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Niches / Cartoon + Cartoony

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Cartoon + Cartoony

Games tagged both Cartoon and Cartoony: 252 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".
  • 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 Cartoon + Cartoony priced $10 to $20.

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

Cartoon + Cartoony beats both its tags: 5 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.1 in 100 for Cartoon and 14.7 in 100 for Cartoony.

Small sample: 22 launches, 5 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagCartoon
16.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.1 in 100
Typical earnings$4,453
Launches93 / 15 hits
Pair leads by6.6 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCartoon + Cartoony
5 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 22 launches
Typical earnings$4,856
Launches22 / 5 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagCartoony
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$5,092
Launches150 / 22 hits
Pair leads by8.0 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Cartoon 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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices252 in pairUnder $5150 in pair$5 to $1067 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $4013 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Cartoon and Cartoony priced $10 to $20. 22.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.1 for Cartoon-only games and 13.3 for Cartoony-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 22.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,856.

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

Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TDleads this pair37.0%
PairKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD37.0%
CartoonStarsand Island21.2%
CartoonyAnother Crab's Treasure23.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cartoon + Cartoony

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

  • Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD earned 37.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 252 Cartoon + Cartoony launches.
  • Cartoon is led by Starsand Island, with 21.2% of its money.
  • Cartoony is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 23.1% 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

Cartoon + Cartoony is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Cartoon + Cartoony through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view238 of 252 launchesWithout the breakout251 of 252 launchesLast 18 months127 of 252 launches
Launches counted25211 hits2389 hits25110 hits1274 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 233.8 in 1001 in 264.0 in 1001 in 253.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $15,386+$303$303$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick-13.6%0.6 fewer in 100-9.1%0.4 fewer in 100-29.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+33.3%$101 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cartoon and Cartoony, 6 to 30 months old: 252 launches.

Launches counted
25211 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $15,386+
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: 14 of 252 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2389 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-13.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD (37.0% of the money): 251 launches left.

Launches counted
25110 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-9.1%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 127 of 252.

Launches counted
1274 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-29.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+33.3%$101 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cartoon and Cartoony, 6 to 30 months old: 252 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: 14 of 252 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 (37.0% of the money): 251 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 127 of 252.

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

Cartoon through every lens, all prices
CartoonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view777 of 826 launchesWithout the breakout825 of 826 launchesLast 18 months430 of 826 launches
Launches counted82628 hits77725 hits82527 hits43013 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 293.2 in 1001 in 313.3 in 1001 in 303.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $18,611+$303$303$282
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.9%0.2 fewer in 100-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100-11.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.9%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 6 to 30 months old: 826 launches.

Launches counted
82628 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $18,611+
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: 49 of 826 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
77725 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Starsand Island (21.2% of the money): 825 launches left.

Launches counted
82527 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 430 of 826.

Launches counted
43013 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$282
Chance against standard
-11.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.9%$21 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoon, 6 to 30 months old: 826 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: 49 of 826 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, Starsand Island (21.2% of the money): 825 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 430 of 826.

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

Cartoony through every lens, all prices
CartoonyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,368 of 1,463 launchesWithout the breakout1,462 of 1,463 launchesLast 18 months769 of 1,463 launches
Launches counted1,46352 hits1,36847 hits1,46251 hits76926 hits
Earned $100k+3.6 in 1001 in 283.4 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$403top tenth $12,138+$404$403$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change-9.7%$39 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoony, 6 to 30 months old: 1,463 launches.

Launches counted
1,46352 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$403top tenth $12,138+
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: 95 of 1,463 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,36847 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (23.1% of the money): 1,462 launches left.

Launches counted
1,46251 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 769 of 1,463.

Launches counted
76926 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.7%$39 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cartoony, 6 to 30 months old: 1,463 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: 95 of 1,463 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, Another Crab's Treasure (23.1% of the money): 1,462 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 769 of 1,463.

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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