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Niches / Action Roguelike + Cartoon

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Action Roguelike + Cartoon

Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Cartoon: 41 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action Roguelike + 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 Roguelike + Cartoon is too small to compare with Action Roguelike and is too small to compare with Cartoon: 0 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.7 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 2 of 454 launches for Cartoon.

Small sample: 22 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 137
Typical earnings$188
Launches961 / 7 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAction Roguelike + Cartoon
0 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 22 launches
Typical earnings$313
Launches22 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagCartoon
2 of 454launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 454 launches
Typical earnings$141
Launches454 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices41 in pairUnder $522 in pair$5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Cartoon priced under $5. 0 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 0.7 in 100 for Action Roguelike-only games and 2 of 432 for Cartoon-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action Roguelike alone and is too small to compare with Cartoon alone.

Both: 22 games priced under $5; 0 of 22 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $313.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Lucky Tower Ultimateleads this pair48.9%
PairLucky Tower Ultimate48.9%
Action RoguelikeHades II23.0%
CartoonKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD22.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action Roguelike + 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

  • Lucky Tower Ultimate earned 48.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Action Roguelike + Cartoon launches.
  • Action Roguelike is led by Hades II, with 23.0% of its money.
  • Cartoon is led by Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD, with 22.2% 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 Roguelike + Cartoon holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action Roguelike + Cartoon through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view37 of 41 launchesWithout the breakout40 of 41 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted412 hits372 hits401 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+2 of 41too few for a rate2 of 37too few for a rate1 of 40too few for a ratetoo few
Typical first-year earnings$669top tenth $10,284+$758$669too few
Chance against standardthe base+10.8%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell-48.8%2.4 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe base+13.3%$89 more; too few to tell0.0%no changetoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted
412 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$669top tenth $10,284+
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: 4 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
372 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 37too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+13.3%$89 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lucky Tower Ultimate (48.9% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$669
Chance against standard
-48.8%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Typical first-year earnings
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 4 of 41 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, Lucky Tower Ultimate (48.9% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

Action Roguelike 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.

Action Roguelike through every lens, all prices
Action RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,657 of 1,738 launchesWithout the breakout1,737 of 1,738 launchesLast 18 months476 of 1,738 launches
Launches counted1,738117 hits1,657108 hits1,737116 hits47635 hits
Earned $100k+6.7 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 157.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$657top tenth $47,933+$705$639$765
Chance against standardthe base-3.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+9.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.3%$48 more-2.7%$18 less+16.4%$108 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,738 launches.

Launches counted
1,738117 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$657top tenth $47,933+
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: 81 of 1,738 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,657108 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$705
Chance against standard
-3.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.3%$48 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (23.0% of the money): 1,737 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,737116 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$639
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.7%$18 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 476 of 1,738.

Launches counted
47635 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$765
Chance against standard
+9.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.4%$108 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 1,738 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: 81 of 1,738 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, Hades II (23.0% of the money): 1,737 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: 476 of 1,738.

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 view732 of 783 launchesWithout the breakout782 of 783 launchesLast 18 months222 of 783 launches
Launches counted78322 hits73219 hits78221 hits2226 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.6 in 1001 in 392.7 in 1001 in 372.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings$283top tenth $14,050+$297$283$285
Chance against standardthe base-7.6%0.2 fewer in 100-4.4%0.1 fewer in 100-3.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.9%$14 more0.0%no change+0.7%$2 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 783 launches.

Launches counted
78322 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$283top tenth $14,050+
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: 51 of 783 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
73219 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$297
Chance against standard
-7.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.9%$14 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (22.2% of the money): 782 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
78221 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-4.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 783.

Launches counted
2226 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$285
Chance against standard
-3.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$2 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 783 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: 51 of 783 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 (22.2% of the money): 782 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: 222 of 783.

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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