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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat

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Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Combat: 168 indie paid launches, 10 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 + Turn-Based Combat priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Pixel Graphics and trails Turn-Based Combat; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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 + Turn-Based Combat trails both its tags: 14.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 22.1 in 100 for Turn-Based Combat.

That is about 0.7 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
Pair trails by10.0 in 100
3RDThird
This pairPixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
$1k+71 in 100
$10k+33 in 100
Launches49 / 7 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTurn-Based Combat
22.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.1 in 100
Typical earnings$16,040
Launches195 / 43 hits
Pair trails by7.8 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 prices168 in pairUnder $559 in pair$5 to $1057 in pair$10 to $2049 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 49 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Combat priced $10 to $20. 14.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.3 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 24.7 in 100 for Turn-Based Combat-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 49 games priced $10 to $20; 14.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 71 in 100 · $10k+ 33 in 100 · $100k+ 14 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 49 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

Look Outsideleads this pair29.7%
PairLook Outside29.7%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE22.7%
Turn-Based Combat9 Kings20.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat

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

  • Look Outside earned 29.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 168 Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 22.7% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Combat is led by 9 Kings, with 20.1% 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 + Turn-Based Combat holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Combat through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view144 of 168 launchesWithout the breakout167 of 168 launchesLast 18 months56 of 168 launches
Launches counted16810 hits14410 hits1679 hits563 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.9 in 1001 in 145.4 in 1001 in 193 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,150top tenth $48,571+$1,272$1,095under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+16.7%1.0 more in 100-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100-10.0%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+10.6%$122 more-4.8%$55 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 168 launches.

Launches counted
16810 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150top tenth $48,571+
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: 24 of 168 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
14410 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,272
Chance against standard
+16.7%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+10.6%$122 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Look Outside (29.7% of the money): 167 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1679 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,095
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.8%$55 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 56 of 168.

Launches counted
563 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-10.0%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 168 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: 24 of 168 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, Look Outside (29.7% of the money): 167 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: 56 of 168.

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.

Turn-Based Combat 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.

Turn-Based Combat through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based CombatBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view600 of 676 launchesWithout the breakout675 of 676 launchesLast 18 months208 of 676 launches
Launches counted67661 hits60055 hits67560 hits20817 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 118.9 in 1001 in 118.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,265top tenth $92,143+$1,459$1,264$1,560
Chance against standardthe base+1.6%0.1 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-9.4%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+15.3%$194 more-0.1%$1 less+23.3%$295 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 676 launches.

Launches counted
67661 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,265top tenth $92,143+
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: 76 of 676 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
60055 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,459
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+15.3%$194 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 9 Kings (20.1% of the money): 675 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
67560 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,264
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 208 of 676.

Launches counted
20817 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,560
Chance against standard
-9.4%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+23.3%$295 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 676 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: 76 of 676 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, 9 Kings (20.1% of the money): 675 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: 208 of 676.

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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