Niche

Cute + Hack and Slash

Games tagged both Cute and Hack and Slash: 40 indie paid launches, 5 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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.

$10 to $20

Showing Cute + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Cute and is about level with Hack and Slash; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash.

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 + Hack and Slash is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash: 2 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.7 in 100 for Cute and 26.0 in 100 for Hack and Slash.

Small sample: 13 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagCute

18.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.7 in 100

Typical earnings$11,230

Launches555 / 104 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCute + Hack and Slash

2 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 13 launches

$1k+11 of 13 launches

$10k+7 of 13 launches

Launches13 / 2 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoHack and Slash

26.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds26.0 in 100

Typical earnings$19,584

Launches181 / 47 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices40 in pair Under $514 in pair$5 to $109: too few$10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Cute and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 2 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 18.8 in 100 for Cute-only games and 26.8 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cute alone and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 13 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 13 launches · $10k+ 7 of 13 launches · $100k+ 2 of 13 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Cuisineerleads this pair31.5%

PairCuisineer31.5%

CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure5.2%

Hack and SlashPath of Exile 240.7%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + Hack and Slash

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

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The leaders, in words

Cuisineer earned 31.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Cute + Hack and Slash launches.
Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 5.2% of its money.
Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 40.7% 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 + Hack and Slash holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Cute + Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view39 of 40 launches	Without the breakout39 of 40 launches	Last 18 months12 of 40 launches
Launches counted	405 hits	395 hits	394 hits	121 hits
Earned $100k+	12.5 in 100	12.8 in 100	4 of 39too few for a rate	1 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	35 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 73 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.6%0.3 more in 100	-17.9%2.2 fewer in 100	-33.3%4.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted: 405 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 35 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 73 in 100
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: 1 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 395 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.8 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cuisineer (31.5% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 394 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -17.9%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 40.

Launches counted: 121 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -33.3%4.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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: 1 of 40 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, Cuisineer (31.5% of the money): 39 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: 12 of 40.

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
Cute	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,704 of 3,880 launches	Without the breakout3,879 of 3,880 launches	Last 18 months1,121 of 3,880 launches
Launches counted	3,880226 hits	3,704208 hits	3,879225 hits	1,12178 hits
Earned $100k+	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17	7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$652top tenth $32,378+	$672	$652	$727
Chance against standard	the base	-3.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.1%$20 more	0.0%no change	+11.5%$75 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,880 launches.

Launches counted: 3,880226 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $652top tenth $32,378+
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: 176 of 3,880 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,704208 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $672
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.1%$20 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5.2% of the money): 3,879 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,879225 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $652
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: 1,121 of 3,880.

Launches counted: 1,12178 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $727
Chance against standard: +19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +11.5%$75 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,880 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: 176 of 3,880 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 (5.2% of the money): 3,879 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: 1,121 of 3,880.

Hack and Slash is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and Slash	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view808 of 844 launches	Without the breakout843 of 844 launches	Last 18 months231 of 844 launches
Launches counted	84490 hits	80882 hits	84389 hits	23122 hits
Earned $100k+	10.7 in 100	10.1 in 100	10.6 in 100	9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$872top tenth $115,463+	$894	$865	$872
Chance against standard	the base	-4.8%0.5 fewer in 100	-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100	-10.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.5%$22 more	-0.8%$7 less	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 844 launches.

Launches counted: 84490 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $872top tenth $115,463+
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: 36 of 844 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 80882 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $894
Chance against standard: -4.8%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +2.5%$22 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (40.7% of the money): 843 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 84389 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $865
Chance against standard: -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.8%$7 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 231 of 844.

Launches counted: 23122 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $872
Chance against standard: -10.7%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 844 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: 36 of 844 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, Path of Exile 2 (40.7% of the money): 843 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: 231 of 844.

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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