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Character Customization + Cute

Games tagged both Character Customization and Cute: 143 indie paid launches, 18 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.

Showing Character Customization + Cute priced $10 to $20.

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

Character Customization + Cute is about level with Character Customization and beats Cute: 24.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.6 in 100 for Character Customization and 18.3 in 100 for Cute.

That is about 1.2 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCharacter Customization
24.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.6 in 100
Typical earnings$17,568
Launches191 / 47 hits
A tie, apart by0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairCharacter Customization + Cute
24.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.2 in 100
$1k+85 in 100
$10k+61 in 100
Launches33 / 8 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagCute
18.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.3 in 100
Typical earnings$10,817
Launches563 / 103 hits
Pair leads by5.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Cute 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 prices143 in pairUnder $567 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2033 in pair$20 to $4014 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both Character Customization and Cute priced $10 to $20. 24.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.7 in 100 for Character Customization-only games and 17.9 in 100 for Cute-only games, so the mix is about level with Character Customization alone and beats Cute alone.

Both: 33 games priced $10 to $20; 24.2 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 85 in 100 · $10k+ 61 in 100 · $100k+ 24 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

WEBFISHINGleads this pair26.1%
PairWEBFISHING26.1%
Character CustomizationNo Rest for the Wicked25.7%
CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure5.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Character Customization + Cute

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

  • WEBFISHING earned 26.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 143 Character Customization + Cute launches.
  • Character Customization is led by No Rest for the Wicked, with 25.7% of its money.
  • Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 5.1% 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

Character Customization + Cute 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.

Character Customization + Cute through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view140 of 143 launchesWithout the breakout142 of 143 launchesLast 18 months49 of 143 launches
Launches counted14318 hits14017 hits14217 hits497 hits
Earned $100k+12.6 in 10012.1 in 10012.0 in 10014.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,378top tenth $163,476+$1,405$1,378under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-3.5%0.4 fewer in 100-4.9%0.6 fewer in 100+13.5%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.0%$27 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Character Customization and Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 143 launches.

Launches counted
14318 hits
Earned $100k+
12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,378top tenth $163,476+
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: 3 of 143 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
14017 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,405
Chance against standard
-3.5%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.0%$27 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, WEBFISHING (26.1% of the money): 142 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
14217 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,378
Chance against standard
-4.9%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 49 of 143.

Launches counted
497 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+13.5%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Character Customization and Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 143 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: 3 of 143 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, WEBFISHING (26.1% of the money): 142 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: 49 of 143.

Character Customization 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.

Character Customization through every lens, all prices
Character CustomizationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view827 of 852 launchesWithout the breakout851 of 852 launchesLast 18 months243 of 852 launches
Launches counted85296 hits82791 hits85195 hits24330 hits
Earned $100k+11.3 in 10011.0 in 10011.2 in 10012.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$938top tenth $117,774+$945$931$982
Chance against standardthe base-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+9.6%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$7 more-0.7%$7 less+4.7%$44 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 852 launches.

Launches counted
85296 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$938top tenth $117,774+
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: 25 of 852 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
82791 hits
Earned $100k+
11.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$945
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (25.7% of the money): 851 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
85195 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$931
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$7 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 243 of 852.

Launches counted
24330 hits
Earned $100k+
12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$982
Chance against standard
+9.6%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$44 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 852 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: 25 of 852 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, No Rest for the Wicked (25.7% of the money): 851 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: 243 of 852.

Cute is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Cute through every lens, all prices
CuteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,654 of 3,829 launchesWithout the breakout3,828 of 3,829 launchesLast 18 months1,116 of 3,829 launches
Launches counted3,829221 hits3,654202 hits3,828220 hits1,11677 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.5 in 1001 in 185.7 in 1001 in 176.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$641top tenth $32,649+$661$641$632
Chance against standardthe base-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.1%$20 more0.0%no change-1.4%$9 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,829 launches.

Launches counted
3,829221 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$641top tenth $32,649+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 175 of 3,829 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,654202 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$661
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.1%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5.1% of the money): 3,828 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,828220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$641
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,116 of 3,829.

Launches counted
1,11677 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$632
Chance against standard
+19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$9 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,829 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: 175 of 3,829 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, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5.1% of the money): 3,828 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: 1,116 of 3,829.

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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