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Niches / Colorful + First-Person

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Colorful + First-Person

Games tagged both Colorful and First-Person: 180 indie paid launches, 8 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Colorful + First-Person priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Colorful and is about level with First-Person; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Colorful and trails First-Person.

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

Colorful + First-Person is about level with Colorful and trails First-Person: 15.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.1 in 100 for Colorful and 20.7 in 100 for First-Person.

That is about 0.9 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagColorful
14.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.1 in 100
Typical earnings$5,171
Launches376 / 53 hits
A tie, apart by1.5 in 100
TIETied
This pairColorful + First-Person
15.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.6 in 100
Typical earnings$12,198
Launches32 / 5 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagFirst-Person
20.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,437
Launches531 / 110 hits
Pair trails by5.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Colorful 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices180 in pairUnder $594 in pair$5 to $1053 in pair$10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Colorful and First-Person priced $10 to $20. 15.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.0 in 100 for Colorful-only games and 21.0 in 100 for First-Person-only games, so the mix is about level with Colorful alone and trails First-Person alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 15.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,198.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

DICEOMANCERleads this pair25.8%
PairDICEOMANCER25.8%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
First-PersonSchedule I16.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + First-Person

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

  • DICEOMANCER earned 25.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 180 Colorful + First-Person launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% of its money.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 16.5% 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

Colorful + First-Person is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Colorful + First-Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view179 of 180 launchesWithout the breakout179 of 180 launchesLast 18 months57 of 180 launches
Launches counted1808 hits1797 hits1797 hits573 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 233.9 in 1001 in 263.9 in 1001 in 263 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$567top tenth $33,272+$564$564$957
Chance against standardthe base-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100+18.4%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-0.5%$3 less-0.5%$3 less+68.8%$390 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 180 launches.

Launches counted
1808 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$567top tenth $33,272+
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: 1 of 180 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1797 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$564
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$3 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DICEOMANCER (25.8% of the money): 179 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1797 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$564
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$3 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 180.

Launches counted
573 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$957
Chance against standard
+18.4%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+68.8%$390 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 180 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: 1 of 180 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, DICEOMANCER (25.8% of the money): 179 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: 57 of 180.

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

Colorful through every lens, all prices
ColorfulBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,806 of 2,852 launchesWithout the breakout2,851 of 2,852 launchesLast 18 months838 of 2,852 launches
Launches counted2,852121 hits2,806116 hits2,851120 hits83837 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 244.2 in 1001 in 244.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$312top tenth $14,497+$313$312$285
Chance against standardthe base-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100-0.8%no change+4.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.3%$1 more0.0%no change-8.7%$27 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,852 launches.

Launches counted
2,852121 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$312top tenth $14,497+
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: 46 of 2,852 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,806116 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.3%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 2,851 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,851120 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$312
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 838 of 2,852.

Launches counted
83837 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$285
Chance against standard
+4.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-8.7%$27 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,852 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: 46 of 2,852 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, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 2,851 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: 838 of 2,852.

First-Person 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.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,579 of 3,710 launchesWithout the breakout3,709 of 3,710 launchesLast 18 months1,094 of 3,710 launches
Launches counted3,710239 hits3,579231 hits3,709238 hits1,09475 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 156.4 in 1001 in 166.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $37,317+$802$798$766
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-0.4%no change+6.4%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.1%$1 more-0.4%$3 less-4.4%$35 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,710 launches.

Launches counted
3,710239 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $37,317+
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: 131 of 3,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,579231 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$802
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.5% of the money): 3,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,709238 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$798
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
-0.4%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,094 of 3,710.

Launches counted
1,09475 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+6.4%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$35 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,710 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: 131 of 3,710 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, Schedule I (16.5% of the money): 3,709 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: 1,094 of 3,710.

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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