Niche

Action-Adventure + Cartoon

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Cartoon: 83 indie paid launches, 3 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 Action-Adventure + Cartoon 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

Action-Adventure + Cartoon is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Cartoon: 0 of its 40 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 1,727 launches for Action-Adventure and 1 of 456 launches for Cartoon.

Small sample: 40 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction-Adventure

4 of 1,727launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 1,727 launches

Typical earnings$108

Launches1,727 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction-Adventure + Cartoon

0 of 40launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 40 launches

$1k+4 of 40 launches

$10k+0 of 40 launches

Launches40 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagCartoon

1 of 456launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 456 launches

Typical earnings$132

Launches456 / 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 $5Cartoon 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 prices83 in pair Under $540 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $4011 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Cartoon priced under $5. 0 of 40 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 1,687 for Action-Adventure-only games and 1 of 416 for Cartoon-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Cartoon alone.

Both: 40 games priced under $5; 0 of 40 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 40 launches · $10k+ 0 of 40 launches · $100k+ 0 of 40 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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

BAKERUleads this pair37.4%

PairBAKERU37.4%

Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%

CartoonKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD24.7%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + 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

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The leaders, in words

BAKERU earned 37.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 83 Action-Adventure + Cartoon launches.
Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.7% of its money.
Cartoon is led by Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD, with 24.7% 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

Action-Adventure + Cartoon holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action-Adventure + Cartoon through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view76 of 83 launches	Without the breakout82 of 83 launches	Last 18 months15 of 83 launches
Launches counted	833 hits	763 hits	822 hits	150 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 83too few for a rate	3 of 76too few for a rate	2 of 82too few for a rate	0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 36 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+9.2%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell	-32.5%1.2 fewer in 100	-100.0%3.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 83 launches.

Launches counted: 833 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 83too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 36 in 100
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: 7 of 83 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 763 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 76too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +9.2%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, BAKERU (37.4% of the money): 82 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 822 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 82too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.5%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 83.

Launches counted: 150 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%3.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 83 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: 7 of 83 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, BAKERU (37.4% of the money): 82 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: 15 of 83.

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

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,291 of 3,447 launches	Without the breakout3,446 of 3,447 launches	Last 18 months904 of 3,447 launches
Launches counted	3,447189 hits	3,291181 hits	3,446188 hits	90464 hits
Earned $100k+	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$378top tenth $25,255+	$390	$378	$429
Chance against standard	the base	+0.3%no change	-0.5%no change	+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$12 more	0.0%no change	+13.5%$51 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 launches.

Launches counted: 3,447189 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $378top tenth $25,255+
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: 156 of 3,447 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,291181 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $390
Chance against standard: +0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +3.2%$12 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,446188 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $378
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: 904 of 3,447.

Launches counted: 90464 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $429
Chance against standard: +29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.5%$51 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 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: 156 of 3,447 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, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 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: 904 of 3,447.

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
Cartoon	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view727 of 781 launches	Without the breakout780 of 781 launches	Last 18 months209 of 781 launches
Launches counted	78126 hits	72723 hits	78025 hits	2098 hits
Earned $100k+	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.2 in 1001 in 32	3.2 in 1001 in 31	3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings	$273top tenth $16,020+	$290	$273	$288
Chance against standard	the base	-5.0%0.2 fewer in 100	-3.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.2%$17 more	0.0%no change	+5.5%$15 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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