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Niches / Cute + Platformer
Cute + Platformer
Games tagged both Cute and Platformer: 413 indie paid launches, 12 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Cute + Platformer priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. 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 Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it trails both 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.
Cute + Platformer trails both its tags: 9.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.3 in 100 for Cute and 17.4 in 100 for Platformer.
That is 1 in 11, about 0.5 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.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 54 games tagged both Cute and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 9.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 19.3 in 100 for Cute-only games and 19.1 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 54 games priced $10 to $20; 9.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 11), odds by size $1k+ 85 in 100 · $10k+ 46 in 100 · $100k+ 9 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 54 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 without the breakout 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 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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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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Cute + Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view402 of 413 launches | Without the breakout412 of 413 launches | Last 18 months105 of 413 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 41312 hits | 40210 hits | 41211 hits | 1054 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.9 in 1001 in 34 | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 4 of 105too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $422top tenth $15,651+ | $422 | $422 | $332 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -14.4%0.4 fewer in 100 | -8.1%0.2 fewer in 100 | +31.1%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -21.3%$90 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 413 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 413 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Jusant (21.3% of the money): 412 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 105 of 413.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,654 of 3,829 launches | Without the breakout3,828 of 3,829 launches | Last 18 months1,116 of 3,829 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,829221 hits | 3,654202 hits | 3,828220 hits | 1,11677 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.7 in 1001 in 17 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $641top tenth $32,649+ | $661 | $641 | $632 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -4.2%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 | -1.4%$9 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,829 launches.
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.
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.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,116 of 3,829.
Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.
| Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches | Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches | Last 18 months638 of 2,400 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,40093 hits | 2,35386 hits | 2,39992 hits | 63826 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 4.1 in 1001 in 25 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $281top tenth $13,793+ | $283 | $278 | $214 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.0%no change | +5.2%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +0.7%$2 more | -1.1%$3 less | -23.8%$67 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (65.6% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 638 of 2,400.
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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