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Niches / Cats + Relaxing

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Cats + Relaxing

Games tagged both Cats and Relaxing: 269 indie paid launches, 7 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.

Showing Cats + Relaxing priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 it beats Cats and is level with Relaxing.

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 + Relaxing beats Cats and is level with Relaxing: 1.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.7 in 100 for Cats and 1.1 in 100 for Relaxing.

That is 1 in 77, about 2.6 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDTied
Tag oneCats
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 143
Typical earnings$702
Launches422 / 3 hits
Pair leads by0.6 in 100
1STTied winner
This pairCats + Relaxing
1.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 77
Typical earnings$842
Launches228 / 3 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagRelaxing
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 91
Typical earnings$242
Launches1,834 / 21 hits
Pair is level0.2 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Relaxing 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 prices269 in pairUnder $5228 in pair$5 to $1033 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 228 games tagged both Cats and Relaxing priced under $5. 1.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.0 for Cats-only games and 1.1 for Relaxing-only games, so the mix beats Cats alone and is level with Relaxing alone.

Both: 228 games priced under $5; 1.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 77), typical first-year earnings $842.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 228 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

A Tower Full of Catsleads this pair12.3%
PairA Tower Full of Cats12.3%
CatsMewgenics64.8%
RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cats + Relaxing

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

  • A Tower Full of Cats earned 12.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 269 Cats + Relaxing launches.
  • Cats is led by Mewgenics, with 64.8% of its money.
  • Relaxing is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 11.8% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Cats + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view265 of 269 launchesWithout the breakout268 of 269 launchesLast 18 months158 of 269 launches
Launches counted2697 hits2657 hits2686 hits1585 hits
Earned $100k+2.6 in 1001 in 382.6 in 1001 in 382.2 in 1001 in 453.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$902top tenth $8,803+$908$902$782
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-15.4%0.4 fewer in 100+23.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.7%$6 more0.0%no change-13.3%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 269 launches.

Launches counted
2697 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$902top tenth $8,803+
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: 4 of 269 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2657 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$908
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.7%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Tower Full of Cats (12.3% of the money): 268 launches left.

Launches counted
2686 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$902
Chance against standard
-15.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 269.

Launches counted
1585 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$782
Chance against standard
+23.1%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.3%$120 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 269 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: 4 of 269 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, A Tower Full of Cats (12.3% of the money): 268 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 269.

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

Cats through every lens, all prices
CatsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view561 of 581 launchesWithout the breakout580 of 581 launchesLast 18 months332 of 581 launches
Launches counted58124 hits56123 hits58023 hits33212 hits
Earned $100k+4.1 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 244.0 in 1001 in 253.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$846top tenth $14,565+$882$846$728
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100-12.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.3%$36 more0.0%no change-13.9%$118 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 6 to 30 months old: 581 launches.

Launches counted
58124 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$846top tenth $14,565+
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: 20 of 581 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
56123 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$882
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+4.3%$36 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (64.8% of the money): 580 launches left.

Launches counted
58023 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$846
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 332 of 581.

Launches counted
33212 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-12.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-13.9%$118 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 6 to 30 months old: 581 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: 20 of 581 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, Mewgenics (64.8% of the money): 580 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 332 of 581.

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

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
RelaxingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,742 of 2,876 launchesWithout the breakout2,875 of 2,876 launchesLast 18 months1,653 of 2,876 launches
Launches counted2,876162 hits2,742150 hits2,875161 hits1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 186.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$546top tenth $31,569+$581$546$485
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.8%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+6.4%$35 more0.0%no change-11.2%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 launches.

Launches counted
2,876162 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$546top tenth $31,569+
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: 134 of 2,876 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,742150 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$581
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.4%$35 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.

Launches counted
2,875161 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$546
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: 1,653 of 2,876.

Launches counted
1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-11.2%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 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: 134 of 2,876 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.

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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