Niche

Cats + Hand-drawn

Games tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn: 123 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 Cats + Hand-drawn 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

Cats + Hand-drawn is too small to compare with Cats and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn: 0 of its 113 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 359 launches for Cats and 1 of 642 launches for Hand-drawn.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 113 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCats

1 of 359launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 359 launches

Typical earnings$620

Launches359 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCats + Hand-drawn

0 of 113launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 113 launches

Typical earnings$807

Launches113 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagHand-drawn

1 of 642launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 642 launches

Typical earnings$394

Launches642 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Hand-drawn 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 prices123 in pair Under $5113 in pair$5 to $103: too few$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 113 games tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn priced under $5. 0 of 113 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 246 for Cats-only games and 1 of 529 for Hand-drawn-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cats alone and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn alone.

Both: 113 games priced under $5; 0 of 113 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $807.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 113 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

Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-leads this pair34.1%

PairMashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-34.1%

CatsLittle Kitty, Big City33.5%

Hand-drawnNine Sols31.7%

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 Cats + Hand-drawn

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

Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition- earned 34.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 123 Cats + Hand-drawn launches.
Cats is led by Little Kitty, Big City, with 33.5% of its money.
Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 31.7% 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

Cats + Hand-drawn 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.

Cats + Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view115 of 123 launches	Without the breakout122 of 123 launches	Last 18 months21 of 123 launches
Launches counted	1231 hits	1151 hits	1220 hits	210 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 123too few for a rate	1 of 115too few for a rate	0 of 122too few for a rate	0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$850top tenth $8,472+	$879	$850	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%0.8 fewer in 100	-100.0%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+3.4%$29 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 123 launches.

Launches counted: 1231 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 123too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $850top tenth $8,472+
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: 8 of 123 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1151 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 115too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $879
Chance against standard: +7.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +3.4%$29 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition- (34.1% of the money): 122 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1220 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 122too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $850
Chance against standard: -100.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 123.

Launches counted: 210 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%0.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 123 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: 8 of 123 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, Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition- (34.1% of the money): 122 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: 21 of 123.

Cats 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.

Cats through every lens, all prices
Cats	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view470 of 491 launches	Without the breakout490 of 491 launches	Last 18 months147 of 491 launches
Launches counted	49121 hits	47020 hits	49020 hits	1476 hits
Earned $100k+	4.3 in 1001 in 23	4.3 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 25	4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$743top tenth $14,372+	$780	$743	$655
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-4.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-4.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.0%$37 more	0.0%no change	-11.8%$88 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 491 launches.

Launches counted: 49121 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $743top tenth $14,372+
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: 21 of 491 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 47020 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.3 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $780
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +5.0%$37 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Kitty, Big City (33.5% of the money): 490 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 49020 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $743
Chance against standard: -4.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 147 of 491.

Launches counted: 1476 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $655
Chance against standard: -4.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$88 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 491 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: 21 of 491 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, Little Kitty, Big City (33.5% of the money): 490 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: 147 of 491.

Hand-drawn 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.

Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
Hand-drawn	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,031 of 1,089 launches	Without the breakout1,088 of 1,089 launches	Last 18 months266 of 1,089 launches
Launches counted	1,08953 hits	1,03152 hits	1,08852 hits	26614 hits
Earned $100k+	4.9 in 1001 in 21	5.0 in 1001 in 20	4.8 in 1001 in 21	5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings	$856top tenth $32,534+	$882	$856	$766
Chance against standard	the base	+3.6%0.2 more in 100	-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+8.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.0%$26 more	0.0%no change	-10.5%$90 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,089 launches.

Launches counted: 1,08953 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $856top tenth $32,534+
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: 58 of 1,089 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,03152 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $882
Chance against standard: +3.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +3.0%$26 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (31.7% of the money): 1,088 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,08852 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $856
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 266 of 1,089.

Launches counted: 26614 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $766
Chance against standard: +8.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -10.5%$90 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,089 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: 58 of 1,089 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, Nine Sols (31.7% of the money): 1,088 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: 266 of 1,089.

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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