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Niches / CRPG + Pixel Graphics

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CRPG + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both CRPG and Pixel Graphics: 49 indie paid launches, 1 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 CRPG + Pixel Graphics priced $5 to $10.

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?$5 to $10

CRPG + Pixel Graphics is too small to compare with CRPG and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 1 of 91 launches for CRPG and 3.9 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCRPG
1 of 91launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 91 launches
Typical earnings$517
Launches91 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCRPG + Pixel Graphics
0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 25 launches
Typical earnings$383
Launches25 / 0 hits
Expected3.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
3.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 25
Typical earnings$1,377
Launches991 / 39 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 30), typical $1,106, from 6,975 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10Pixel 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices49 in pairUnder $513 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both CRPG and Pixel Graphics priced $5 to $10. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 66 for CRPG-only games and 4.0 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with CRPG alone and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 25 games priced $5 to $10; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $383.

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

Drova - Forsaken Kinleads this pair94.8%
PairDrova - Forsaken Kin94.8%
CRPGDrova - Forsaken Kin29.9%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads CRPG + 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

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin earned 94.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 49 CRPG + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • It also leads CRPG, with 29.9% of that tag's money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% of its 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

CRPG + Pixel Graphics is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

CRPG + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view45 of 49 launchesWithout the breakout48 of 49 launchesLast 18 months11 of 49 launches
Launches counted491 hits451 hits480 hits110 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 49too few for a rate1 of 45too few for a rate0 of 48too few for a rate0 of 11too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$383top tenth $7,998+$383$383$383
Chance against standardthe base+8.9%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 49 launches.

Launches counted
491 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 49too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383top tenth $7,998+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 49 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
451 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+8.9%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Drova - Forsaken Kin (94.8% of the money): 48 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
480 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 49.

Launches counted
110 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 11too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both CRPG and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 49 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: 4 of 49 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, Drova - Forsaken Kin (94.8% of the money): 48 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: 11 of 49.

CRPG is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

CRPG through every lens, all prices
CRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view212 of 262 launchesWithout the breakout261 of 262 launchesLast 18 months67 of 262 launches
Launches counted26216 hits21214 hits26115 hits674 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 155.7 in 1001 in 174 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $52,331+$1,075$784$517
Chance against standardthe base+8.1%0.5 more in 100-5.9%0.4 fewer in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+34.2%$274 more-2.1%$17 less-35.5%$284 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 262 launches.

Launches counted
26216 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $52,331+
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: 50 of 262 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21214 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,075
Chance against standard
+8.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+34.2%$274 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Drova - Forsaken Kin (29.9% of the money): 261 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26115 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$784
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.1%$17 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 262.

Launches counted
674 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-35.5%$284 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged CRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 262 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: 50 of 262 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, Drova - Forsaken Kin (29.9% of the money): 261 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: 67 of 262.

Pixel Graphics is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launchesWithout the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launchesLast 18 months1,073 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686188 hits3,492169 hits3,685187 hits1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 206.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$459top tenth $28,145+$480$459$383
Chance against standardthe base-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.6%$21 more0.0%no change-16.6%$76 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.

Launches counted
3,686188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459top tenth $28,145+
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 3,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,492169 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$480
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.6%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,073 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.6%$76 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 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 3,686 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 (23.0% of the money): 3,685 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: 1,073 of 3,686.

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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