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Niches / Pixel Graphics + Psychological Horror

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Pixel Graphics + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Psychological Horror: 139 indie paid launches, 12 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 + Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror.

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 + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 7 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 21.5 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 19 launches, 7 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics
21.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.8 in 100
Typical earnings$11,719
Launches491 / 107 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPixel Graphics + Psychological Horror
7 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds7 of 19 launches
Typical earnings$31,345
Launches19 / 7 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPsychological Horror
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$15,887
Launches205 / 44 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 prices139 in pairUnder $595 in pair$5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 7 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 21.2 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 19.9 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 7 of 19 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $31,345.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

Urban Myth Dissolution Centerleads this pair28.1%
PairUrban Myth Dissolution Center28.1%
Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company39.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Pixel Graphics + Psychological Horror

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

  • Urban Myth Dissolution Center earned 28.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 139 Pixel Graphics + Psychological Horror launches.
  • Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% of its money.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 39.3% 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 + Psychological Horror 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 + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view130 of 139 launchesWithout the breakout138 of 139 launchesLast 18 months39 of 139 launches
Launches counted13912 hits13012 hits13811 hits396 hits
Earned $100k+8.6 in 1001 in 129.2 in 1001 in 118.0 in 1001 in 1315.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,061top tenth $74,733+$1,361$1,061$2,295
Chance against standardthe base+6.9%0.6 more in 100-7.7%0.7 fewer in 100+78.2%6.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+28.3%$300 more0.0%no change+116.3%$1,234 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 139 launches.

Launches counted
13912 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,061top tenth $74,733+
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: 9 of 139 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
13012 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,361
Chance against standard
+6.9%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+28.3%$300 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Urban Myth Dissolution Center (28.1% of the money): 138 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
13811 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,061
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 139.

Launches counted
396 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,295
Chance against standard
+78.2%6.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+116.3%$1,234 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 139 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: 9 of 139 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, Urban Myth Dissolution Center (28.1% of the money): 138 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: 39 of 139.

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.

Psychological Horror 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.

Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
Psychological HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,001 of 2,109 launchesWithout the breakout2,108 of 2,109 launchesLast 18 months575 of 2,109 launches
Launches counted2,109117 hits2,001110 hits2,108116 hits57526 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 184.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$1,246top tenth $32,125+$1,261$1,246$1,144
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.8%no change-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.2%$15 more0.0%no change-8.2%$102 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,109 launches.

Launches counted
2,109117 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,246top tenth $32,125+
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: 108 of 2,109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,001110 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,261
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.2%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (39.3% of the money): 2,108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,108116 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,246
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 575 of 2,109.

Launches counted
57526 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,144
Chance against standard
-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.2%$102 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,109 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: 108 of 2,109 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, Lethal Company (39.3% of the money): 2,108 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: 575 of 2,109.

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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