Niche

Pixel Graphics + RTS

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and RTS: 47 indie paid launches, 1 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 Pixel Graphics + RTS 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

Pixel Graphics + RTS is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics and is too small to compare with RTS: 0 of its 28 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics and 0 of 221 launches for RTS.

Small sample: 28 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics

0.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 125

Typical earnings$156

Launches2,124 / 17 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPixel Graphics + RTS

0 of 28launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 28 launches

Typical earnings$191

Launches28 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRTS

0 of 221launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 221 launches

Typical earnings$78

Launches221 / 0 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 $5Pixel 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 prices47 in pair Under $528 in pair $5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $204: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and RTS priced under $5. 0 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 0.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 0 of 193 for RTS-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone and is too small to compare with RTS alone.

Both: 28 games priced under $5; 0 of 28 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $191.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

Border Pioneerleads this pair69.0%

PairBorder Pioneer69.0%

Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.0%

RTSTempest Rising15.8%

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 Pixel Graphics + RTS

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

Border Pioneer earned 69.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 47 Pixel Graphics + RTS launches.
Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.0% of its money.
RTS is led by Tempest Rising, with 15.8% of its 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

Pixel Graphics + RTS is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Pixel Graphics + RTS through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view41 of 47 launches	Without the breakout46 of 47 launches	Last 18 months11 of 47 launches
Launches counted	471 hits	411 hits	460 hits	110 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 47too few for a rate	1 of 41too few for a rate	0 of 46too few for a rate	0 of 11too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$304top tenth $11,013+	$304	$304	$38
Chance against standard	the base	+14.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%2.1 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	-87.5%$266 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 Pixel Graphics and RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 47 launches.

Launches counted: 471 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 47too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $304top tenth $11,013+
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: 6 of 47 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 411 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $304
Chance against standard: +14.6%0.3 more in 100; 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, Border Pioneer (69.0% of the money): 46 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 460 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $304
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 47.

Launches counted: 110 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 11too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $38
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -87.5%$266 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 47 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: 6 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, Border Pioneer (69.0% of the money): 46 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: 11 of 47.

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 Graphics	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launches	Without the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launches	Last 18 months1,073 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted	3,686188 hits	3,492169 hits	3,685187 hits	1,07368 hits
Earned $100k+	5.1 in 1001 in 20	4.8 in 1001 in 21	5.1 in 1001 in 20	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$459top tenth $28,145+	$480	$459	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-5.1%0.3 fewer in 100	-0.5%no change	+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.6%$21 more	0.0%no change	-16.6%$76 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves 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.

RTS is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

RTS through every lens, all prices
RTS	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view461 of 498 launches	Without the breakout497 of 498 launches	Last 18 months147 of 498 launches
Launches counted	49838 hits	46137 hits	49737 hits	14714 hits
Earned $100k+	7.6 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12	7.4 in 1001 in 13	9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$669top tenth $61,759+	$765	$648	$919
Chance against standard	the base	+5.2%0.4 more in 100	-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+24.8%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+14.3%$96 more	-3.1%$21 less	+37.4%$250 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 498 launches.

Launches counted: 49838 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $669top tenth $61,759+
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: 37 of 498 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 46137 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $765
Chance against standard: +5.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +14.3%$96 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tempest Rising (15.8% of the money): 497 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 49737 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $648
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.1%$21 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 147 of 498.

Launches counted: 14714 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $919
Chance against standard: +24.8%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +37.4%$250 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 498 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: 37 of 498 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, Tempest Rising (15.8% of the money): 497 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: 147 of 498.

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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