Niche

Cartoony + Simulation

Games tagged both Cartoony and Simulation: 180 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old. 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.

$10 to $20

Showing Cartoony + Simulation priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Cartoony and trails Simulation; priced $10 to $20 it trails 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

Cartoony + Simulation trails both its tags: 6.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Cartoony and 21.5 in 100 for Simulation.

That is 1 in 15, about 0.4 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up

Tag onemood tagCartoony

14.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.7 in 100

Typical earnings$5,092

Launches150 / 22 hits

Pair trails by8.0 in 100

3RDThird

This pairCartoony + Simulation

6.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 15

Typical earnings$3,035

Launches30 / 2 hits

Expected18.6 in 100

1STWinner

Tag twoSimulation

21.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.5 in 100

Typical earnings$14,573

Launches1,006 / 216 hits

Pair trails by14.8 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Cartoony 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 prices180 in pair Under $5103 in pair $5 to $1042 in pair $10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Cartoony and Simulation priced $10 to $20. 6.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.7 for Cartoony-only games and 21.9 for Simulation-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 6.7 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 15), typical first-year earnings $3,035.

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

Goat Simulator: Remasteredleads this pair18.6%

PairGoat Simulator: Remastered18.6%

CartoonyAnother Crab's Treasure23.1%

SimulationSchedule I15.4%

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 Cartoony + Simulation

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

Goat Simulator: Remastered earned 18.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 180 Cartoony + Simulation launches.
Cartoony is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 23.1% of its money.
Simulation is led by Schedule I, with 15.4% 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

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

Cartoony + Simulation through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view167 of 180 launches	Without the breakout179 of 180 launches	Last 18 months96 of 180 launches
Launches counted	1808 hits	1677 hits	1797 hits	964 hits
Earned $100k+	4.4 in 1001 in 23	4.2 in 1001 in 24	3.9 in 1001 in 26	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$485top tenth $17,831+	$505	$485	$607
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100	-11.4%0.5 fewer in 100	-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+4.1%$20 more	0.0%no change	+25.2%$122 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cartoony and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 180 launches.

Launches counted: 1808 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $485top tenth $17,831+
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: 13 of 180 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1677 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $505
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.1%$20 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Goat Simulator: Remastered (18.6% of the money): 179 launches left.

Launches counted: 1797 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $485
Chance against standard: -11.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 96 of 180.

Launches counted: 964 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $607
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +25.2%$122 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cartoony and Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 180 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: 13 of 180 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, Goat Simulator: Remastered (18.6% of the money): 179 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 96 of 180.

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
Cartoony	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,368 of 1,463 launches	Without the breakout1,462 of 1,463 launches	Last 18 months769 of 1,463 launches
Launches counted	1,46352 hits	1,36847 hits	1,46251 hits	76926 hits
Earned $100k+	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings	$403top tenth $12,138+	$404	$403	$364
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-2.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-5.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+0.2%$1 more	0.0%no change	-9.7%$39 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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.

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

Simulation through every lens, all prices
Simulation	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view5,023 of 5,285 launches	Without the breakout5,284 of 5,285 launches	Last 18 months3,070 of 5,285 launches
Launches counted	5,285435 hits	5,023411 hits	5,284434 hits	3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+	8.2 in 1001 in 12	8.2 in 1001 in 12	8.2 in 1001 in 12	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$982top tenth $69,988+	$1,012	$982	$971
Chance against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+3.1%$30 more	0.0%no change	-1.1%$11 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 launches.

Launches counted: 5,285435 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $982top tenth $69,988+
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: 262 of 5,285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5,023411 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,012
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +3.1%$30 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.

Launches counted: 5,284434 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $982
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: 3,070 of 5,285.

Launches counted: 3,070225 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $971
Chance against standard: -11.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$11 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Simulation, 6 to 30 months old: 5,285 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: 262 of 5,285 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, Schedule I (15.4% of the money): 5,284 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,070 of 5,285.

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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