Niche

Cute + Top-Down Shooter

Games tagged both Cute and Top-Down Shooter: 59 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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.

Under $5

Showing Cute + Top-Down Shooter priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Cute + Top-Down Shooter is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Top-Down Shooter: 0 of its 36 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.5 in 100 for Cute and 3 of 503 launches for Top-Down Shooter.

Small sample: 36 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagCute

0.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 185

Typical earnings$250

Launches2,216 / 12 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCute + Top-Down Shooter

0 of 36launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 36 launches

Typical earnings$168

Launches36 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoTop-Down Shooter

3 of 503launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 503 launches

Typical earnings$125

Launches503 / 3 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Cute 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices59 in pair Under $536 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 36 games tagged both Cute and Top-Down Shooter priced under $5. 0 of 36 of them earned $100k+, against 0.6 in 100 for Cute-only games and 3 of 467 for Top-Down Shooter-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cute alone and is too small to compare with Top-Down Shooter alone.

Both: 36 games priced under $5; 0 of 36 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $168.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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

Turnip Boy Robs a Bankleads this pair36.1%

PairTurnip Boy Robs a Bank36.1%

CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure4.9%

Top-Down ShooterDeep Rock Galactic: Survivor35.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + Top-Down Shooter

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

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank earned 36.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 59 Cute + Top-Down Shooter launches.
Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 4.9% of its money.
Top-Down Shooter is led by Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, with 35.9% 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 + Top-Down Shooter holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Cute + Top-Down Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view56 of 59 launches	Without the breakout58 of 59 launches	Last 18 months17 of 59 launches
Launches counted	593 hits	562 hits	582 hits	170 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 59too few for a rate	2 of 56too few for a rate	2 of 58too few for a rate	0 of 17too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$383top tenth $30,708+	$404	$383	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-29.8%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-32.2%1.6 fewer in 100	-100.0%5.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+5.5%$21 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 59 launches.

Launches counted: 593 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383top tenth $30,708+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 59 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 562 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $404
Chance against standard: -29.8%1.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +5.5%$21 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (36.1% of the money): 58 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 582 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 58too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -32.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 59.

Launches counted: 170 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 17too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -100.0%5.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 59 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: 3 of 59 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, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (36.1% of the money): 58 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: 17 of 59.

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 view3,654 of 3,828 launches	Without the breakout3,827 of 3,828 launches	Last 18 months1,117 of 3,828 launches
Launches counted	3,828195 hits	3,654176 hits	3,827194 hits	1,11768 hits
Earned $100k+	5.1 in 1001 in 20	4.8 in 1001 in 21	5.1 in 1001 in 20	6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$631top tenth $26,702+	$664	$630	$607
Chance against standard	the base	-5.4%0.3 fewer in 100	-0.5%no change	+19.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.2%$33 more	-0.2%$1 less	-3.8%$24 less
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: 3,828 launches.

Launches counted: 3,828195 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $631top tenth $26,702+
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: 174 of 3,828 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,654176 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $664
Chance against standard: -5.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.2%$33 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (4.9% of the money): 3,827 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,827194 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $630
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: -0.2%$1 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,117 of 3,828.

Launches counted: 1,11768 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $607
Chance against standard: +19.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: -3.8%$24 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,828 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: 174 of 3,828 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 (4.9% of the money): 3,827 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: 1,117 of 3,828.

Top-Down Shooter 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.

Top-Down Shooter through every lens, all prices
Top-Down Shooter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view789 of 832 launches	Without the breakout831 of 832 launches	Last 18 months226 of 832 launches
Launches counted	83225 hits	78922 hits	83124 hits	2264 hits
Earned $100k+	3.0 in 1001 in 33	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.9 in 1001 in 35	4 of 226too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$287top tenth $12,267+	$303	$287	$266
Chance against standard	the base	-7.2%0.2 fewer in 100	-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-41.1%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+5.6%$16 more	0.0%no change	-7.3%$21 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 832 launches.

Launches counted: 83225 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $287top tenth $12,267+
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: 43 of 832 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 78922 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $303
Chance against standard: -7.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.6%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (35.9% of the money): 831 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 83124 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $287
Chance against standard: -3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 226 of 832.

Launches counted: 2264 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 226too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $266
Chance against standard: -41.1%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -7.3%$21 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Top-Down Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 832 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: 43 of 832 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, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor (35.9% of the money): 831 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: 226 of 832.

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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