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Niches / Detective + Pixel Graphics
Detective + Pixel Graphics
Games tagged both Detective and Pixel Graphics: 48 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Detective + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Detective and beats Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it beats both 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.
Detective + Pixel Graphics beats both its tags: 4 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.1 in 100 for Detective and 22.4 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.
Small sample: 10 launches, 4 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Detective and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 40.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 22.9 for Detective-only games and 22.1 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 40.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $27,687.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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.
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.
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Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
Detective + Pixel Graphics is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view43 of 48 launches | Without the breakout47 of 48 launches | Last 18 months20 of 48 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 485 hits | 435 hits | 474 hits | 202 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.4 in 100 | 11.6 in 100 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 | 10.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $646top tenth $176,087+ | $646 | $607 | $1,577 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +11.5%1.2 more in 100 | -18.3%1.9 fewer in 100 | -3.8%0.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -6.0%$39 less | +144.1%$931 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Detective and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 48 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 48 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Enigma of Fear (59.2% of the money): 47 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 48.
Detective holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Detective | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view522 of 582 launches | Without the breakout581 of 582 launches | Last 18 months308 of 582 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 58260 hits | 52253 hits | 58159 hits | 30830 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.3 in 100 | 10.2 in 100 | 10.2 in 100 | 9.7 in 1001 in 10 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,293top tenth $100,542+ | $1,293 | $1,274 | $1,445 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -5.8%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.5%$19 less | +11.8%$152 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Detective, 6 to 30 months old: 582 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 60 of 582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, The Precinct (12.6% of the money): 581 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 308 of 582.
Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Pixel Graphics | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,987 of 4,188 launches | Without the breakout4,187 of 4,188 launches | Last 18 months2,352 of 4,188 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,188220 hits | 3,987201 hits | 4,187219 hits | 2,352116 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $31,416+ | $485 | $485 | $405 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -5.7%0.3 fewer in 100 | -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -7.5%0.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -16.5%$80 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.
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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