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Colorful + Stylized

Games tagged both Colorful and Stylized: 401 indie paid launches, 19 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 + Stylized priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Colorful and beats 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: 25.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Colorful and 15.7 in 100 for Stylized.

That is about 1.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagColorful
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$4,896
Launches421 / 62 hits
Pair leads by10.3 in 100
1STWinner
This pairColorful + Stylized
25.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.0 in 100
Typical earnings$9,310
Launches56 / 14 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagStylized
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$5,786
Launches217 / 34 hits
Pair leads by9.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 56 games tagged both Colorful and Stylized priced $10 to $20. 25.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.2 for Colorful-only games and 12.4 for Stylized-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 56 games priced $10 to $20; 25.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,310.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 56 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

Realm of Inkleads this pair18.0%
PairRealm of Ink18.0%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
StylizedCairn18.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. 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

  • Realm of Ink earned 18.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 401 Colorful + Stylized launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% of its money.
  • Stylized is led by Cairn, with 18.1% 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 + Stylized holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Colorful + Stylized through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view399 of 401 launchesWithout the breakout400 of 401 launchesLast 18 months233 of 401 launches
Launches counted40119 hits39918 hits40018 hits2339 hits
Earned $100k+4.7 in 1001 in 214.5 in 1001 in 224.5 in 1001 in 223.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$243top tenth $11,838+$243$243$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.3%0.2 fewer in 100-4.3%0.2 fewer in 100-17.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-0.4%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Stylized, 6 to 30 months old: 401 launches.

Launches counted
40119 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$243top tenth $11,838+
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: 2 of 401 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
39918 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Realm of Ink (18.0% of the money): 400 launches left.

Launches counted
40018 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 401.

Launches counted
2339 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-17.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Stylized, 6 to 30 months old: 401 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: 2 of 401 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, Realm of Ink (18.0% of the money): 400 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 401.

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.

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

Stylized through every lens, all prices
StylizedBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,493 of 1,525 launchesWithout the breakout1,524 of 1,525 launchesLast 18 months875 of 1,525 launches
Launches counted1,52558 hits1,49357 hits1,52457 hits87528 hits
Earned $100k+3.8 in 1001 in 263.8 in 1001 in 263.7 in 1001 in 273.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $12,445+$405$405$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100-15.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 6 to 30 months old: 1,525 launches.

Launches counted
1,52558 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $12,445+
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: 32 of 1,525 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,49357 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cairn (18.1% of the money): 1,524 launches left.

Launches counted
1,52457 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 875 of 1,525.

Launches counted
87528 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-15.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Stylized, 6 to 30 months old: 1,525 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: 32 of 1,525 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, Cairn (18.1% of the money): 1,524 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 875 of 1,525.

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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