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Niches / Cats + Hand-drawn
Cats + Hand-drawn
Games tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn: 114 indie paid launches, 4 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Cats + Hand-drawn priced under $5, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 it beats both 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.
Cats + Hand-drawn beats both its tags: 1.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.7 in 100 for Cats and 0.6 in 100 for Hand-drawn.
That is 1 in 53, about 3.8 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 104 games tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn priced under $5. 1.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.3 for Cats-only games and 0.3 for Hand-drawn-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 104 games priced under $5; 1.9 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 53), typical first-year earnings $908.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 104 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 without the breakout lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
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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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.
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.
Cats + Hand-drawn holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view108 of 114 launches | Without the breakout113 of 114 launches | Last 18 months46 of 114 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1144 hits | 1084 hits | 1133 hits | 462 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,050top tenth $7,589+ | $1,090 | $927 | $808 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +5.7%0.2 more in 100 | -22.9%0.8 fewer in 100 | +22.9%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +3.8%$40 more | -11.7%$123 less | -23.0%$242 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 114 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 114 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Find Matt's Cats (25.8% of the money): 113 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 114.
Cats holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cats | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view561 of 581 launches | Without the breakout580 of 581 launches | Last 18 months332 of 581 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 58124 hits | 56123 hits | 58023 hits | 33212 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $846top tenth $14,565+ | $882 | $846 | $728 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -2.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | -12.2%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.3%$36 more | 0.0%no change | -13.9%$118 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 6 to 30 months old: 581 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 20 of 581 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (64.8% of the money): 580 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 332 of 581.
Hand-drawn holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hand-drawn | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,125 of 1,182 launches | Without the breakout1,181 of 1,182 launches | Last 18 months593 of 1,182 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,18259 hits | 1,12558 hits | 1,18158 hits | 59324 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $31,652+ | $842 | $809 | $787 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +4.0%0.2 more in 100 | -2.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -20.0%1.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$33 more | 0.0%no change | -2.7%$22 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 57 of 1,182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 593 of 1,182.
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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