Niches / Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Tactics

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Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Tactics

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Tactics: 151 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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$10 to $20

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

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 Tactics trails Pixel Graphics and is about level with Turn-Based Tactics: 16.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 16.9 in 100 for Turn-Based Tactics.

That is about 0.8 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner

Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics

24.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.2 in 100

Typical earnings$15,625

Launches495 / 120 hits

Pair trails by8.1 in 100

TIETied

This pairPixel Graphics + Turn-Based Tactics

16.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds16.1 in 100

$1k+81 in 100

$10k+42 in 100

Launches31 / 5 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoTurn-Based Tactics

16.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds16.9 in 100

Typical earnings$8,788

Launches249 / 42 hits

A tie, apart by0.7 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 prices151 in pair Under $557 in pair $5 to $1057 in pair $10 to $2031 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Tactics priced $10 to $20. 16.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 17.0 in 100 for Turn-Based Tactics-only games, so the mix trails Pixel Graphics alone and is about level with Turn-Based Tactics alone.

Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 16.1 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 81 in 100 · $10k+ 42 in 100 · $100k+ 16 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

Cobalt Coreleads this pair28.5%

PairCobalt Core28.5%

Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE22.7%

Turn-Based TacticsTactical Breach Wizards10.6%

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 Tactics

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

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The leaders, in words

Cobalt Core earned 28.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 151 Pixel Graphics + Turn-Based Tactics launches.
Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 22.7% of its money.
Turn-Based Tactics is led by Tactical Breach Wizards, with 10.6% 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 + Turn-Based Tactics 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 Tactics through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view129 of 151 launches	Without the breakout150 of 151 launches	Last 18 months48 of 151 launches
Launches counted	1518 hits	1297 hits	1507 hits	481 hits
Earned $100k+	5.3 in 1001 in 19	5.4 in 1001 in 18	4.7 in 1001 in 21	1 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$858top tenth $51,629+	$878	$858	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.4%0.1 more in 100	-11.9%0.6 fewer in 100	-60.7%3.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+2.3%$20 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 151 launches.

Launches counted: 1518 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $858top tenth $51,629+
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: 22 of 151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1297 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $878
Chance against standard: +2.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.3%$20 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cobalt Core (28.5% of the money): 150 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1507 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $858
Chance against standard: -11.9%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 48 of 151.

Launches counted: 481 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -60.7%3.2 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 Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 151 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: 22 of 151 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, Cobalt Core (28.5% of the money): 150 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: 48 of 151.

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 Graphics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,562 of 3,756 launches	Without the breakout3,755 of 3,756 launches	Last 18 months1,106 of 3,756 launches
Launches counted	3,756211 hits	3,562193 hits	3,755210 hits	1,10669 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 18	5.6 in 1001 in 18	6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$460top tenth $32,384+	$478	$460	$399
Chance against standard	the base	-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+11.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.9%$18 more	0.0%no change	-13.3%$61 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

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 Tactics 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 Tactics through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based Tactics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view876 of 981 launches	Without the breakout980 of 981 launches	Last 18 months301 of 981 launches
Launches counted	98172 hits	87665 hits	98071 hits	30125 hits
Earned $100k+	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.4 in 1001 in 13	7.2 in 1001 in 14	8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$717top tenth $63,122+	$772	$717	$581
Chance against standard	the base	+1.1%0.1 more in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+13.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+7.7%$55 more	0.0%no change	-19.0%$136 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 981 launches.

Launches counted: 98172 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $717top tenth $63,122+
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: 105 of 981 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 87665 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $772
Chance against standard: +1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +7.7%$55 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tactical Breach Wizards (10.6% of the money): 980 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 98071 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $717
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 301 of 981.

Launches counted: 30125 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $581
Chance against standard: +13.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: -19.0%$136 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 981 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: 105 of 981 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, Tactical Breach Wizards (10.6% of the money): 980 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: 301 of 981.

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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