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Niches / 2D + Cartoon

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2D + Cartoon

Games tagged both 2D and Cartoon: 338 indie paid launches, 9 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D + Cartoon priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Cartoon; 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

2D + Cartoon beats both its tags: 25.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.6 in 100 for 2D and 15.5 in 100 for Cartoon.

That is about 1.3 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tag2D
16.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,118
Launches953 / 158 hits
Pair leads by9.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pair2D + Cartoon
25.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.8 in 100
$1k+84 in 100
$10k+52 in 100
Launches31 / 8 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagCartoon
15.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.5 in 100
$1k+80 in 100
$10k+42 in 100
Launches84 / 13 hits
Pair leads by10.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202D 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 prices338 in pairUnder $5223 in pair$5 to $1077 in pair$10 to $2031 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both 2D and Cartoon priced $10 to $20. 25.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.3 in 100 for 2D-only games and 9.4 in 100 for Cartoon-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 25.8 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 52 in 100 · $100k+ 26 in 100.

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

Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TDleads this pair46.7%
PairKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD46.7%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong39.4%
CartoonKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD24.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D + Cartoon

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

  • Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD earned 46.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 338 2D + Cartoon launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 39.4% of its money.
  • It also leads Cartoon, with 24.7% of that tag's 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

2D + Cartoon is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

2D + Cartoon through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view312 of 338 launchesWithout the breakout337 of 338 launchesLast 18 months92 of 338 launches
Launches counted3389 hits3127 hits3378 hits922 hits
Earned $100k+2.7 in 1001 in 382.2 in 1001 in 452.4 in 1001 in 422 of 92too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$254top tenth $11,977+$270$251under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-15.7%0.4 fewer in 100-10.8%0.3 fewer in 100-18.4%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+6.3%$16 more-1.2%$3 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 338 launches.

Launches counted
3389 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$254top tenth $11,977+
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: 26 of 338 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3127 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$270
Chance against standard
-15.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.3%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (46.7% of the money): 337 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3378 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$251
Chance against standard
-10.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.2%$3 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 92 of 338.

Launches counted
922 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 92too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.4%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 338 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: 26 of 338 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, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (46.7% of the money): 337 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: 92 of 338.

2D 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.

2D through every lens, all prices
2DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,851 of 8,361 launchesWithout the breakout8,360 of 8,361 launchesLast 18 months2,328 of 8,361 launches
Launches counted8,361283 hits7,851261 hits8,360282 hits2,32884 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.4 in 1001 in 303.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$290top tenth $13,574+$295$290$273
Chance against standardthe base-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+6.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$5 more0.0%no change-5.9%$17 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 launches.

Launches counted
8,361283 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$290top tenth $13,574+
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: 510 of 8,361 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,851261 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$295
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$5 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (39.4% of the money): 8,360 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
8,360282 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$290
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,328 of 8,361.

Launches counted
2,32884 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
+6.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.9%$17 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 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: 510 of 8,361 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (39.4% of the money): 8,360 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: 2,328 of 8,361.

Cartoon 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.

Cartoon through every lens, all prices
CartoonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view727 of 781 launchesWithout the breakout780 of 781 launchesLast 18 months209 of 781 launches
Launches counted78126 hits72723 hits78025 hits2098 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 303.2 in 1001 in 323.2 in 1001 in 313.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$273top tenth $16,020+$290$273$288
Chance against standardthe base-5.0%0.2 fewer in 100-3.7%0.1 fewer in 100+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.2%$17 more0.0%no change+5.5%$15 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 781 launches.

Launches counted
78126 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$273top tenth $16,020+
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: 54 of 781 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
72723 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$290
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.2%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (24.7% of the money): 780 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
78025 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
-3.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 209 of 781.

Launches counted
2098 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$288
Chance against standard
+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$15 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 781 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: 54 of 781 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, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (24.7% of the money): 780 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: 209 of 781.

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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