Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Pixel Graphics / Capitalism
Pixel Graphics + Capitalism: 34 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 2 of 27 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 143% on the year before: 34 against 14.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 34 14 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 64 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 148 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
| 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.24% | 5 ranked of 64 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,798 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 27
- Hit rate
- 7.4%0.0% to 12.2%
- Expected rate
- 2.9%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
27 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $36
- Median
- $323
- Top tenth
- $16,958
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +143%
Parent tags
- Pixel GraphicsNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- CapitalismNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Graveyard Keeper 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 5,767 reviews, 77% positiveest. $2.7M
- Thank You For Your Application (opens the Steam store)2026 · 969 reviews, 81% positiveest. $392k
- Click the Button (opens the Steam store)2026 · 4,243 reviews, 94% positiveest. $343k
- Pixel Cafe (opens the Steam store)2023 · 836 reviews, 91% positiveest. $220k
- Tiny Terraces (opens the Steam store)2025 · 952 reviews, 92% positiveest. $135k
- Unfair Flips (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,546 reviews, 88% positiveest. $103k
- Slots & Diapers (opens the Steam store)2026 · 546 reviews, 88% positiveest. $77k
- CD Market - Music Label Sim (opens the Steam store)2026 · 114 reviews, 95% positiveest. $46k
More with Pixel Graphics
pairs with Pixel Graphics- Pixel Graphics + Tactical RPG$3,27132 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Metroidvania + Pixel Graphics$2,73164 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat$2,18391 launches priced, 128 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Collectathon$1,85847 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Pixel Graphics$1,849182 launches priced, 221 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Female Protagonist$1,69299 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
More with Capitalism
pairs with Capitalism- Capitalism + Immersive Sim$16,42037 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Management$13,15777 launches priced, 165 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Life Sim$9,99633 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Capitalism$4,63186 launches priced, 205 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Capitalism$2,91393 launches priced, 231 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Capitalism$1,92351 launches priced, 130 releases in 12 months
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