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Niches / Anime + Cute

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Anime + Cute

Games tagged both Anime and Cute: 659 indie paid launches, 53 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Anime + Cute priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is level with Anime and trails Cute.

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

Anime + Cute is level with Anime and trails Cute: 14.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Anime and 16.3 in 100 for Cute.

That is about 0.8 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDTied
Tag onemood tagAnime
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,499
Launches382 / 56 hits
Pair is level0.2 in 100
2NDTied
This pairAnime + Cute
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,066
Launches159 / 23 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagCute
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,124
Launches615 / 100 hits
Pair trails by1.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 159 games tagged both Anime and Cute priced $10 to $20. 14.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.8 for Anime-only games and 16.9 for Cute-only games, so the mix is level with Anime alone and trails Cute alone.

Both: 159 games priced $10 to $20; 14.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,066.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 159 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

Rabbit and Steelleads this pair10.3%
PairRabbit and Steel10.3%
AnimeAI LIMIT12.8%
CuteMewgenics15.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Cute

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

  • Rabbit and Steel earned 10.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 659 Anime + Cute launches.
  • Anime is led by AI LIMIT, with 12.8% of its money.
  • Cute is led by Mewgenics, with 15.9% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Anime + Cute holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Anime + Cute through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view613 of 659 launchesWithout the breakout658 of 659 launchesLast 18 months344 of 659 launches
Launches counted65953 hits61348 hits65852 hits34423 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 137.9 in 1001 in 136.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$1,093top tenth $76,121+$1,090$1,093$982
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100-16.2%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-0.3%$3 less0.0%no change-10.2%$111 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 659 launches.

Launches counted
65953 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,093top tenth $76,121+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 46 of 659 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
61348 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,090
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$3 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rabbit and Steel (10.3% of the money): 658 launches left.

Launches counted
65852 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,093
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 344 of 659.

Launches counted
34423 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
-16.2%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.2%$111 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 659 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 46 of 659 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, Rabbit and Steel (10.3% of the money): 658 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 344 of 659.

Anime holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,523 of 1,685 launchesWithout the breakout1,684 of 1,685 launchesLast 18 months882 of 1,685 launches
Launches counted1,685126 hits1,523109 hits1,684125 hits88258 hits
Earned $100k+7.5 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 146.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$1,132top tenth $64,768+$1,113$1,132$1,011
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-12.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-1.7%$19 less0.0%no change-10.7%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.

Launches counted
1,685126 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132top tenth $64,768+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,523109 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,113
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$19 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.

Launches counted
1,684125 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,132
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.

Launches counted
88258 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.7%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 6 to 30 months old: 1,685 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 162 of 1,685 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 (12.8% of the money): 1,684 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 882 of 1,685.

Cute holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Cute through every lens, all prices
CuteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,089 of 4,279 launchesWithout the breakout4,278 of 4,279 launchesLast 18 months2,326 of 4,279 launches
Launches counted4,279218 hits4,089200 hits4,278217 hits2,326111 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 205.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$725top tenth $28,533+$727$725$642
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.9%0.2 fewer in 1000.0%no change-5.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.3%$2 more0.0%no change-11.4%$83 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.

Launches counted
4,279218 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$725top tenth $28,533+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 190 of 4,279 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,089200 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$727
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.3%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.

Launches counted
4,278217 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$725
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.

Launches counted
2,326111 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$642
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.4%$83 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 190 of 4,279 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, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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