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Niches / Cute + Hand-drawn
Cute + Hand-drawn
Games tagged both Cute and Hand-drawn: 383 indie paid launches, 13 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Cute + Hand-drawn 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 trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Cute and is level with Hand-drawn.
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.
Cute + Hand-drawn beats Cute and is level with Hand-drawn: 17.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Cute and 17.4 in 100 for Hand-drawn.
That is about 0.9 times the 18.6 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.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 41 games tagged both Cute and Hand-drawn priced $10 to $20. 17.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.2 for Cute-only games and 17.6 for Hand-drawn-only games, so the mix beats Cute alone and is level with Hand-drawn alone.
Both: 41 games priced $10 to $20; 17.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $18,453.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 41 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
Cute + Hand-drawn is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view358 of 383 launches | Without the breakout382 of 383 launches | Last 18 months174 of 383 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 38313 hits | 35813 hits | 38212 hits | 1749 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 3.1 in 1001 in 32 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $922top tenth $18,747+ | $971 | $922 | $808 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +5.9%0.2 more in 100 | -8.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | +52.9%1.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +5.3%$49 more | 0.0%no change | -12.4%$114 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 383 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 25 of 383 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Tiny Bookshop (36.2% of the money): 382 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 174 of 383.
Cute holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cute | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,089 of 4,279 launches | Without the breakout4,278 of 4,279 launches | Last 18 months2,326 of 4,279 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,279218 hits | 4,089200 hits | 4,278217 hits | 2,326111 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $725top tenth $28,533+ | $727 | $725 | $642 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -5.9%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.3%$2 more | 0.0%no change | -11.4%$83 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 190 of 4,279 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.
Hand-drawn holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hand-drawn | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,125 of 1,182 launches | Without the breakout1,181 of 1,182 launches | Last 18 months593 of 1,182 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,18259 hits | 1,12558 hits | 1,18158 hits | 59324 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $31,652+ | $842 | $809 | $787 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +4.0%0.2 more in 100 | -2.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -20.0%1.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$33 more | 0.0%no change | -2.7%$22 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 57 of 1,182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 593 of 1,182.
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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