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Niches / Colorful + Match 3

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Colorful + Match 3

Games tagged both Colorful and Match 3: 86 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".
  • 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 + Match 3 priced under $5.

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

Colorful + Match 3 trails Colorful and is level with Match 3: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Colorful and 0.0 in 100 for Match 3.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagColorful
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$121
Launches1,716 / 11 hits
Pair trails by0.6 in 100
2NDTied
This pairColorful + Match 3
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$40
Launches46 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
2NDTied
Tag twoMatch 3
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$41
Launches161 / 0 hits
Pair is level0.0 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 $5Colorful 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 prices86 in pairUnder $546 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 46 games tagged both Colorful and Match 3 priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.7 for Colorful-only games and 0.0 for Match 3-only games, so the mix trails Colorful alone and is level with Match 3 alone.

Both: 46 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $40.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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

Puzzle Quest: Immortal Editionleads this pair67.4%
PairPuzzle Quest: Immortal Edition67.4%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
Match 3POPUCOM51.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + Match 3

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

  • Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition earned 67.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 86 Colorful + Match 3 launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% of its money.
  • Match 3 is led by POPUCOM, with 51.6% of its money. That is close to a one-hit market.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Match 3 is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Colorful + Match 3 through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view83 of 86 launchesWithout the breakout85 of 86 launchesLast 18 months45 of 86 launches
Launches counted861 hits831 hits850 hits451 hits
Earned $100k+1.2 in 1001 in 831.2 in 1001 in 830.0 in 1002.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings$121top tenth $2,428+$121$121$100
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-100.0%1.2 fewer in 100+83.3%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-17.4%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Match 3, 6 to 30 months old: 86 launches.

Launches counted
861 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 83
Typical first-year earnings
$121top tenth $2,428+
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 86 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
831 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 83
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition (67.4% of the money): 85 launches left.

Launches counted
850 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 86.

Launches counted
451 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$100
Chance against standard
+83.3%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-17.4%$21 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Match 3, 6 to 30 months old: 86 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 86 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, Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition (67.4% of the money): 85 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 86.

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.

Match 3 is one-hit market +2: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 2 more lenses too. It holds in 0 of 3.

Match 3 through every lens, all prices
Match 3BaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view261 of 284 launchesWithout the breakout283 of 284 launchesLast 18 months146 of 284 launches
Launches counted2843 hits2612 hits2832 hits1462 hits
Earned $100k+1.1 in 1001 in 910.8 in 1001 in 1250.7 in 1001 in 1431.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings$121top tenth $2,589+$121$121$100
Chance against standardthe yardstick-27.3%0.3 fewer in 100-36.4%0.4 fewer in 100+27.3%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-17.4%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Match 3, 6 to 30 months old: 284 launches.

Launches counted
2843 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 91
Typical first-year earnings
$121top tenth $2,589+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2612 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 125
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
-27.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, POPUCOM (51.6% of the money): 283 launches left.

Launches counted
2832 hits
Earned $100k+
0.7 in 1001 in 143
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
-36.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 146 of 284.

Launches counted
1462 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$100
Chance against standard
+27.3%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-17.4%$21 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Match 3, 6 to 30 months old: 284 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: 23 of 284 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, POPUCOM (51.6% of the money): 283 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 146 of 284.

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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