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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Top-Down

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Pixel Graphics + Top-Down

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Top-Down: 525 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Pixel Graphics + Top-Down priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Pixel Graphics and is about level with Top-Down; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Pixel Graphics and beats Top-Down.

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 + Top-Down is about level with Pixel Graphics and beats Top-Down: 21.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 17.4 in 100 for Top-Down.

That is about 1.1 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics
24.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.2 in 100
Typical earnings$15,625
Launches495 / 120 hits
A tie, apart by2.6 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairPixel Graphics + Top-Down
21.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.6 in 100
$1k+86 in 100
$10k+49 in 100
Launches37 / 8 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagTop-Down
17.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.4 in 100
Typical earnings$9,694
Launches190 / 33 hits
Pair leads by4.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices525 in pairUnder $5318 in pair$5 to $10163 in pair$10 to $2037 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Top-Down priced $10 to $20. 21.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.5 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 16.3 in 100 for Top-Down-only games, so the mix is about level with Pixel Graphics alone and beats Top-Down alone.

Both: 37 games priced $10 to $20; 21.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 49 in 100 · $100k+ 22 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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

BALL x PITleads this pair62.5%
PairBALL x PIT62.5%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE22.7%
Top-DownDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor18.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Pixel Graphics + Top-Down

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

  • BALL x PIT earned 62.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 525 Pixel Graphics + Top-Down launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 22.7% of its money.
  • Top-Down is led by Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, with 18.3% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Top-Down is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Pixel Graphics + Top-Down through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view505 of 525 launchesWithout the breakout524 of 525 launchesLast 18 months138 of 525 launches
Launches counted52512 hits50510 hits52411 hits1384 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.0 in 1001 in 512.1 in 1001 in 484 of 138too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$244top tenth $7,901+$270$244$214
Chance against standardthe base-13.4%0.3 fewer in 100-8.2%0.2 fewer in 100+26.8%0.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+10.7%$26 more0.0%no change-12.3%$30 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 525 launches.

Launches counted
52512 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$244top tenth $7,901+
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: 20 of 525 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
50510 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 51
Typical first-year earnings
$270
Chance against standard
-13.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+10.7%$26 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, BALL x PIT (62.5% of the money): 524 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
52411 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$244
Chance against standard
-8.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 138 of 525.

Launches counted
1384 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 138too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+26.8%0.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-12.3%$30 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 525 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: 20 of 525 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, BALL x PIT (62.5% of the money): 524 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: 138 of 525.

Pixel Graphics is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,562 of 3,756 launchesWithout the breakout3,755 of 3,756 launchesLast 18 months1,106 of 3,756 launches
Launches counted3,756211 hits3,562193 hits3,755210 hits1,10669 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.4 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 186.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$460top tenth $32,384+$478$460$399
Chance against standardthe base-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+11.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.9%$18 more0.0%no change-13.3%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,756 launches.

Launches counted
3,756211 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$460top tenth $32,384+
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 3,756 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,562193 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.9%$18 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (22.7% of the money): 3,755 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,755210 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$460
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,106 of 3,756.

Launches counted
1,10669 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$399
Chance against standard
+11.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.3%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,756 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 3,756 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 (22.7% of the money): 3,755 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: 1,106 of 3,756.

Top-Down 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.

Top-Down through every lens, all prices
Top-DownBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,803 of 1,885 launchesWithout the breakout1,884 of 1,885 launchesLast 18 months496 of 1,885 launches
Launches counted1,88559 hits1,80352 hits1,88458 hits49615 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 322.9 in 1001 in 353.1 in 1001 in 323.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$270top tenth $10,036+$278$270$182
Chance against standardthe base-7.9%0.2 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.0%$8 more0.0%no change-32.6%$88 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,885 launches.

Launches counted
1,88559 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$270top tenth $10,036+
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: 82 of 1,885 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,80352 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-7.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.0%$8 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (18.3% of the money): 1,884 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,88458 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$270
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 496 of 1,885.

Launches counted
49615 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-32.6%$88 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down, 12 to 36 months old: 1,885 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: 82 of 1,885 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, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (18.3% of the money): 1,884 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: 496 of 1,885.

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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