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Niches / Stylized + Surreal

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Stylized + Surreal

Games tagged both Stylized and Surreal: 64 indie paid launches, 6 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Stylized + Surreal priced $10 to $20.

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

Stylized + Surreal beats both its tags: 4 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Stylized and 19.4 in 100 for Surreal.

Small sample: 13 launches, 4 hits.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagStylized
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$5,786
Launches217 / 34 hits
Pair leads by15.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pairStylized + Surreal
4 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 13 launches
Typical earnings$15,481
Launches13 / 4 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagSurreal
19.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.4 in 100
Typical earnings$15,257
Launches93 / 18 hits
Pair leads by11.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Stylized 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Stylized and Surreal priced $10 to $20. 30.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.7 for Stylized-only games and 17.5 for Surreal-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 30.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,481.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Nubby's Number Factoryleads this pair43.3%
PairNubby's Number Factory43.3%
StylizedCairn18.1%
SurrealINDIKA12.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Stylized + Surreal

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

  • Nubby's Number Factory earned 43.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 64 Stylized + Surreal launches.
  • Stylized is led by Cairn, with 18.1% of its money.
  • Surreal is led by INDIKA, with 12.0% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Stylized + Surreal holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Stylized + Surreal through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view61 of 64 launchesWithout the breakout63 of 64 launchesLast 18 months35 of 64 launches
Launches counted646 hits616 hits635 hits353 hits
Earned $100k+9.4 in 1001 in 119.8 in 1001 in 107.9 in 1001 in 138.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,271top tenth $50,389+$1,213$1,271$1,416
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.3%0.4 more in 100-16.0%1.5 fewer in 100-8.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.6%$58 less0.0%no change+11.4%$145 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Stylized and Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 64 launches.

Launches counted
646 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271top tenth $50,389+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 64 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
616 hits
Earned $100k+
9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.6%$58 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nubby's Number Factory (43.3% of the money): 63 launches left.

Launches counted
635 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271
Chance against standard
-16.0%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 35 of 64.

Launches counted
353 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,416
Chance against standard
-8.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.4%$145 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Stylized and Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 64 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 64 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, Nubby's Number Factory (43.3% of the money): 63 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 35 of 64.

Stylized holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Stylized through every lens, all prices
StylizedBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,493 of 1,525 launchesWithout the breakout1,524 of 1,525 launchesLast 18 months875 of 1,525 launches
Launches counted1,52558 hits1,49357 hits1,52457 hits87528 hits
Earned $100k+3.8 in 1001 in 263.8 in 1001 in 263.7 in 1001 in 273.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $12,445+$405$405$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100-15.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 6 to 30 months old: 1,525 launches.

Launches counted
1,52558 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $12,445+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 32 of 1,525 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,49357 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cairn (18.1% of the money): 1,524 launches left.

Launches counted
1,52457 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 875 of 1,525.

Launches counted
87528 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-15.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 6 to 30 months old: 1,525 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 32 of 1,525 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, Cairn (18.1% of the money): 1,524 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 875 of 1,525.

Surreal holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Surreal through every lens, all prices
SurrealBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view657 of 678 launchesWithout the breakout677 of 678 launchesLast 18 months368 of 678 launches
Launches counted67843 hits65742 hits67742 hits36822 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.4 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$1,271top tenth $50,389+$1,214$1,271$1,271
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.6%0.1 more in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-4.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.5%$57 less0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 678 launches.

Launches counted
67843 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271top tenth $50,389+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 678 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65742 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.5%$57 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, INDIKA (12.0% of the money): 677 launches left.

Launches counted
67742 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 368 of 678.

Launches counted
36822 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 678 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 678 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, INDIKA (12.0% of the money): 677 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 368 of 678.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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