Niche

Desktop Companion + Relaxing

Games tagged both Desktop Companion and Relaxing: 43 indie paid launches, 13 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens West-facing view

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Games mostly reviewed outside China: drops games with 35% or more of their reviews in Chinese. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5 West-facing view Reset

Showing Desktop Companion + Relaxing priced under $5, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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?Under $5

Desktop Companion + Relaxing beats both its tags: 5 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 13.0 in 100 for Desktop Companion and 1.1 in 100 for Relaxing.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 25 launches, 5 hits.

2NDRunner-up

Tag oneDesktop Companion

13.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.0 in 100

Typical earnings$5,153

Launches46 / 6 hits

Pair leads by7.0 in 100

1STWinner

This pairDesktop Companion + Relaxing

5 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 25 launches

Typical earnings$7,084

Launches25 / 5 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twomood tagRelaxing

1.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 91

Typical earnings$242

Launches1,834 / 21 hits

Pair leads by18.9 in 100

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at under $5Relaxing 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

All prices43 in pair Under $525 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $204: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Desktop Companion and Relaxing priced under $5. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 4.8 for Desktop Companion-only games and 0.9 for Relaxing-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 25 games priced under $5; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,084.

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. The west-facing view 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

Spirit City: Lofi Sessionsleads this pair32.0%

PairSpirit City: Lofi Sessions32.0%

Desktop CompanionSpirit City: Lofi Sessions29.1%

RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Desktop Companion + Relaxing

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

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions earned 32.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Desktop Companion + Relaxing launches.
It also leads Desktop Companion, with 29.1% of that tag's money.
Relaxing is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 11.8% 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

Desktop Companion + Relaxing is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Desktop Companion + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view40 of 43 launches	Without the breakout42 of 43 launches	Last 18 months34 of 43 launches
Launches counted	4313 hits	4011 hits	4212 hits	346 hits
Earned $100k+	30.2 in 100	27.5 in 100	28.6 in 100	17.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$22,342top tenth $440,511+	$22,342	$22,342	$7,680
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-8.9%2.7 fewer in 100	-5.3%1.6 fewer in 100	-41.7%12.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-65.6%$14,662 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Desktop Companion and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 43 launches.

Launches counted: 4313 hits
Earned $100k+: 30.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $22,342top tenth $440,511+
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 43 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4011 hits
Earned $100k+: 27.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $22,342
Chance against standard: -8.9%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (32.0% of the money): 42 launches left.

Launches counted: 4212 hits
Earned $100k+: 28.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $22,342
Chance against standard: -5.3%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 43.

Launches counted: 346 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $7,680
Chance against standard: -41.7%12.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -65.6%$14,662 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Desktop Companion and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 43 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 43 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, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (32.0% of the money): 42 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 43.

Desktop Companion is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Desktop Companion through every lens, all prices
Desktop Companion	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view67 of 73 launches	Without the breakout72 of 73 launches	Last 18 months61 of 73 launches
Launches counted	7317 hits	6713 hits	7216 hits	6110 hits
Earned $100k+	23.3 in 100	19.4 in 100	22.2 in 100	16.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$7,680top tenth $301,326+	$6,770	$7,680	$6,568
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-16.7%3.9 fewer in 100	-4.7%1.1 fewer in 100	-29.6%6.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	-11.8%$910 less	0.0%no change	-14.5%$1,112 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Desktop Companion, 6 to 30 months old: 73 launches.

Launches counted: 7317 hits
Earned $100k+: 23.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $7,680top tenth $301,326+
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: 6 of 73 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 6713 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,770
Chance against standard: -16.7%3.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$910 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (29.1% of the money): 72 launches left.

Launches counted: 7216 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $7,680
Chance against standard: -4.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 61 of 73.

Launches counted: 6110 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,568
Chance against standard: -29.6%6.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -14.5%$1,112 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Desktop Companion, 6 to 30 months old: 73 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: 6 of 73 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, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (29.1% of the money): 72 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 61 of 73.

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

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
Relaxing	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,742 of 2,876 launches	Without the breakout2,875 of 2,876 launches	Last 18 months1,653 of 2,876 launches
Launches counted	2,876162 hits	2,742150 hits	2,875161 hits	1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.6 in 1001 in 18	6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$546top tenth $31,569+	$581	$546	$485
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100	0.0%no change	+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+6.4%$35 more	0.0%no change	-11.2%$61 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 launches.

Launches counted: 2,876162 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $546top tenth $31,569+
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: 134 of 2,876 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,742150 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $581
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +6.4%$35 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.

Launches counted: 2,875161 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $546
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.

Launches counted: 1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $485
Chance against standard: +10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -11.2%$61 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 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: 134 of 2,876 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.

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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