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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Point & Click

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Pixel Graphics + Point & Click

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Point & Click: 173 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". 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.

Showing Pixel Graphics + Point & Click priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Pixel Graphics and beats Point & Click; priced $10 to $20 it beats 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?$10 to $20

Pixel Graphics + Point & Click beats both its tags: 29.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 13.7 in 100 for Point & Click.

That is about 1.6 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics
21.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.8 in 100
Typical earnings$11,719
Launches491 / 107 hits
Pair leads by7.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pairPixel Graphics + Point & Click
29.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.0 in 100
Typical earnings$27,332
Launches31 / 9 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoPoint & Click
13.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.7 in 100
Typical earnings$3,377
Launches249 / 34 hits
Pair leads by15.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 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 prices173 in pairUnder $596 in pair$5 to $1046 in pair$10 to $2031 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Point & Click priced $10 to $20. 29.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 21.3 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 11.5 in 100 for Point & Click-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 29.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $27,332.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

The Drifterleads this pair27.0%
PairThe Drifter27.0%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut15.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Pixel Graphics + Point & Click

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

  • The Drifter earned 27.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 173 Pixel Graphics + Point & Click launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% of its money.
  • Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 15.5% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Pixel Graphics + Point & Click 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.

Pixel Graphics + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view168 of 173 launchesWithout the breakout172 of 173 launchesLast 18 months56 of 173 launches
Launches counted17313 hits16812 hits17212 hits565 hits
Earned $100k+7.5 in 1001 in 137.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 148.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$715top tenth $35,090+$759$715$766
Chance against standardthe base-4.9%0.4 fewer in 100-7.2%0.5 fewer in 100+18.8%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.2%$44 more0.0%no change+7.1%$51 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 173 launches.

Launches counted
17313 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$715top tenth $35,090+
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: 5 of 173 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16812 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$759
Chance against standard
-4.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.2%$44 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Drifter (27.0% of the money): 172 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
17212 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$715
Chance against standard
-7.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 56 of 173.

Launches counted
565 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+18.8%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+7.1%$51 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 173 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: 5 of 173 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, The Drifter (27.0% of the money): 172 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: 56 of 173.

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 months1,073 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted3,686188 hits3,492169 hits3,685187 hits1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 206.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$459top tenth $28,145+$480$459$383
Chance against standardthe base-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.6%$21 more0.0%no change-16.6%$76 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
3,686188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459top tenth $28,145+
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
3,492169 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$480
Chance against standard
-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.6%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,685187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$459
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: 1,073 of 3,686.

Launches counted
1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.6%$76 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 (23.0% 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: 1,073 of 3,686.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & ClickBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,670 of 1,725 launchesWithout the breakout1,724 of 1,725 launchesLast 18 months525 of 1,725 launches
Launches counted1,72560 hits1,67057 hits1,72459 hits52521 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 294.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$510top tenth $15,314+$531$510$402
Chance against standardthe base-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.1%$21 more0.0%no change-21.2%$108 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 launches.

Launches counted
1,72560 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$510top tenth $15,314+
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: 55 of 1,725 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,67057 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$531
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,72459 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$510
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 525 of 1,725.

Launches counted
52521 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$402
Chance against standard
+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-21.2%$108 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 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: 55 of 1,725 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 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: 525 of 1,725.

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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