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Niches / Colorful + Stylized

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Colorful + Stylized

Games tagged both Colorful and Stylized: 356 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 Colorful + Stylized 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 about level with Colorful and is about level with Stylized; priced $10 to $20 it beats 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 + Stylized beats both its tags: 29.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Colorful and 19.9 in 100 for Stylized.

That is about 1.5 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagColorful
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$6,897
Launches376 / 64 hits
Pair leads by12.8 in 100
1STWinner
This pairColorful + Stylized
29.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.8 in 100
$1k+87 in 100
$10k+57 in 100
Launches47 / 14 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagStylized
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$7,963
Launches191 / 38 hits
Pair leads by9.9 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 $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: 0.4 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 prices356 in pairUnder $5217 in pair$5 to $1088 in pair$10 to $2047 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both Colorful and Stylized priced $10 to $20. 29.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.2 in 100 for Colorful-only games and 16.7 in 100 for Stylized-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 29.8 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 87 in 100 · $10k+ 57 in 100 · $100k+ 30 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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

Star Birdsleads this pair17.7%
PairStar Birds17.7%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.6%
StylizedPantheon: Rise of the Fallen9.9%
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: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + Stylized

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

  • Star Birds earned 17.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 356 Colorful + Stylized launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.6% of its money.
  • Stylized is led by Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen, with 9.9% 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 + Stylized 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 + Stylized through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view353 of 356 launchesWithout the breakout355 of 356 launchesLast 18 months113 of 356 launches
Launches counted35618 hits35317 hits35517 hits1135 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 214.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$241top tenth $13,822+$236$236$248
Chance against standardthe base-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100-5.3%0.3 fewer in 100-12.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-2.1%$5 less-2.1%$5 less+2.9%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 356 launches.

Launches counted
35618 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$241top tenth $13,822+
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: 3 of 356 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
35317 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$236
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.1%$5 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Star Birds (17.7% of the money): 355 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
35517 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$236
Chance against standard
-5.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.1%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 113 of 356.

Launches counted
1135 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$248
Chance against standard
-12.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.9%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 356 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 356 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 Birds (17.7% of the money): 355 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: 113 of 356.

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.

Stylized 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.

Stylized through every lens, all prices
StylizedBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,271 of 1,308 launchesWithout the breakout1,307 of 1,308 launchesLast 18 months401 of 1,308 launches
Launches counted1,30857 hits1,27156 hits1,30756 hits40117 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.4 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$371top tenth $13,398+$378$368$421
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%no change-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-2.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.9%$7 more-0.8%$3 less+13.5%$50 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 1,308 launches.

Launches counted
1,30857 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$371top tenth $13,398+
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: 37 of 1,308 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,27156 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$378
Chance against standard
+1.1%no change
Typical against standard
+1.9%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (9.9% of the money): 1,307 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,30756 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$368
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.8%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 401 of 1,308.

Launches counted
40117 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+13.5%$50 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 12 to 36 months old: 1,308 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: 37 of 1,308 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, Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen (9.9% of the money): 1,307 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: 401 of 1,308.

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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