Niche

Casual + Emotional

Games tagged both Casual and Emotional: 188 indie paid launches, 9 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 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 Casual + Emotional priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Casual and trails Emotional; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Casual and is too small to compare with Emotional.

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

Casual + Emotional is too small to compare with Casual and is too small to compare with Emotional: 5 of its 29 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.8 in 100 for Casual and 21.9 in 100 for Emotional.

Small sample: 29 launches, 5 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagCasual

13.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.8 in 100

Typical earnings$4,254

Launches1,006 / 139 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCasual + Emotional

5 of 29launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 29 launches

$1k+22 of 29 launches

$10k+12 of 29 launches

Launches29 / 5 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagEmotional

21.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.9 in 100

Typical earnings$12,769

Launches114 / 25 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Casual 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices188 in pair Under $5113 in pair $5 to $1039 in pair $10 to $2029 in pair$20 to $407: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 29 games tagged both Casual and Emotional priced $10 to $20. 5 of 29 of them earned $100k+, against 13.7 in 100 for Casual-only games and 23.5 in 100 for Emotional-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Casual alone and is too small to compare with Emotional alone.

Both: 29 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 29 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 22 of 29 launches · $10k+ 12 of 29 launches · $100k+ 5 of 29 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 29 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

Kemono Teatimeleads this pair19.3%

PairKemono Teatime19.3%

CasualHouse Flipper 23.9%

EmotionalDELTARUNE67.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Casual + Emotional

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

Kemono Teatime earned 19.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 188 Casual + Emotional launches.
Casual is led by House Flipper 2, with 3.9% of its money.
Emotional is led by DELTARUNE, with 67.5% 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

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

Casual + Emotional through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view171 of 188 launches	Without the breakout187 of 188 launches	Last 18 months52 of 188 launches
Launches counted	1889 hits	1719 hits	1878 hits	523 hits
Earned $100k+	4.8 in 1001 in 21	5.3 in 1001 in 19	4.3 in 1001 in 23	3 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$569top tenth $34,080+	$629	$538	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+9.9%0.5 more in 100	-10.6%0.5 fewer in 100	+20.5%1.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+10.5%$60 more	-5.4%$31 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Casual and Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 188 launches.

Launches counted: 1889 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $569top tenth $34,080+
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: 17 of 188 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1719 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $629
Chance against standard: +9.9%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +10.5%$60 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kemono Teatime (19.3% of the money): 187 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1878 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $538
Chance against standard: -10.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.4%$31 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 188.

Launches counted: 523 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +20.5%1.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Casual and Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 188 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: 17 of 188 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, Kemono Teatime (19.3% of the money): 187 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: 52 of 188.

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

Casual through every lens, all prices
Casual	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view9,378 of 9,921 launches	Without the breakout9,920 of 9,921 launches	Last 18 months2,915 of 9,921 launches
Launches counted	9,921305 hits	9,378287 hits	9,920304 hits	2,915127 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 33	4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings	$252top tenth $10,057+	$268	$252	$272
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+41.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.3%$16 more	0.0%no change	+7.9%$20 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,921 launches.

Launches counted: 9,921305 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $252top tenth $10,057+
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: 543 of 9,921 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 9,378287 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +6.3%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (3.9% of the money): 9,920 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 9,920304 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $252
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,915 of 9,921.

Launches counted: 2,915127 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $272
Chance against standard: +41.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +7.9%$20 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,921 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: 543 of 9,921 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, House Flipper 2 (3.9% of the money): 9,920 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: 2,915 of 9,921.

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

Emotional through every lens, all prices
Emotional	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view522 of 575 launches	Without the breakout574 of 575 launches	Last 18 months163 of 575 launches
Launches counted	57546 hits	52242 hits	57445 hits	16315 hits
Earned $100k+	8.0 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12	7.8 in 1001 in 13	9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,414top tenth $73,301+	$1,417	$1,414	$1,930
Chance against standard	the base	+0.6%no change	-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100	+15.0%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.2%$3 more	0.0%no change	+36.5%$516 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 575 launches.

Launches counted: 57546 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,414top tenth $73,301+
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: 53 of 575 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52242 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,417
Chance against standard: +0.6%no change
Typical against standard: +0.2%$3 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (67.5% of the money): 574 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 57445 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,414
Chance against standard: -2.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 163 of 575.

Launches counted: 16315 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,930
Chance against standard: +15.0%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +36.5%$516 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 575 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: 53 of 575 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, DELTARUNE (67.5% of the money): 574 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: 163 of 575.

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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