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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller

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Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Side Scroller: 296 indie paid launches, 13 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 Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Pixel Graphics and is about level with Side Scroller; priced $10 to $20 it trails Pixel Graphics and beats Side Scroller.

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

Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller trails Pixel Graphics and beats Side Scroller: 20.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 16.1 in 100 for Side Scroller.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics
24.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.2 in 100
Typical earnings$15,625
Launches491 / 119 hits
Pair trails by4.2 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairPixel Graphics + Side Scroller
20.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.0 in 100
$1k+93 in 100
$10k+63 in 100
Launches40 / 8 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
16.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.1 in 100
Typical earnings$10,294
Launches143 / 23 hits
Pair leads by3.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Pixel Graphics 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 prices296 in pairUnder $5156 in pair$5 to $1085 in pair$10 to $2040 in pair$20 to $4015 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.6 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 14.6 in 100 for Side Scroller-only games, so the mix trails Pixel Graphics alone and beats Side Scroller alone.

Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 93 in 100 · $10k+ 63 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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 west-facing view 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

TEVIleads this pair16.4%
PairTEVI16.4%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.6%
Side ScrollerMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree9.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller

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

  • TEVI earned 16.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 296 Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.6% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, with 9.5% 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

Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller 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.

Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view286 of 296 launchesWithout the breakout295 of 296 launchesLast 18 months80 of 296 launches
Launches counted29613 hits28612 hits29512 hits806 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 257.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$464top tenth $30,383+$477$452under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100-7.4%0.3 fewer in 100+70.8%3.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.8%$13 more-2.6%$12 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 296 launches.

Launches counted
29613 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$464top tenth $30,383+
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: 10 of 296 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
28612 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$477
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.8%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, TEVI (16.4% of the money): 295 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
29512 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$452
Chance against standard
-7.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.6%$12 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 296.

Launches counted
806 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+70.8%3.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 296 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: 10 of 296 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, TEVI (16.4% of the money): 295 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: 80 of 296.

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 through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launchesWithout the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launchesLast 18 months1,072 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686206 hits3,492187 hits3,685205 hits1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.4 in 1001 in 195.6 in 1001 in 186.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$449top tenth $31,794+$476$449$383
Chance against standardthe base-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.0%$27 more0.0%no change-14.7%$66 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.

Launches counted
3,686206 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$449top tenth $31,794+
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: 194 of 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,492187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$476
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.0%$27 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
3,685205 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$449
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,072 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-14.7%$66 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 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: 194 of 3,686 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, DELTARUNE (23.6% of the money): 3,685 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: 1,072 of 3,686.

Side Scroller 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.

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side ScrollerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,042 of 1,065 launchesWithout the breakout1,064 of 1,065 launchesLast 18 months288 of 1,065 launches
Launches counted1,06542 hits1,04241 hits1,06441 hits28814 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 253.9 in 1001 in 253.9 in 1001 in 264.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$346top tenth $23,350+$346$346$268
Chance against standardthe base-0.2%no change-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100+23.3%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-22.5%$78 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,065 launches.

Launches counted
1,06542 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$346top tenth $23,350+
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: 23 of 1,065 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,04241 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$346
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.5% of the money): 1,064 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06441 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$346
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,065.

Launches counted
28814 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+23.3%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-22.5%$78 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,065 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: 23 of 1,065 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, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.5% of the money): 1,064 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: 288 of 1,065.

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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