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Niches / Anime + Arcade

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Anime + Arcade

Games tagged both Anime and Arcade: 140 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Arcade priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

24 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAnime
11.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,291
Launches349 / 41 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairAnime + Arcade
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches24

24 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie
Tag twoArcade
10.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.4 in 100
Typical earnings$3,292
Launches346 / 36 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Anime 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 prices140 in pairUnder $579 in pair$5 to $1027 in pair$10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $4010 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Anime and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 2 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 12.0 in 100 for Anime-only games and 10.6 in 100 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Arcade alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 24 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,600.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

MULLET MADJACKleads this pair65.8%
PairMULLET MADJACK65.8%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.0%
ArcadeREMATCH32.2%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Arcade

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

  • MULLET MADJACK earned 65.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 140 Anime + Arcade launches.
  • Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.0% of its money.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Anime + Arcade is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Anime + Arcade through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view136 of 140 launchesWithout the breakout139 of 140 launchesLast 18 months39 of 140 launches
Launches counted1403 hits1363 hits1392 hits391 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 140too few for a rate3 of 136too few for a rate2 of 139too few for a rate1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,314top tenth $14,174+$1,223$1,281$1,835
Chance against standardthe base+2.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-32.9%0.7 fewer in 100+19.7%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-6.9%$91 less-2.5%$33 less+39.6%$521 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 140 launches.

Launches counted
1403 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 140too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314top tenth $14,174+
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: 4 of 140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1363 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 136too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,223
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-6.9%$91 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, MULLET MADJACK (65.8% of the money): 139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1392 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 139too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,281
Chance against standard
-32.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$33 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 140.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,835
Chance against standard
+19.7%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+39.6%$521 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 140 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 140 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, MULLET MADJACK (65.8% of the money): 139 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: 39 of 140.

Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,403 of 1,558 launchesWithout the breakout1,557 of 1,558 launchesLast 18 months446 of 1,558 launches
Launches counted1,558112 hits1,40390 hits1,557111 hits44632 hits
Earned $100k+7.2 in 1001 in 146.4 in 1001 in 167.1 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$957top tenth $59,371+$941$946$1,051
Chance against standardthe base-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-0.2%no change
Typical against standardthe base-1.7%$16 less-1.1%$11 less+9.8%$94 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 launches.

Launches counted
1,558112 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$957top tenth $59,371+
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: 155 of 1,558 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,40390 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$941
Chance against standard
-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,557111 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$946
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 446 of 1,558.

Launches counted
44632 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,051
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+9.8%$94 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 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: 155 of 1,558 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 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: 446 of 1,558.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted
3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$229top tenth $7,485+
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: 24 of 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted
1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 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: 24 of 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 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: 1,003 of 3,582.

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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