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Niches / Linear + Walking Simulator

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Linear + Walking Simulator

Games tagged both Linear and Walking Simulator: 99 indie paid launches, 1 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 Linear + Walking Simulator priced under $5, without the breakout. 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?Under $5

Linear + Walking Simulator is too small to compare with Linear and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator: 1 of its 81 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 653 launches for Linear and 0.7 in 100 for Walking Simulator.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 81 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagLinear
3 of 653launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 653 launches
Typical earnings$178
Launches653 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairLinear + Walking Simulator
1 of 81launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 81 launches
$1k+49 in 100
$10k+4 of 81 launches
Launches81 / 1 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoWalking Simulator
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 138
Typical earnings$535
Launches965 / 7 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 $5Linear 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 prices99 in pairUnder $581 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $202: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 81 games tagged both Linear and Walking Simulator priced under $5. 1 of 81 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 572 for Linear-only games and 0.7 in 100 for Walking Simulator-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Linear alone and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator alone.

Both: 81 games priced under $5; 1 of 81 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 49 in 100 · $10k+ 4 of 81 launches · $100k+ 1 of 81 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 81 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 without the breakout 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

Dollmareleads this pair34.9%
PairDollmare34.9%
LinearSpilled!10.6%
Walking SimulatorMouthwashing17.7%
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 + Walking Simulator

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

  • Dollmare earned 34.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 99 Linear + Walking Simulator launches.
  • Linear is led by Spilled!, with 10.6% of its money.
  • Walking Simulator is led by Mouthwashing, with 17.7% 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 + Walking Simulator 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 + Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view96 of 99 launchesWithout the breakout98 of 99 launchesLast 18 months33 of 99 launches
Launches counted991 hits961 hits980 hits330 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 99too few for a rate1 of 96too few for a rate0 of 98too few for a rate0 of 33too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+7 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 53 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.1%no change; too few to tell-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100-100.0%1.0 fewer 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 Linear and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 99 launches.

Launches counted
991 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 99too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
7 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 53 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: 3 of 99 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
961 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 96too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+3.1%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Dollmare (34.9% of the money): 98 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
980 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 98too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 99.

Launches counted
330 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 33too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 99 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: 3 of 99 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, Dollmare (34.9% of the money): 98 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: 33 of 99.

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 counted1,03811 hits1,0109 hits1,03710 hits2894 hits
Earned $100k+1.1 in 1001 in 940.9 in 1001 in 1121.0 in 1001 in 1044 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$310top tenth $6,319+$315$307$268
Chance against standardthe base-15.9%0.2 fewer in 100-9.0%0.1 fewer in 100+30.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+1.6%$5 more-1.0%$3 less-13.5%$42 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
1,03811 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 94
Typical first-year earnings
$310top tenth $6,319+
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
1,0109 hits
Earned $100k+
0.9 in 1001 in 112
Typical first-year earnings
$315
Chance against standard
-15.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$5 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spilled! (10.6% of the money): 1,037 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,03710 hits
Earned $100k+
1.0 in 1001 in 104
Typical first-year earnings
$307
Chance against standard
-9.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$3 less
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
$268
Chance against standard
+30.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-13.5%$42 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! (10.6% 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.

Walking Simulator 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.

Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
Walking SimulatorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,298 of 1,358 launchesWithout the breakout1,357 of 1,358 launchesLast 18 months415 of 1,358 launches
Launches counted1,35847 hits1,29846 hits1,35746 hits41513 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 283.4 in 1001 in 303.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$890top tenth $16,306+$911$884$714
Chance against standardthe base+2.4%0.1 more in 100-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.4%$21 more-0.7%$6 less-19.8%$176 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,358 launches.

Launches counted
1,35847 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$890top tenth $16,306+
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: 60 of 1,358 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,29846 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$911
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.4%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (17.7% of the money): 1,357 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,35746 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$884
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 415 of 1,358.

Launches counted
41513 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$714
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$176 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,358 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: 60 of 1,358 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, Mouthwashing (17.7% of the money): 1,357 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: 415 of 1,358.

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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