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Niches / Cute + Funny

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Cute + Funny

Games tagged both Cute and Funny: 489 indie paid launches, 24 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 Cute + Funny priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. 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 Cute and is about level with Funny; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Cute and trails Funny.

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

Cute + Funny is about level with Cute and trails Funny: 19.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.3 in 100 for Cute and 24.5 in 100 for Funny.

That is about 1.0 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 tagCute
18.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.3 in 100
Typical earnings$10,817
Launches563 / 103 hits
A tie, apart by1.4 in 100
TIETied
This pairCute + Funny
19.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.7 in 100
$1k+86 in 100
$10k+50 in 100
Launches66 / 13 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagFunny
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$18,678
Launches241 / 59 hits
Pair trails by4.8 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 $20Cute 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 prices489 in pairUnder $5298 in pair$5 to $10107 in pair$10 to $2066 in pair$20 to $4018 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 66 games tagged both Cute and Funny priced $10 to $20. 19.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.1 in 100 for Cute-only games and 26.3 in 100 for Funny-only games, so the mix is about level with Cute alone and trails Funny alone.

Both: 66 games priced $10 to $20; 19.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 50 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 66 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 west-facing view 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

Little Kitty, Big Cityleads this pair37.3%
PairLittle Kitty, Big City37.3%
CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure5.1%
FunnyLethal Company27.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + Funny

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

  • Little Kitty, Big City earned 37.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 489 Cute + Funny launches.
  • Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 5.1% of its money.
  • Funny is led by Lethal Company, with 27.5% 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

Cute + Funny 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.

Cute + Funny through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view459 of 489 launchesWithout the breakout488 of 489 launchesLast 18 months132 of 489 launches
Launches counted48924 hits45923 hits48823 hits1326 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 205.0 in 1001 in 204.7 in 1001 in 214.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$715top tenth $24,698+$724$715$874
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.1 more in 100-4.0%0.2 fewer in 100-7.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.3%$9 more0.0%no change+22.2%$159 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 489 launches.

Launches counted
48924 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$715top tenth $24,698+
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: 30 of 489 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45923 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$724
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.3%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Kitty, Big City (37.3% of the money): 488 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
48823 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$715
Chance against standard
-4.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 132 of 489.

Launches counted
1326 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$874
Chance against standard
-7.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+22.2%$159 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 489 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: 30 of 489 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, Little Kitty, Big City (37.3% of the money): 488 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: 132 of 489.

Cute is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Cute through every lens, all prices
CuteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,654 of 3,829 launchesWithout the breakout3,828 of 3,829 launchesLast 18 months1,116 of 3,829 launches
Launches counted3,829221 hits3,654202 hits3,828220 hits1,11677 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.5 in 1001 in 185.7 in 1001 in 176.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$641top tenth $32,649+$661$641$632
Chance against standardthe base-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.1%$20 more0.0%no change-1.4%$9 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,829 launches.

Launches counted
3,829221 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$641top tenth $32,649+
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: 175 of 3,829 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,654202 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$661
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.1%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5.1% of the money): 3,828 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,828220 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$641
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,116 of 3,829.

Launches counted
1,11677 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$632
Chance against standard
+19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$9 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,829 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: 175 of 3,829 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 (5.1% of the money): 3,828 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: 1,116 of 3,829.

Funny 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.

Funny through every lens, all prices
FunnyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,620 of 1,700 launchesWithout the breakout1,699 of 1,700 launchesLast 18 months479 of 1,700 launches
Launches counted1,700119 hits1,620110 hits1,699118 hits47935 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 146.8 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$753top tenth $44,841+$758$748$632
Chance against standardthe base-3.0%0.2 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+4.4%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$5 more-0.7%$5 less-16.1%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 1,700 launches.

Launches counted
1,700119 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$753top tenth $44,841+
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: 80 of 1,700 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,620110 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$5 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (27.5% of the money): 1,699 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,699118 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$748
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 479 of 1,700.

Launches counted
47935 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$632
Chance against standard
+4.4%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.1%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 1,700 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: 80 of 1,700 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, Lethal Company (27.5% of the money): 1,699 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: 479 of 1,700.

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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