Niche

Pixel Graphics + Sci-fi

Games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Sci-fi: 175 indie paid launches, 11 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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.

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$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Pixel Graphics + Sci-fi priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Pixel Graphics and is about level with Sci-fi; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

27 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner

Tag onemood tagPixel Graphics

24.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.2 in 100

Typical earnings$15,625

Launches491 / 119 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pairPixel Graphics + Sci-fi

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches27

27 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up

Tag twomood tagSci-fi

19.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.2 in 100

Typical earnings$9,126

Launches240 / 46 hits

Pairno reading

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices175 in pair Under $589 in pair $5 to $1057 in pair $10 to $2027 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Pixel Graphics and Sci-fi priced $10 to $20. 7 of 27 of them earned $100k+, against 24.1 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games and 18.3 in 100 for Sci-fi-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Pixel Graphics alone and is too small to compare with Sci-fi alone.

Both: 27 games priced $10 to $20; 7 of 27 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 25 of 27 launches · $10k+ 17 of 27 launches · $100k+ 7 of 27 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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

Selacoleads this pair28.2%

PairSelaco28.2%

Pixel GraphicsDELTARUNE23.6%

Sci-fiLethal Company32.7%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Pixel Graphics + Sci-fi

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

Selaco earned 28.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 175 Pixel Graphics + Sci-fi launches.
Pixel Graphics is led by DELTARUNE, with 23.6% of its money.
Sci-fi is led by Lethal Company, with 32.7% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Pixel Graphics + Sci-fi 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.

Pixel Graphics + Sci-fi through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view170 of 175 launches	Without the breakout174 of 175 launches	Last 18 months47 of 175 launches
Launches counted	17511 hits	17010 hits	17410 hits	472 hits
Earned $100k+	6.3 in 1001 in 16	5.9 in 1001 in 17	5.7 in 1001 in 17	2 of 47too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$446top tenth $38,503+	$446	$446	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-8.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-32.3%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Sci-fi, 12 to 36 months old: 175 launches.

Launches counted: 17511 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $446top tenth $38,503+
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 175 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 17010 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $446
Chance against standard: -6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Selaco (28.2% of the money): 174 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 17410 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $446
Chance against standard: -8.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 47 of 175.

Launches counted: 472 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 47too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.3%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Pixel Graphics and Sci-fi, 12 to 36 months old: 175 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 175 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, Selaco (28.2% of the money): 174 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: 47 of 175.

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 months1,072 of 3,686 launches
Launches counted	3,686206 hits	3,492187 hits	3,685205 hits	1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 19	5.6 in 1001 in 18	6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$449top tenth $31,794+	$476	$449	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.5%no change	+18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.0%$27 more	0.0%no change	-14.7%$66 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: 3,686206 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $449top tenth $31,794+
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: 3,492187 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $476
Chance against standard: -4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +6.0%$27 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (23.6% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,685205 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $449
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: 1,072 of 3,686.

Launches counted: 1,07271 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +18.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: -14.7%$66 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 (23.6% 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: 1,072 of 3,686.

Sci-fi 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.

Sci-fi through every lens, all prices
Sci-fi	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,187 of 1,222 launches	Without the breakout1,221 of 1,222 launches	Last 18 months337 of 1,222 launches
Launches counted	1,222107 hits	1,187103 hits	1,221106 hits	33727 hits
Earned $100k+	8.8 in 1001 in 11	8.7 in 1001 in 12	8.7 in 1001 in 12	8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$551top tenth $71,208+	$548	$548	$536
Chance against standard	the base	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-8.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-0.5%$3 less	-0.5%$3 less	-2.7%$15 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sci-fi, 12 to 36 months old: 1,222 launches.

Launches counted: 1,222107 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $551top tenth $71,208+
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: 35 of 1,222 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,187103 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $548
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$3 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (32.7% of the money): 1,221 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,221106 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $548
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$3 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 337 of 1,222.

Launches counted: 33727 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $536
Chance against standard: -8.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.7%$15 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Sci-fi, 12 to 36 months old: 1,222 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: 35 of 1,222 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 (32.7% of the money): 1,221 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: 337 of 1,222.

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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