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Niches / Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics

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Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Deckbuilding and Pixel Graphics: 91 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Deckbuilding and beats Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Deckbuilding and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics.

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

Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics is too small to compare with Deckbuilding and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics: 5 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 28.6 in 100 for Deckbuilding and 24.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 15 launches, 5 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneDeckbuilding
28.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds28.6 in 100
Typical earnings$24,727
Launches168 / 48 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairDeckbuilding + Pixel Graphics
5 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 15 launches
$1k+13 of 15 launches
$10k+9 of 15 launches
Launches15 / 5 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
24.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.2 in 100
Typical earnings$15,625
Launches491 / 119 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices91 in pairUnder $536 in pair$5 to $1039 in pair$10 to $2015 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Deckbuilding and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 5 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 28.1 in 100 for Deckbuilding-only games and 23.9 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Deckbuilding alone and is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 15 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 15 launches · $10k+ 9 of 15 launches · $100k+ 5 of 15 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Balatroleads this pair92.8%
PairBalatro92.8%
DeckbuildingBalatro39.1%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Deckbuilding + 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

  • Balatro earned 92.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 91 Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • It also leads Deckbuilding, with 39.1% of that tag's money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.6% 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

Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Deckbuilding + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view84 of 91 launchesWithout the breakout90 of 91 launchesLast 18 months26 of 91 launches
Launches counted918 hits848 hits907 hits261 hits
Earned $100k+8.8 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 117.8 in 1001 in 131 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 59 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+8.3%0.7 more in 100-11.5%1.0 fewer in 100-56.3%4.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 91 launches.

Launches counted
918 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+
29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 59 in 100
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: 7 of 91 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
848 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+8.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (92.8% of the money): 90 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
907 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-11.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 91.

Launches counted
261 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-56.3%4.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 91 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: 7 of 91 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, Balatro (92.8% of the money): 90 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: 26 of 91.

Deckbuilding 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.

Deckbuilding through every lens, all prices
DeckbuildingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view535 of 577 launchesWithout the breakout576 of 577 launchesLast 18 months199 of 577 launches
Launches counted57766 hits53561 hits57665 hits19919 hits
Earned $100k+11.4 in 10011.4 in 10011.3 in 1009.5 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$2,232top tenth $128,583+$2,653$2,232$1,916
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100-16.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+18.9%$421 more0.0%no change-14.2%$316 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Deckbuilding, 12 to 36 months old: 577 launches.

Launches counted
57766 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,232top tenth $128,583+
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: 42 of 577 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
53561 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,653
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+18.9%$421 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (39.1% of the money): 576 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
57665 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,232
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 199 of 577.

Launches counted
19919 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,916
Chance against standard
-16.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.2%$316 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Deckbuilding, 12 to 36 months old: 577 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: 42 of 577 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, Balatro (39.1% of the money): 576 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: 199 of 577.

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 months1,072 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686206 hits3,492187 hits3,685205 hits1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.4 in 1001 in 195.6 in 1001 in 186.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$449top tenth $31,794+$476$449$383
Chance against standardthe base-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.0%$27 more0.0%no change-14.7%$66 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
3,686206 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$449top tenth $31,794+
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
3,492187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$476
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.0%$27 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.6% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685205 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$449
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: 1,072 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-14.7%$66 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 (23.6% 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: 1,072 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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