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Niches / Colorful + Space

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Colorful + Space

Games tagged both Colorful and Space: 62 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". 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 Colorful + Space 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 + Space is too small to compare with Colorful and is too small to compare with Space: 1 of its 45 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Colorful and 2 of 366 launches for Space.

Small sample: 45 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagColorful
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 162
Typical earnings$117
Launches1,623 / 10 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairColorful + Space
1 of 45launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 45 launches
$1k+11 in 100
$10k+1 of 45 launches
Launches45 / 1 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSpace
2 of 366launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 366 launches
Typical earnings$79
Launches366 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 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: 0.4 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 prices62 in pairUnder $545 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both Colorful and Space priced under $5. 1 of 45 of them earned $100k+, against 0.6 in 100 for Colorful-only games and 1 of 321 for Space-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Colorful alone and is too small to compare with Space alone.

Both: 45 games priced under $5; 1 of 45 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 in 100 · $10k+ 1 of 45 launches · $100k+ 1 of 45 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Picayune Dreamsleads this pair59.5%
PairPicayune Dreams59.5%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.6%
SpaceSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection14.8%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + Space

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

  • Picayune Dreams earned 59.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 62 Colorful + Space launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.6% of its money.
  • Space is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 14.8% of its money.
  • 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Colorful + Space is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Colorful + Space through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view62 of 62 launchesWithout the breakout61 of 62 launchesLast 18 months17 of 62 launches
Launches counted621 hits621 hits610 hits170 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 62too few for a rate1 of 62too few for a rate0 of 61too few for a rate0 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.

Launches counted
621 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 62too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
621 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 62too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Picayune Dreams (59.5% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
610 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 61too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 62.

Launches counted
170 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 62 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: 0 of 62 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, Picayune Dreams (59.5% of the money): 61 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: 17 of 62.

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 view2,804 of 2,850 launchesWithout the breakout2,849 of 2,850 launchesLast 18 months837 of 2,850 launches
Launches counted2,850137 hits2,804132 hits2,849136 hits83742 hits
Earned $100k+4.8 in 1001 in 214.7 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 215.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$321top tenth $17,251+$328$320$268
Chance against standardthe base-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%no change+4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.2%$7 more-0.3%$1 less-16.5%$53 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,850 launches.

Launches counted
2,850137 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$321top tenth $17,251+
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 2,850 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,804132 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$328
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.2%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.6% of the money): 2,849 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,849136 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$320
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
-0.3%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 837 of 2,850.

Launches counted
83742 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$53 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,850 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 2,850 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 (10.6% of the money): 2,849 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: 837 of 2,850.

Space 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.

Space through every lens, all prices
SpaceBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view658 of 682 launchesWithout the breakout681 of 682 launchesLast 18 months185 of 682 launches
Launches counted68242 hits65841 hits68141 hits18513 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.0 in 1001 in 177.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$270top tenth $25,240+$285$268$214
Chance against standardthe base+1.2%0.1 more in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100+14.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.6%$15 more-0.7%$2 less-20.7%$56 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 682 launches.

Launches counted
68242 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$270top tenth $25,240+
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: 24 of 682 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65841 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$285
Chance against standard
+1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.6%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.8% of the money): 681 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
68141 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 682.

Launches counted
18513 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+14.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.7%$56 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 682 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: 24 of 682 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.8% of the money): 681 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: 185 of 682.

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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