Niche

Minimalist + Roguelite

Games tagged both Minimalist and Roguelite: 41 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Minimalist + Roguelite priced under $5.

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

Minimalist + Roguelite is too small to compare with Minimalist and is too small to compare with Roguelite: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Minimalist and 2 of 968 launches for Roguelite.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagMinimalist

0.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 162

Typical earnings$108

Launches809 / 5 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairMinimalist + Roguelite

0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 25 launches

$1k+4 of 25 launches

$10k+0 of 25 launches

Launches25 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRoguelite

2 of 968launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 968 launches

Typical earnings$218

Launches968 / 2 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Minimalist 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 prices41 in pair Under $525 in pair $5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Minimalist and Roguelite priced under $5. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 0.6 in 100 for Minimalist-only games and 2 of 943 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Minimalist alone and is too small to compare with Roguelite alone.

Both: 25 games priced under $5; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 25 launches · $10k+ 0 of 25 launches · $100k+ 0 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Wordatro!leads this pair29.7%

PairWordatro!29.7%

MinimalistCast n Chill20.7%

RogueliteHades II13.8%

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 Minimalist + Roguelite

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

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The leaders, in words

Wordatro! earned 29.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Minimalist + Roguelite launches.
Minimalist is led by Cast n Chill, with 20.7% of its money.
Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 13.8% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Minimalist + Roguelite 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.

Minimalist + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 41 launches	Without the breakout40 of 41 launches	Last 18 months14 of 41 launches
Launches counted	410 hits	390 hits	400 hits	140 hits
Earned $100k+	0 of 41too few for a rate	0 of 39too few for a rate	0 of 40too few for a rate	0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted: 410 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 17 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 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: 2 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 390 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Wordatro! (29.7% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 400 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 41.

Launches counted: 140 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 2 of 41 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, Wordatro! (29.7% of the money): 40 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: 14 of 41.

Minimalist 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.

Minimalist through every lens, all prices
Minimalist	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,061 of 1,092 launches	Without the breakout1,091 of 1,092 launches	Last 18 months313 of 1,092 launches
Launches counted	1,09225 hits	1,06125 hits	1,09124 hits	3139 hits
Earned $100k+	2.3 in 1001 in 44	2.4 in 1001 in 42	2.2 in 1001 in 45	2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings	$181top tenth $5,347+	$189	$177	$163
Chance against standard	the base	+2.9%0.1 more in 100	-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100	+25.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.4%$8 more	-2.2%$4 less	-9.9%$18 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,092 launches.

Launches counted: 1,09225 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings: $181top tenth $5,347+
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: 31 of 1,092 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,06125 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings: $189
Chance against standard: +2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +4.4%$8 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (20.7% of the money): 1,091 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,09124 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings: $177
Chance against standard: -3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.2%$4 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 313 of 1,092.

Launches counted: 3139 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $163
Chance against standard: +25.6%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.9%$18 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,092 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: 31 of 1,092 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 (20.7% of the money): 1,091 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: 313 of 1,092.

Roguelite 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.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
Roguelite	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,926 of 2,066 launches	Without the breakout2,065 of 2,066 launches	Last 18 months637 of 2,066 launches
Launches counted	2,066189 hits	1,926177 hits	2,065188 hits	63765 hits
Earned $100k+	9.1 in 1001 in 11	9.2 in 1001 in 11	9.1 in 1001 in 11	10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,178top tenth $89,632+	$1,252	$1,159	$1,181
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-0.5%no change	+11.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.3%$74 more	-1.6%$19 less	+0.3%$3 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,066 launches.

Launches counted: 2,066189 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,178top tenth $89,632+
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: 140 of 2,066 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,926177 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,252
Chance against standard: +0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +6.3%$74 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (13.8% of the money): 2,065 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,065188 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,159
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: -1.6%$19 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 2,066.

Launches counted: 63765 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,181
Chance against standard: +11.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.3%$3 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,066 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: 140 of 2,066 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, Hades II (13.8% of the money): 2,065 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: 637 of 2,066.

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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