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Niches / Minimalist + Relaxing

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Minimalist + Relaxing

Games tagged both Minimalist and Relaxing: 340 indie paid launches, 8 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Minimalist + Relaxing priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Minimalist and trails Relaxing; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Minimalist + Relaxing beats both its tags: 4 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Minimalist and 23.6 in 100 for Relaxing.

Small sample: 11 launches, 4 hits.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagMinimalist
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$3,885
Launches68 / 10 hits
Pair leads by21.7 in 100
1STWinner
This pairMinimalist + Relaxing
4 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 11 launches
Typical earnings$11,009
Launches11 / 4 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagRelaxing
23.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.6 in 100
Typical earnings$19,025
Launches309 / 73 hits
Pair leads by12.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Minimalist 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Minimalist and Relaxing priced $10 to $20. 36.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.5 for Minimalist-only games and 23.2 for Relaxing-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 36.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $11,009.

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

Cast n Chillleads this pair39.8%
PairCast n Chill39.8%
MinimalistCast n Chill18.5%
RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Minimalist + 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

  • Cast n Chill earned 39.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 340 Minimalist + Relaxing launches.
  • It also leads Minimalist, with 18.5% of that tag's 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Minimalist + Relaxing is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Minimalist + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view328 of 340 launchesWithout the breakout339 of 340 launchesLast 18 months179 of 340 launches
Launches counted3408 hits3288 hits3397 hits1794 hits
Earned $100k+2.4 in 1001 in 422.4 in 1001 in 422.1 in 1001 in 482.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings$162top tenth $6,374+$162$162$121
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-12.5%0.3 fewer in 100-8.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-25.3%$41 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 340 launches.

Launches counted
3408 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$162top tenth $6,374+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 340 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3288 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$162
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (39.8% of the money): 339 launches left.

Launches counted
3397 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$162
Chance against standard
-12.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 179 of 340.

Launches counted
1794 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
-8.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-25.3%$41 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 340 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 340 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, Cast n Chill (39.8% of the money): 339 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 179 of 340.

Minimalist holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Minimalist through every lens, all prices
MinimalistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,171 of 1,203 launchesWithout the breakout1,202 of 1,203 launchesLast 18 months683 of 1,203 launches
Launches counted1,20324 hits1,17124 hits1,20223 hits68313 hits
Earned $100k+2.0 in 1001 in 502.0 in 1001 in 501.9 in 1001 in 531.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $5,558+$202$202$182
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.9%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,203 launches.

Launches counted
1,20324 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $5,558+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 32 of 1,203 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,17124 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (18.5% of the money): 1,202 launches left.

Launches counted
1,20223 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 683 of 1,203.

Launches counted
68313 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,203 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 32 of 1,203 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, Cast n Chill (18.5% of the money): 1,202 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 683 of 1,203.

Relaxing holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
RelaxingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,742 of 2,876 launchesWithout the breakout2,875 of 2,876 launchesLast 18 months1,653 of 2,876 launches
Launches counted2,876162 hits2,742150 hits2,875161 hits1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 186.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$546top tenth $31,569+$581$546$485
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.8%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+6.4%$35 more0.0%no change-11.2%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 launches.

Launches counted
2,876162 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$546top tenth $31,569+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 134 of 2,876 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,742150 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$581
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.4%$35 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.

Launches counted
2,875161 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$546
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.

Launches counted
1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-11.2%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 134 of 2,876 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): 2,875 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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