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Niches / Funny + Surreal

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Funny + Surreal

Games tagged both Funny and Surreal: 58 indie paid launches, 4 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Funny + Surreal 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

Funny + Surreal beats both its tags: 2.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Funny and 1.7 in 100 for Surreal.

That is 1 in 34, about 5.8 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagFunny
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 91
Typical earnings$261
Launches1,094 / 12 hits
Pair leads by1.8 in 100
1STWinner
This pairFunny + Surreal
2.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 34
Typical earnings$970
Launches34 / 1 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagSurreal
1.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 59
Typical earnings$443
Launches358 / 6 hits
Pair leads by1.2 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Funny 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices58 in pairUnder $534 in pair$5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both Funny and Surreal priced under $5. 2.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 1.0 for Funny-only games and 1.5 for Surreal-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 34 games priced under $5; 2.9 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 34), typical first-year earnings $970.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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

420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Editionleads this pair30.6%
Pair420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition30.6%
FunnyDELTARUNE26.3%
SurrealINDIKA12.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Funny + Surreal

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

  • 420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition earned 30.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 58 Funny + Surreal launches.
  • Funny is led by DELTARUNE, with 26.3% of its money.
  • Surreal is led by INDIKA, with 12.0% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Funny + Surreal holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Funny + Surreal through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view57 of 58 launchesWithout the breakout57 of 58 launchesLast 18 months28 of 58 launches
Launches counted584 hits574 hits573 hits282 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 145.3 in 1001 in 197.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$1,293top tenth $21,220+$1,212$1,212$1,314
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.4%0.1 more in 100-23.2%1.6 fewer in 100+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-6.3%$81 less-6.3%$81 less+1.6%$21 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Funny and Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 58 launches.

Launches counted
584 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,293top tenth $21,220+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 58 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
574 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,212
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-6.3%$81 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition (30.6% of the money): 57 launches left.

Launches counted
573 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,212
Chance against standard
-23.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.3%$81 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 58.

Launches counted
282 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$21 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Funny and Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 58 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 58 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, 420BLAZEIT 2: GAME OF THE YEAR -=Dank Dreams and Goated Memes=- [#wow/11 Like and Subscribe] Poggerz Edition (30.6% of the money): 57 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 58.

Funny holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Funny through every lens, all prices
FunnyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,883 of 1,962 launchesWithout the breakout1,961 of 1,962 launchesLast 18 months1,086 of 1,962 launches
Launches counted1,962117 hits1,883108 hits1,961116 hits1,08656 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 185.9 in 1001 in 175.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$808top tenth $37,489+$809$808$655
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.0%0.3 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-13.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change-18.9%$153 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 6 to 30 months old: 1,962 launches.

Launches counted
1,962117 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$808top tenth $37,489+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 79 of 1,962 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,883108 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (26.3% of the money): 1,961 launches left.

Launches counted
1,961116 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$808
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,086 of 1,962.

Launches counted
1,08656 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$655
Chance against standard
-13.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.9%$153 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 6 to 30 months old: 1,962 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 79 of 1,962 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, DELTARUNE (26.3% of the money): 1,961 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,086 of 1,962.

Surreal holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Surreal through every lens, all prices
SurrealBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view657 of 678 launchesWithout the breakout677 of 678 launchesLast 18 months368 of 678 launches
Launches counted67843 hits65742 hits67742 hits36822 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.4 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$1,271top tenth $50,389+$1,214$1,271$1,271
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.6%0.1 more in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-4.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.5%$57 less0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 678 launches.

Launches counted
67843 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271top tenth $50,389+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 678 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65742 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.5%$57 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, INDIKA (12.0% of the money): 677 launches left.

Launches counted
67742 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271
Chance against standard
-1.6%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 678.

Launches counted
36822 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 6 to 30 months old: 678 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 678 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, INDIKA (12.0% of the money): 677 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 368 of 678.

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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