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Niches / Cute + Multiplayer

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Cute + Multiplayer

Games tagged both Cute and Multiplayer: 92 indie paid launches, 12 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 + Multiplayer priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Cute and is about level with Multiplayer; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Multiplayer.

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 + Multiplayer is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Multiplayer: 6 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.3 in 100 for Cute and 32.2 in 100 for Multiplayer.

Small sample: 17 launches, 6 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagCute
18.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.3 in 100
Typical earnings$10,817
Launches563 / 103 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCute + Multiplayer
6 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds6 of 17 launches
$1k+14 of 17 launches
$10k+9 of 17 launches
Launches17 / 6 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMultiplayer
32.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds32.2 in 100
Typical earnings$28,765
Launches267 / 86 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Cute and Multiplayer priced $10 to $20. 6 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 17.8 in 100 for Cute-only games and 32.0 in 100 for Multiplayer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cute alone and is too small to compare with Multiplayer alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 6 of 17 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 14 of 17 launches · $10k+ 9 of 17 launches · $100k+ 6 of 17 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

WEBFISHINGleads this pair42.2%
PairWEBFISHING42.2%
CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure5.1%
MultiplayerPalworld21.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + Multiplayer

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

  • WEBFISHING earned 42.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 92 Cute + Multiplayer launches.
  • Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 5.1% of its money.
  • Multiplayer is led by Palworld, with 21.8% 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 + Multiplayer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Cute + Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view84 of 92 launchesWithout the breakout91 of 92 launchesLast 18 months35 of 92 launches
Launches counted9212 hits848 hits9111 hits355 hits
Earned $100k+13.0 in 1009.5 in 1001 in 1112.1 in 10014.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+28 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 49 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-27.0%3.5 fewer in 100-7.3%1.0 fewer in 100+9.5%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 92 launches.

Launches counted
9212 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+
28 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 49 in 100
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: 8 of 92 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
848 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-27.0%3.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, WEBFISHING (42.2% of the money): 91 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9111 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-7.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 35 of 92.

Launches counted
355 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+9.5%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 92 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: 8 of 92 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, WEBFISHING (42.2% of the money): 91 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: 35 of 92.

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.

Multiplayer 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.

Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,253 of 1,295 launchesWithout the breakout1,294 of 1,295 launchesLast 18 months368 of 1,295 launches
Launches counted1,295206 hits1,253196 hits1,294205 hits36861 hits
Earned $100k+15.9 in 10015.6 in 10015.8 in 10016.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,260top tenth $361,952+$1,286$1,260$1,177
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%0.3 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100+4.2%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.1%$26 more0.0%no change-6.6%$83 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,295 launches.

Launches counted
1,295206 hits
Earned $100k+
15.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,260top tenth $361,952+
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 1,295 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,253196 hits
Earned $100k+
15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,286
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.1%$26 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (21.8% of the money): 1,294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,294205 hits
Earned $100k+
15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,260
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 368 of 1,295.

Launches counted
36861 hits
Earned $100k+
16.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,177
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
-6.6%$83 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,295 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 1,295 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 (21.8% of the money): 1,294 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: 368 of 1,295.

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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