Niches / Creature Collector + Hand-drawn

Niche

Creature Collector + Hand-drawn

Games tagged both Creature Collector and Hand-drawn: 44 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Creature Collector + Hand-drawn 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

Creature Collector + Hand-drawn is too small to compare with Creature Collector and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn: 0 of its 37 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 281 launches for Creature Collector and 1 of 641 launches for Hand-drawn.

Small sample: 37 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCreature Collector

4 of 281launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 281 launches

Typical earnings$376

Launches281 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCreature Collector + Hand-drawn

0 of 37launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 37 launches

Typical earnings$438

Launches37 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagHand-drawn

1 of 641launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 641 launches

Typical earnings$421

Launches641 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Hand-drawn 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices44 in pair Under $537 in pair$5 to $106: too few$10 to $201: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both Creature Collector and Hand-drawn priced under $5. 0 of 37 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 244 for Creature Collector-only games and 1 of 604 for Hand-drawn-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Creature Collector alone and is too small to compare with Hand-drawn alone.

Both: 37 games priced under $5; 0 of 37 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $438.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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

Wildkeepers Risingleads this pair33.6%

PairWildkeepers Rising33.6%

Creature CollectorPalworld86.7%

Hand-drawnNine Sols31.2%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

Open free preview

ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Creature Collector + 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

Wildkeepers Rising earned 33.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Creature Collector + Hand-drawn launches.
Creature Collector is led by Palworld, with 86.7% of its money.
Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 31.2% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Creature Collector + Hand-drawn holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Creature Collector + Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	440 hits	390 hits	430 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	0 of 44too few for a rate	0 of 39too few for a rate	0 of 43too few for a rate	too few
Typical first-year earnings	$565top tenth $1,725+	$565	$485	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-14.2%$80 less	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Creature Collector and Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 440 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $565top tenth $1,725+
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: 5 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 390 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $565
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Wildkeepers Rising (33.6% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 430 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $485
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: -14.2%$80 less

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Typical first-year earnings: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Creature Collector and Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 5 of 44 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, Wildkeepers Rising (33.6% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

Creature Collector is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Creature Collector through every lens, all prices
Creature Collector	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view450 of 492 launches	Without the breakout491 of 492 launches	Last 18 months161 of 492 launches
Launches counted	49239 hits	45035 hits	49138 hits	16115 hits
Earned $100k+	7.9 in 1001 in 13	7.8 in 1001 in 13	7.7 in 1001 in 13	9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$908top tenth $56,466+	$1,070	$851	$1,149
Chance against standard	the base	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+17.5%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+17.8%$162 more	-6.3%$57 less	+26.5%$241 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Creature Collector, 12 to 36 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted: 49239 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $908top tenth $56,466+
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: 42 of 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 45035 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,070
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +17.8%$162 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (86.7% of the money): 491 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 49138 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $851
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.3%$57 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 161 of 492.

Launches counted: 16115 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,149
Chance against standard: +17.5%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +26.5%$241 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Creature Collector, 12 to 36 months old: 492 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: 42 of 492 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, Palworld (86.7% of the money): 491 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: 161 of 492.

Hand-drawn 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.

Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
Hand-drawn	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,031 of 1,088 launches	Without the breakout1,087 of 1,088 launches	Last 18 months266 of 1,088 launches
Launches counted	1,08843 hits	1,03142 hits	1,08742 hits	26610 hits
Earned $100k+	4.0 in 1001 in 25	4.1 in 1001 in 25	3.9 in 1001 in 26	3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$865top tenth $26,247+	$910	$862	$765
Chance against standard	the base	+3.1%0.1 more in 100	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.2%$45 more	-0.3%$3 less	-11.6%$100 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,088 launches.

Launches counted: 1,08843 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $865top tenth $26,247+
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: 57 of 1,088 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,03142 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $910
Chance against standard: +3.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.2%$45 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (31.2% of the money): 1,087 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,08742 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $862
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.3%$3 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 266 of 1,088.

Launches counted: 26610 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $765
Chance against standard: -4.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.6%$100 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 12 to 36 months old: 1,088 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: 57 of 1,088 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 (31.2% of the money): 1,087 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: 266 of 1,088.

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.

5Premium early list

Alerts when Creature Collector + Hand-drawn moves, comparables the day they land, and every lens for every pair and price. Free until launch.

Free until launch

Keep gold access after launch: alerts, comparables, every lens.