Niche

Cartoon + Platformer

Games tagged both Cartoon and Platformer: 79 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Last 18 months

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Only launches from the last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5 Last 18 months Reset

Showing Cartoon + Platformer priced under $5, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Cartoon + Platformer is too small to compare with Cartoon and is too small to compare with Platformer: 0 of its 39 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 454 launches for Cartoon and 0.4 in 100 for Platformer.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 39 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagCartoon

2 of 454launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 454 launches

Typical earnings$141

Launches454 / 2 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCartoon + Platformer

0 of 39launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 39 launches

Typical earnings$134

Launches39 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPlatformer

0.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 284

Typical earnings$113

Launches1,419 / 5 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 prices79 in pair Under $539 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $407: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 39 games tagged both Cartoon and Platformer priced under $5. 0 of 39 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 415 for Cartoon-only games and 0.4 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cartoon alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 39 games priced under $5; 0 of 39 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $134.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 39 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Shadow of the Ninja - Rebornleads this pair36.7%

PairShadow of the Ninja - Reborn36.7%

CartoonKingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD22.2%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong64.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cartoon + Platformer

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

Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn earned 36.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 79 Cartoon + Platformer launches.
Cartoon is led by Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD, with 22.2% of its money.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 64.8% 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

Cartoon + Platformer holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Cartoon + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view78 of 79 launches	Without the breakout78 of 79 launches	Last 18 months23 of 79 launches
Launches counted	792 hits	782 hits	781 hits	230 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 79too few for a rate	2 of 78too few for a rate	1 of 78too few for a rate	0 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$354top tenth $10,779+	$354	$354	$191
Chance against standard	the base	+1.3%no change; too few to tell	-49.4%1.2 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	-46.0%$163 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cartoon and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 79 launches.

Launches counted: 792 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $354top tenth $10,779+
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: 1 of 79 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 782 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 78too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $354
Chance against standard: +1.3%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn (36.7% of the money): 78 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 781 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 78too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $354
Chance against standard: -49.4%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 79.

Launches counted: 230 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -46.0%$163 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cartoon and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 79 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: 1 of 79 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, Shadow of the Ninja - Reborn (36.7% of the money): 78 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: 23 of 79.

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
Cartoon	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view732 of 783 launches	Without the breakout782 of 783 launches	Last 18 months222 of 783 launches
Launches counted	78322 hits	73219 hits	78221 hits	2226 hits
Earned $100k+	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.6 in 1001 in 39	2.7 in 1001 in 37	2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings	$283top tenth $14,050+	$297	$283	$285
Chance against standard	the base	-7.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-4.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-3.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.9%$14 more	0.0%no change	+0.7%$2 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches	Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches	Last 18 months636 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted	2,40085 hits	2,35378 hits	2,39984 hits	63624 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$283top tenth $11,251+	$284	$283	$229
Chance against standard	the base	-6.4%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.1%no change	+6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.4%$1 more	0.0%no change	-19.1%$54 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.

Launches counted: 2,40085 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $283top tenth $11,251+
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: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,35378 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $284
Chance against standard: -6.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.4%$1 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,39984 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $283
Chance against standard: -1.1%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 636 of 2,400.

Launches counted: 63624 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: -19.1%$54 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 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: 47 of 2,400 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 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: 636 of 2,400.

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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