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Loot + Pixel Graphics

Games tagged both Loot and Pixel Graphics: 47 indie paid launches, 9 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.

Showing Loot + Pixel Graphics priced under $5, without the breakout. 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 beats both its tags; priced under $5 it trails both its tags.

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

Loot + Pixel Graphics trails both its tags: 0 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.9 in 100 for Loot and 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 23 launches, 0 hits.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagLoot
0.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 111
Typical earnings$404
Launches112 / 1 hits
Pair trails by0.9 in 100
3RDThird
This pairLoot + Pixel Graphics
0 of 23launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 23 launches
Typical earnings$887
Launches23 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagPixel Graphics
0.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 125
Typical earnings$182
Launches2,369 / 19 hits
Pair trails by0.8 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 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Loot 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 prices47 in pairUnder $523 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Loot and Pixel Graphics priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 for Loot-only games and 0.8 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 23 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $887.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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 without the breakout 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

Megalootleads this pair22.4%
PairMegaloot22.4%
LootPath of Exile 267.8%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE27.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Loot + 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

  • Megaloot earned 22.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 47 Loot + Pixel Graphics launches.
  • Loot is led by Path of Exile 2, with 67.8% of its money.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 27.7% 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

Loot + Pixel Graphics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Loot + Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 47 launchesWithout the breakout46 of 47 launchesLast 18 months32 of 47 launches
Launches counted479 hits397 hits468 hits325 hits
Earned $100k+19.1 in 10017.9 in 10017.4 in 10015.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,330top tenth $285,037+$1,531$1,330$1,531
Chance against standardthe yardstick-6.3%1.2 fewer in 100-8.9%1.7 fewer in 100-18.3%3.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+15.1%$201 more0.0%no change+15.1%$201 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Loot and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 47 launches.

Launches counted
479 hits
Earned $100k+
19.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,330top tenth $285,037+
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: 8 of 47 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
397 hits
Earned $100k+
17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,531
Chance against standard
-6.3%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+15.1%$201 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Megaloot (22.4% of the money): 46 launches left.

Launches counted
468 hits
Earned $100k+
17.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,330
Chance against standard
-8.9%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 47.

Launches counted
325 hits
Earned $100k+
15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,531
Chance against standard
-18.3%3.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+15.1%$201 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Loot and Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 47 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: 8 of 47 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, Megaloot (22.4% of the money): 46 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 47.

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

Loot through every lens, all prices
LootBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view241 of 285 launchesWithout the breakout284 of 285 launchesLast 18 months165 of 285 launches
Launches counted28540 hits24135 hits28439 hits16521 hits
Earned $100k+14.0 in 10014.5 in 10013.7 in 10012.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,820top tenth $142,114+$1,920$1,820$2,265
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.6%0.5 more in 100-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+5.5%$100 more0.0%no change+24.5%$445 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 launches.

Launches counted
28540 hits
Earned $100k+
14.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,820top tenth $142,114+
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: 44 of 285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24135 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,920
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.

Launches counted
28439 hits
Earned $100k+
13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,820
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

Launches counted
16521 hits
Earned $100k+
12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,265
Chance against standard
-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+24.5%$445 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 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: 44 of 285 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, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

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

Pixel Graphics through every lens, all prices
Pixel GraphicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,987 of 4,188 launchesWithout the breakout4,187 of 4,188 launchesLast 18 months2,352 of 4,188 launches
Launches counted4,188220 hits3,987201 hits4,187219 hits2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $31,416+$485$485$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.5%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 launches.

Launches counted
4,188220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $31,416+
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: 201 of 4,188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,987201 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.

Launches counted
4,187219 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,352 of 4,188.

Launches counted
2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-7.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 6 to 30 months old: 4,188 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: 201 of 4,188 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 (27.7% of the money): 4,187 launches left.
Last 18 months
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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