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Niches / Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics

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Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Bullet Hell and Pixel Graphics: 357 indie paid launches, 14 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 Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Bullet Hell and trails Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

25 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

2NDRunner-up
17.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.1 in 100
Typical earnings$9,106
Launches140 / 24 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairBullet Hell + Pixel Graphics
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches25

25 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
22.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.4 in 100
Typical earnings$12,749
Launches535 / 120 hits
Pairno reading
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 $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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Bullet Hell and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 16.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.4 for Bullet Hell-only games and 22.7 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 25 games priced $10 to $20; 16.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $10,930.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

DELTARUNEleads this pair83.6%
PairDELTARUNE83.6%
Bullet HellDELTARUNE50.9%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE27.7%
CheckOne game over half?yes
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 Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics

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

  • DELTARUNE earned 83.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 357 Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • It also leads Bullet Hell, with 50.9% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Pixel Graphics, with 27.7% of that tag's 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Bullet Hell + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view346 of 357 launchesWithout the breakout356 of 357 launchesLast 18 months202 of 357 launches
Launches counted35714 hits34611 hits35613 hits2027 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.2 in 1001 in 313.7 in 1001 in 273.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$484top tenth $12,340+$485$484$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick-17.9%0.7 fewer in 100-5.1%0.2 fewer in 100-10.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change-16.5%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 357 launches.

Launches counted
35714 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$484top tenth $12,340+
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: 11 of 357 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
34611 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-17.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (83.6% of the money): 356 launches left.

Launches counted
35613 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$484
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 202 of 357.

Launches counted
2027 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-10.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 357 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: 11 of 357 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 (83.6% of the money): 356 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 202 of 357.

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

Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
Bullet HellBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,438 of 1,496 launchesWithout the breakout1,495 of 1,496 launchesLast 18 months814 of 1,496 launches
Launches counted1,49651 hits1,43847 hits1,49550 hits81426 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 293.3 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$505top tenth $17,693+$505$485$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100-5.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-4.0%$20 less-15.8%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 6 to 30 months old: 1,496 launches.

Launches counted
1,49651 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$505top tenth $17,693+
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: 58 of 1,496 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,43847 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (50.9% of the money): 1,495 launches left.

Launches counted
1,49550 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$20 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 814 of 1,496.

Launches counted
81426 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-15.8%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 6 to 30 months old: 1,496 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: 58 of 1,496 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 (50.9% of the money): 1,495 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 814 of 1,496.

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

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,987 of 4,188 launchesWithout the breakout4,187 of 4,188 launchesLast 18 months2,352 of 4,188 launches
Launches counted4,188220 hits3,987201 hits4,187219 hits2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $31,416+$485$485$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.5%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.

Launches counted
4,188220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $31,416+
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: 201 of 4,188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,987201 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.

Launches counted
4,187219 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

Launches counted
2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 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: 201 of 4,188 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 (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

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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