Niche

Exploration + Psychedelic

Games tagged both Exploration and Psychedelic: 66 indie paid launches, 2 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. 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

Showing Exploration + Psychedelic priced under $5.

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

Exploration + Psychedelic is too small to compare with Exploration and is too small to compare with Psychedelic: 0 of its 32 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.4 in 100 for Exploration and 1 of 167 launches for Psychedelic.

Small sample: 32 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagExploration

0.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 240

Typical earnings$231

Launches2,159 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairExploration + Psychedelic

0 of 32launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 32 launches

Typical earnings$421

Launches32 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPsychedelic

1 of 167launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 167 launches

Typical earnings$286

Launches167 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Exploration 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 prices66 in pair Under $532 in pair $5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Exploration and Psychedelic priced under $5. 0 of 32 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 in 100 for Exploration-only games and 1 of 135 for Psychedelic-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Exploration alone and is too small to compare with Psychedelic alone.

Both: 32 games priced under $5; 0 of 32 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $421.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

INDIKAleads this pair76.7%

PairINDIKA76.7%

ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong21.4%

PsychedelicINDIKA26.0%

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 Exploration + Psychedelic

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

INDIKA earned 76.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 66 Exploration + Psychedelic launches.
Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 21.4% of its money.
It also leads Psychedelic, with 26.0% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Exploration + Psychedelic is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Exploration + Psychedelic through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view65 of 66 launches	Without the breakout65 of 66 launches	Last 18 months22 of 66 launches
Launches counted	662 hits	652 hits	651 hits	220 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 66too few for a rate	2 of 65too few for a rate	1 of 65too few for a rate	0 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,370top tenth $39,972+	$1,370	$1,033	$956
Chance against standard	the base	+1.5%no change; too few to tell	-49.2%1.5 fewer in 100	-100.0%3.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-24.6%$337 less	-30.2%$414 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Psychedelic, 12 to 36 months old: 66 launches.

Launches counted: 662 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 66too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,370top tenth $39,972+
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: 1 of 66 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 652 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,370
Chance against standard: +1.5%no change; 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, INDIKA (76.7% of the money): 65 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 651 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,033
Chance against standard: -49.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -24.6%$337 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 66.

Launches counted: 220 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $956
Chance against standard: -100.0%3.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -30.2%$414 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Psychedelic, 12 to 36 months old: 66 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: 1 of 66 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, INDIKA (76.7% of the money): 65 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: 22 of 66.

Exploration 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.

Exploration through every lens, all prices
Exploration	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,379 of 4,579 launches	Without the breakout4,578 of 4,579 launches	Last 18 months1,268 of 4,579 launches
Launches counted	4,579337 hits	4,379321 hits	4,578336 hits	1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+	7.4 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$861top tenth $53,530+	$862	$861	$861
Chance against standard	the base	-0.4%no change	-0.3%no change	+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.1%$1 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 launches.

Launches counted: 4,579337 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $861top tenth $53,530+
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: 200 of 4,579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,379321 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $862
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: +0.1%$1 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,578336 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $861
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,268 of 4,579.

Launches counted: 1,26896 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $861
Chance against standard: +2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,579 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: 200 of 4,579 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (21.4% of the money): 4,578 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: 1,268 of 4,579.

Psychedelic holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Psychedelic through every lens, all prices
Psychedelic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view285 of 293 launches	Without the breakout292 of 293 launches	Last 18 months81 of 293 launches
Launches counted	29313 hits	28513 hits	29212 hits	814 hits
Earned $100k+	4.4 in 1001 in 23	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.1 in 1001 in 24	4 of 81too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$852top tenth $27,327+	$877	$852	$918
Chance against standard	the base	+2.8%0.1 more in 100	-7.4%0.3 fewer in 100	+11.3%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+2.9%$25 more	0.0%no change	+7.7%$66 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychedelic, 12 to 36 months old: 293 launches.

Launches counted: 29313 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $852top tenth $27,327+
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: 8 of 293 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 28513 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $877
Chance against standard: +2.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.9%$25 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, INDIKA (26.0% of the money): 292 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 29212 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $852
Chance against standard: -7.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 81 of 293.

Launches counted: 814 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 81too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $918
Chance against standard: +11.3%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +7.7%$66 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Psychedelic, 12 to 36 months old: 293 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: 8 of 293 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, INDIKA (26.0% of the money): 292 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: 81 of 293.

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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