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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Roguelike
Pixel Graphics + Roguelike
Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Roguelike: 447 indie paid launches, 29 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Pixel Graphics + Roguelike priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Pixel Graphics and is about level with Roguelike; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
61 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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61 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 61 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 23.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.4 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 28.4 in 100 for Roguelike-only games, so the mix is about level with Pixel Graphics alone and trails Roguelike alone.
Both: 61 games priced $10 to $20; 23.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 90 in 100 · $10k+ 57 in 100 · $100k+ 23 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 61 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
Pixel Graphics + Roguelike is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view423 of 447 launches | Without the breakout446 of 447 launches | Last 18 months137 of 447 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 44729 hits | 42326 hits | 44628 hits | 13710 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,007top tenth $37,883+ | $1,071 | $1,007 | $1,074 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.3%0.3 fewer in 100 | -3.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | +12.5%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +6.4%$64 more | 0.0%no change | +6.7%$67 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 447 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 447 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (58.8% of the money): 446 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 of 447.
Pixel Graphics is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.
| Pixel Graphics | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launches | Without the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launches | Last 18 months1,072 of 3,686 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,686206 hits | 3,492187 hits | 3,685205 hits | 1,07271 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $449top tenth $31,794+ | $476 | $449 | $383 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -4.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | -0.5%no change | +18.5%1.0 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +6.0%$27 more | 0.0%no change | -14.7%$66 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 194 of 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.6% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,072 of 3,686.
Roguelike 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.
| Roguelike | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,939 of 2,082 launches | Without the breakout2,081 of 2,082 launches | Last 18 months640 of 2,082 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,082179 hits | 1,939165 hits | 2,081178 hits | 64056 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.6 in 1001 in 12 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 | 8.6 in 1001 in 12 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,034top tenth $75,603+ | $1,112 | $1,032 | $1,053 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.5%no change | +1.8%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.5%$78 more | -0.2%$2 less | +1.8%$19 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 2,082 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 143 of 2,082 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (16.6% of the money): 2,081 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 640 of 2,082.
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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