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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Tactical

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Pixel Graphics + Tactical

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Tactical: 47 indie paid launches, 4 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 + Tactical 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

Pixel Graphics + Tactical is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics and is too small to compare with Tactical: 0 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 0 of 183 launches for Tactical.

Small sample: 21 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics
0.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 133
Typical earnings$145
Launches2,126 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPixel Graphics + Tactical
0 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 21 launches
$1k+7 of 21 launches
$10k+2 of 21 launches
Launches21 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTactical
0 of 183launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 183 launches
Typical earnings$79
Launches183 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Pixel 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 prices47 in pairUnder $521 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Tactical priced under $5. 0 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 0 of 162 for Tactical-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone and is too small to compare with Tactical alone.

Both: 21 games priced under $5; 0 of 21 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 21 launches · $10k+ 2 of 21 launches · $100k+ 0 of 21 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

Dark Deity 2leads this pair44.8%
PairDark Deity 244.8%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.6%
TacticalGray Zone Warfare44.6%
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 Pixel Graphics + Tactical

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

  • Dark Deity 2 earned 44.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 47 Pixel Graphics + Tactical launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.6% of its money.
  • Tactical is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 44.6% 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 + Tactical 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.

Pixel Graphics + Tactical through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view43 of 47 launchesWithout the breakout46 of 47 launchesLast 18 months16 of 47 launches
Launches counted474 hits434 hits463 hits161 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 47too few for a rate4 of 43too few for a rate3 of 46too few for a rate1 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+28 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 51 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+9.3%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell-23.4%2.0 fewer in 100-26.6%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Tactical, 12 to 36 months old: 47 launches.

Launches counted
474 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 47too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
28 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 51 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: 4 of 47 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
434 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+9.3%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Dark Deity 2 (44.8% of the money): 46 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
463 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 46too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.4%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 47.

Launches counted
161 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-26.6%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Tactical, 12 to 36 months old: 47 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: 4 of 47 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, Dark Deity 2 (44.8% of the money): 46 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: 16 of 47.

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.

Tactical 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.

Tactical through every lens, all prices
TacticalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view420 of 434 launchesWithout the breakout433 of 434 launchesLast 18 months112 of 434 launches
Launches counted43452 hits42051 hits43351 hits11215 hits
Earned $100k+12.0 in 10012.1 in 10011.8 in 10013.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$994top tenth $141,096+$1,071$945$893
Chance against standardthe base+1.3%0.2 more in 100-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100+11.8%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.7%$77 more-4.9%$49 less-10.2%$101 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Tactical, 12 to 36 months old: 434 launches.

Launches counted
43452 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$994top tenth $141,096+
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: 14 of 434 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
42051 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,071
Chance against standard
+1.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+7.7%$77 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (44.6% of the money): 433 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
43351 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$945
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.9%$49 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 112 of 434.

Launches counted
11215 hits
Earned $100k+
13.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+11.8%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-10.2%$101 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Tactical, 12 to 36 months old: 434 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: 14 of 434 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, Gray Zone Warfare (44.6% of the money): 433 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: 112 of 434.

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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