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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: 295 indie paid launches, 12 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 26,280 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, 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 Side Scroller; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

40 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner
Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics
21.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.8 in 100
Typical earnings$11,719
Launches491 / 107 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairPixel Graphics + Side Scroller
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches40

40 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
12.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,717
Launches143 / 18 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices295 in pairUnder $5155 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 22.0 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 9.7 in 100 for Side Scroller-only games, so the mix is about level with Pixel Graphics alone and beats Side Scroller alone.

Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $13,844.

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.

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 pair16.1%
PairTEVI16.1%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
Side ScrollerMandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree9.3%
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 16.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 295 Pixel Graphics + Side Scroller launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, with 9.3% 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 view285 of 295 launchesWithout the breakout294 of 295 launchesLast 18 months80 of 295 launches
Launches counted29512 hits28511 hits29411 hits805 hits
Earned $100k+4.1 in 1001 in 253.9 in 1001 in 263.7 in 1001 in 276.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$453top tenth $30,202+$496$453$343
Chance against standardthe base-5.1%0.2 fewer in 100-8.0%0.3 fewer in 100+53.6%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.5%$43 more0.0%no change-24.3%$110 less; too few to tell
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: 295 launches.

Launches counted
29512 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$453top tenth $30,202+
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 295 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
28511 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.5%$43 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, TEVI (16.1% of the money): 294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
29411 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$453
Chance against standard
-8.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 80 of 295.

Launches counted
805 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$343
Chance against standard
+53.6%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-24.3%$110 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 295 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 295 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 (16.1% of the money): 294 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 295.

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 months1,073 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686188 hits3,492169 hits3,685187 hits1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 206.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$459top tenth $28,145+$480$459$383
Chance against standardthe base-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.6%$21 more0.0%no change-16.6%$76 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
3,686188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459top tenth $28,145+
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
3,492169 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$480
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.6%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459
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: 1,073 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.6%$76 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 (23.0% 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: 1,073 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 view1,041 of 1,064 launchesWithout the breakout1,063 of 1,064 launchesLast 18 months288 of 1,064 launches
Launches counted1,06434 hits1,04133 hits1,06333 hits28811 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 313.2 in 1001 in 323.1 in 1001 in 323.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$354top tenth $17,816+$354$351$287
Chance against standardthe base-0.8%no change-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-0.8%$3 less-18.9%$67 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 launches.

Launches counted
1,06434 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$354top tenth $17,816+
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 1,064 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,04133 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$354
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (9.3% of the money): 1,063 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06333 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$351
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 288 of 1,064.

Launches counted
28811 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+19.5%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-18.9%$67 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 12 to 36 months old: 1,064 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 1,064 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 (9.3% of the money): 1,063 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 1,064.

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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