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Niches / Adventure + Cartoon

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Adventure + Cartoon

Games tagged both Adventure and Cartoon: 228 indie paid launches, 11 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 Adventure + Cartoon priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Adventure 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

Adventure + Cartoon beats both its tags: 20.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 15.5 in 100 for Cartoon.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAdventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,393
Launches1,315 / 207 hits
Pair leads by4.3 in 100
1STWinner
This pairAdventure + Cartoon
20.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.0 in 100
$1k+83 in 100
$10k+50 in 100
Launches30 / 6 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 by4.5 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 $20Adventure 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 prices228 in pairUnder $5114 in pair$5 to $1062 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $4022 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Adventure and Cartoon priced $10 to $20. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 13.0 in 100 for Cartoon-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 83 in 100 · $10k+ 50 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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 pair14.0%
PairLucky Tower Ultimate14.0%
AdventurePalworld27.4%
CartoonKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD24.7%
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 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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Lucky Tower Ultimate earned 14.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 228 Adventure + Cartoon launches.
  • Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% 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

Adventure + Cartoon 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.

Adventure + Cartoon through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view211 of 228 launchesWithout the breakout227 of 228 launchesLast 18 months59 of 228 launches
Launches counted22811 hits21111 hits22710 hits592 hits
Earned $100k+4.8 in 1001 in 215.2 in 1001 in 194.4 in 1001 in 232 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$450top tenth $37,824+$473$402under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+8.1%0.4 more in 100-8.7%0.4 fewer in 100-29.7%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+5.1%$23 more-10.7%$48 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 228 launches.

Launches counted
22811 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$450top tenth $37,824+
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: 17 of 228 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21111 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$473
Chance against standard
+8.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.1%$23 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lucky Tower Ultimate (14.0% of the money): 227 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
22710 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$402
Chance against standard
-8.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.7%$48 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 228.

Launches counted
592 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-29.7%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Cartoon, 12 to 36 months old: 228 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: 17 of 228 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 (14.0% of the money): 227 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: 59 of 228.

Adventure 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.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launchesWithout the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launchesLast 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches
Launches counted7,710449 hits7,233421 hits7,709448 hits2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$618top tenth $35,206+$643$618$707
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-0.2%no change-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$25 more0.0%no change+14.4%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 launches.

Launches counted
7,710449 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$618top tenth $35,206+
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: 477 of 7,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,233421 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+4.0%$25 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7,709448 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$618
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,176 of 7,710.

Launches counted
2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.4%$89 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 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: 477 of 7,710 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, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 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: 2,176 of 7,710.

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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