Niche

2D + Cats

Games tagged both 2D and Cats: 158 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 2D + Cats 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

2D + Cats is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Cats: 0 of its 129 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.4 in 100 for 2D and 1 of 369 launches for Cats.

Small sample: 129 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tag2D

0.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 266

Typical earnings$117

Launches5,053 / 19 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair2D + Cats

0 of 129launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 129 launches

Typical earnings$356

Launches129 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoCats

1 of 369launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 369 launches

Typical earnings$629

Launches369 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $52D 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 prices158 in pair Under $5129 in pair $5 to $1023 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 129 games tagged both 2D and Cats priced under $5. 0 of 129 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 in 100 for 2D-only games and 1 of 240 for Cats-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Cats alone.

Both: 129 games priced under $5; 0 of 129 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $356.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 129 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

Fischer's Fishing Journeyleads this pair35.6%

PairFischer's Fishing Journey35.6%

2DHollow Knight: Silksong39.4%

CatsLittle Kitty, Big City33.6%

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 2D + Cats

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

Fischer's Fishing Journey earned 35.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 158 2D + Cats launches.
2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 39.4% of its money.
Cats is led by Little Kitty, Big City, with 33.6% 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

2D + Cats 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.

2D + Cats through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view150 of 158 launches	Without the breakout157 of 158 launches	Last 18 months45 of 158 launches
Launches counted	1581 hits	1501 hits	1570 hits	451 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 158too few for a rate	1 of 150too few for a rate	0 of 157too few for a rate	1 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$419top tenth $5,466+	$516	$395	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+5.3%no change; too few to tell	-100.0%0.6 fewer in 100	+251.1%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+23.2%$97 more	-5.7%$24 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 158 launches.

Launches counted: 1581 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 158too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $419top tenth $5,466+
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: 8 of 158 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1501 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 150too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $516
Chance against standard: +5.3%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +23.2%$97 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fischer's Fishing Journey (35.6% of the money): 157 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1570 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 157too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $395
Chance against standard: -100.0%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.7%$24 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 158.

Launches counted: 451 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +251.1%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 158 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: 8 of 158 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, Fischer's Fishing Journey (35.6% of the money): 157 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: 45 of 158.

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
2D	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,851 of 8,361 launches	Without the breakout8,360 of 8,361 launches	Last 18 months2,328 of 8,361 launches
Launches counted	8,361283 hits	7,851261 hits	8,360282 hits	2,32884 hits
Earned $100k+	3.4 in 1001 in 30	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.4 in 1001 in 30	3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings	$290top tenth $13,574+	$295	$290	$273
Chance against standard	the base	-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.3%no change	+6.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.7%$5 more	0.0%no change	-5.9%$17 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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.

Cats 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.

Cats through every lens, all prices
Cats	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view485 of 505 launches	Without the breakout504 of 505 launches	Last 18 months158 of 505 launches
Launches counted	50521 hits	48520 hits	50420 hits	1587 hits
Earned $100k+	4.2 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 24	4.0 in 1001 in 25	4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings	$801top tenth $15,795+	$810	$801	$832
Chance against standard	the base	-0.8%no change	-4.6%0.2 fewer in 100	+6.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.1%$9 more	0.0%no change	+3.9%$31 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 505 launches.

Launches counted: 50521 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $801top tenth $15,795+
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: 20 of 505 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 48520 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $810
Chance against standard: -0.8%no change
Typical against standard: +1.1%$9 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Kitty, Big City (33.6% of the money): 504 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 50420 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $801
Chance against standard: -4.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 505.

Launches counted: 1587 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $832
Chance against standard: +6.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +3.9%$31 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 505 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: 20 of 505 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, Little Kitty, Big City (33.6% of the money): 504 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: 158 of 505.

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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