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Niches / Anime + Exploration

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Anime + Exploration

Games tagged both Anime and Exploration: 118 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Exploration priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Anime and is about level with Exploration; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Exploration.

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

Anime + Exploration is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Exploration: 4 of its 29 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 11.7 in 100 for Anime and 17.3 in 100 for Exploration.

Small sample: 29 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAnime
11.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,291
Launches349 / 41 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAnime + Exploration
4 of 29launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 29 launches
Typical earnings$7,264
Launches29 / 4 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagExploration
17.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,369
Launches878 / 152 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Anime 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices118 in pairUnder $552 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $2029 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 29 games tagged both Anime and Exploration priced $10 to $20. 4 of 29 of them earned $100k+, against 11.6 in 100 for Anime-only games and 17.4 in 100 for Exploration-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Exploration alone.

Both: 29 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 29 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,264.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 29 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

Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plusleads this pair26.5%
PairMaster Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus26.5%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.0%
ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong21.4%
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 Anime + Exploration

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

  • Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus earned 26.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 118 Anime + Exploration launches.
  • Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.0% of its money.
  • Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 21.4% 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

Anime + Exploration 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.

Anime + Exploration through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view102 of 118 launchesWithout the breakout117 of 118 launchesLast 18 months32 of 118 launches
Launches counted1188 hits1028 hits1177 hits323 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 157.8 in 1001 in 136.0 in 1001 in 173 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$760top tenth $53,530+$760$695$2,104
Chance against standardthe base+15.7%1.1 more in 100-11.8%0.8 fewer in 100+38.3%2.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-8.6%$65 less+176.8%$1,344 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 118 launches.

Launches counted
1188 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$760top tenth $53,530+
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: 16 of 118 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1028 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$760
Chance against standard
+15.7%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus (26.5% of the money): 117 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1177 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$695
Chance against standard
-11.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.6%$65 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 118.

Launches counted
323 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$2,104
Chance against standard
+38.3%2.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+176.8%$1,344 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 118 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: 16 of 118 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, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus (26.5% of the money): 117 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: 32 of 118.

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

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,403 of 1,558 launchesWithout the breakout1,557 of 1,558 launchesLast 18 months446 of 1,558 launches
Launches counted1,558112 hits1,40390 hits1,557111 hits44632 hits
Earned $100k+7.2 in 1001 in 146.4 in 1001 in 167.1 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$957top tenth $59,371+$941$946$1,051
Chance against standardthe base-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-0.2%no change
Typical against standardthe base-1.7%$16 less-1.1%$11 less+9.8%$94 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 launches.

Launches counted
1,558112 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$957top tenth $59,371+
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: 155 of 1,558 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,40390 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$941
Chance against standard
-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,557111 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$946
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 446 of 1,558.

Launches counted
44632 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,051
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+9.8%$94 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 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: 155 of 1,558 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 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: 446 of 1,558.

Exploration 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.

Exploration through every lens, all prices
ExplorationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,379 of 4,579 launchesWithout the breakout4,578 of 4,579 launchesLast 18 months1,268 of 4,579 launches
Launches counted4,579337 hits4,379321 hits4,578336 hits1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 147.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$861top tenth $53,530+$862$861$861
Chance against standardthe base-0.4%no change-0.3%no change+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 launches.

Launches counted
4,579337 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$861top tenth $53,530+
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: 200 of 4,579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,379321 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$862
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,578336 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,268 of 4,579.

Launches counted
1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 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: 200 of 4,579 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 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: 1,268 of 4,579.

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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