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Niches / Colorful + Hand-drawn

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Colorful + Hand-drawn

Games tagged both Colorful and Hand-drawn: 205 indie paid launches, 9 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 Colorful + Hand-drawn priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. 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 is level with Colorful and trails Hand-drawn; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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 + Hand-drawn trails both its tags: 3 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Colorful and 17.4 in 100 for Hand-drawn.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 24 launches, 3 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagColorful
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$4,896
Launches421 / 62 hits
Pair trails by2.2 in 100
3RDThird
This pairColorful + Hand-drawn
3 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$15,784
Launches24 / 3 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagHand-drawn
17.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.4 in 100
Typical earnings$12,625
Launches172 / 30 hits
Pair trails by4.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices205 in pairUnder $5119 in pair$5 to $1056 in pair$10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Colorful and Hand-drawn priced $10 to $20. 12.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.9 for Colorful-only games and 18.2 for Hand-drawn-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 12.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,784.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTEREDleads this pair15.7%
PairFate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED15.7%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
Hand-drawnNine Sols37.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + 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

  • Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED earned 15.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 205 Colorful + Hand-drawn launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% of its money.
  • Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 37.2% 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

Colorful + Hand-drawn is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Colorful + Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view202 of 205 launchesWithout the breakout204 of 205 launchesLast 18 months103 of 205 launches
Launches counted2059 hits2029 hits2048 hits1034 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.5 in 1001 in 223.9 in 1001 in 263.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$766top tenth $31,569+$787$766$425
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.3%0.1 more in 100-11.4%0.5 fewer in 100-11.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+2.7%$21 more0.0%no change-44.5%$341 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 205 launches.

Launches counted
2059 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$766top 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: 3 of 205 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2029 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$787
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.7%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED (15.7% of the money): 204 launches left.

Launches counted
2048 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
-11.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 103 of 205.

Launches counted
1034 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-11.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-44.5%$341 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 205 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: 3 of 205 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, Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED (15.7% of the money): 204 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 103 of 205.

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

Colorful through every lens, all prices
ColorfulBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,038 of 3,082 launchesWithout the breakout3,081 of 3,082 launchesLast 18 months1,714 of 3,082 launches
Launches counted3,082134 hits3,038130 hits3,081133 hits1,71470 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$364top tenth $17,195+$364$364$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.8%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 3,082 launches.

Launches counted
3,082134 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364top tenth $17,195+
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: 44 of 3,082 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,038130 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 3,081 launches left.

Launches counted
3,081133 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364
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: 1,714 of 3,082.

Launches counted
1,71470 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-4.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.8%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 3,082 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: 44 of 3,082 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): 3,081 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,714 of 3,082.

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

Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
Hand-drawnBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,125 of 1,182 launchesWithout the breakout1,181 of 1,182 launchesLast 18 months593 of 1,182 launches
Launches counted1,18259 hits1,12558 hits1,18158 hits59324 hits
Earned $100k+5.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 204.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $31,652+$842$809$787
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.0%0.2 more in 100-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100-20.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$33 more0.0%no change-2.7%$22 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 launches.

Launches counted
1,18259 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $31,652+
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: 57 of 1,182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,12558 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$842
Chance against standard
+4.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$33 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.

Launches counted
1,18158 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 593 of 1,182.

Launches counted
59324 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$787
Chance against standard
-20.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.7%$22 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 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: 57 of 1,182 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 (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.
Last 18 months
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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