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Niches / 2.5D + Colorful

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2.5D + Colorful

Games tagged both 2.5D and Colorful: 89 indie paid launches, 2 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 2.5D + Colorful priced $10 to $20.

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

2.5D + Colorful trails both its tags: 2 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.9 in 100 for 2.5D and 14.7 in 100 for Colorful.

Small sample: 24 launches, 2 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tag2.5D
12.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.9 in 100
Typical earnings$6,882
Launches132 / 17 hits
Pair trails by4.6 in 100
3RDThird
This pair2.5D + Colorful
2 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$2,428
Launches24 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagColorful
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$4,896
Launches421 / 62 hits
Pair trails by6.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202.5D 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 prices89 in pairUnder $532 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both 2.5D and Colorful priced $10 to $20. 8.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.9 for 2.5D-only games and 15.1 for Colorful-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 8.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 12), typical first-year earnings $2,428.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Funi Raccoon Gameleads this pair42.6%
PairFuni Raccoon Game42.6%
2.5DRivals of Aether II13.0%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2.5D + Colorful

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

  • Funi Raccoon Game earned 42.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 89 2.5D + Colorful launches.
  • 2.5D is led by Rivals of Aether II, with 13.0% of its money.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% 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

2.5D + Colorful is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

2.5D + Colorful through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view89 of 89 launchesWithout the breakout88 of 89 launchesLast 18 months52 of 89 launches
Launches counted892 hits892 hits881 hits522 hits
Earned $100k+2.2 in 1001 in 452.2 in 1001 in 451.1 in 1001 in 913.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$424top tenth $13,597+$424$424$605
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-50.0%1.1 fewer in 100+72.7%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+42.7%$181 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 89 launches.

Launches counted
892 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$424top tenth $13,597+
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: 0 of 89 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
892 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$424
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Funi Raccoon Game (42.6% of the money): 88 launches left.

Launches counted
881 hits
Earned $100k+
1.1 in 1001 in 91
Typical first-year earnings
$424
Chance against standard
-50.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 89.

Launches counted
522 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$605
Chance against standard
+72.7%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+42.7%$181 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2.5D and Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 89 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: 0 of 89 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, Funi Raccoon Game (42.6% of the money): 88 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 89.

2.5D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

2.5D through every lens, all prices
2.5DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view650 of 686 launchesWithout the breakout685 of 686 launchesLast 18 months378 of 686 launches
Launches counted68636 hits65034 hits68535 hits37812 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.2 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 203.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $23,883+$404$403$324
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-38.5%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less-19.8%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 launches.

Launches counted
68636 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $23,883+
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: 36 of 686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65034 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.

Launches counted
68535 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.

Launches counted
37812 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
-38.5%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2.5D, 6 to 30 months old: 686 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: 36 of 686 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, Rivals of Aether II (13.0% of the money): 685 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 378 of 686.

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

Colorful through every lens, all prices
ColorfulBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,038 of 3,082 launchesWithout the breakout3,081 of 3,082 launchesLast 18 months1,714 of 3,082 launches
Launches counted3,082134 hits3,038130 hits3,081133 hits1,71470 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$364top tenth $17,195+$364$364$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.8%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 3,082 launches.

Launches counted
3,082134 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364top tenth $17,195+
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: 44 of 3,082 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,038130 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 3,081 launches left.

Launches counted
3,081133 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,714 of 3,082.

Launches counted
1,71470 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-4.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.8%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 3,082 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: 44 of 3,082 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 (10.0% of the money): 3,081 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,714 of 3,082.

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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