725.

Launches counted: 52521 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $402
Chance against standard: +15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: -21.2%$108 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 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: 55 of 1,725 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 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: 525 of 1,725.

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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