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2.5D + Cute
Games tagged both 2.5D and Cute: 108 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2.5D + Cute priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 2.5D and beats Cute; priced $10 to $20 it beats 2.5D and is level with Cute.
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.
2.5D + Cute beats 2.5D and is level with Cute: 4 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2.5D and 16.3 in 100 for Cute.
Small sample: 25 launches, 4 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both 2.5D and Cute priced $10 to $20. 16.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 12.1 for 2.5D-only games and 16.3 for Cute-only games, so the mix beats 2.5D alone and is level with Cute alone.
Both: 25 games priced $10 to $20; 16.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,116.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
2.5D + Cute is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view104 of 108 launches | Without the breakout107 of 108 launches | Last 18 months65 of 108 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1086 hits | 1046 hits | 1075 hits | 651 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 | 4.7 in 1001 in 21 | 1.5 in 1001 in 67 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $607top tenth $17,624+ | $607 | $607 | $607 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.6%0.2 more in 100 | -16.1%0.9 fewer in 100 | -73.2%4.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 108 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 108 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Beyond Citadel (34.1% of the money): 107 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 65 of 108.
2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| 2.5D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view650 of 686 launches | Without the breakout685 of 686 launches | Last 18 months378 of 686 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 68636 hits | 65034 hits | 68535 hits | 37812 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $404top tenth $23,883+ | $404 | $403 | $324 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -38.5%2.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -0.2%$1 less | -19.8%$80 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 36 of 686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.
Cute holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cute | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,089 of 4,279 launches | Without the breakout4,278 of 4,279 launches | Last 18 months2,326 of 4,279 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,279218 hits | 4,089200 hits | 4,278217 hits | 2,326111 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $725top tenth $28,533+ | $727 | $725 | $642 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -5.9%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.3%$2 more | 0.0%no change | -11.4%$83 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 190 of 4,279 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.
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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