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Niches / Adventure + Cats

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Adventure + Cats

Games tagged both Adventure and Cats: 96 indie paid launches, 8 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Adventure + Cats priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Adventure and beats Cats; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Adventure and is too small to compare with Cats.

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

Adventure + Cats is too small to compare with Adventure and is too small to compare with Cats: 4 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 23.1 in 100 for Cats.

Small sample: 12 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAdventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,393
Launches1,315 / 207 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAdventure + Cats
4 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 12 launches
$1k+11 of 12 launches
$10k+9 of 12 launches
Launches12 / 4 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoCats
23.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.1 in 100
$1k+85 in 100
$10k+41 in 100
Launches39 / 9 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Adventure 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
All prices96 in pairUnder $554 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Adventure and Cats priced $10 to $20. 4 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 5 of 27 for Cats-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Cats alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 11 of 12 launches · $10k+ 9 of 12 launches · $100k+ 4 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Cat Quest IIIleads this pair22.9%
PairCat Quest III22.9%
AdventurePalworld27.4%
CatsLittle Kitty, Big City33.6%
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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Adventure + Cats

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

  • Cat Quest III earned 22.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 96 Adventure + Cats launches.
  • Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% of its money.
  • Cats is led by Little Kitty, Big City, with 33.6% 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

Adventure + Cats is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Adventure + Cats through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view94 of 96 launchesWithout the breakout95 of 96 launchesLast 18 months31 of 96 launches
Launches counted968 hits947 hits957 hits311 hits
Earned $100k+8.3 in 1001 in 127.4 in 1001 in 137.4 in 1001 in 141 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+26 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 58 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-10.6%0.9 fewer in 100-11.6%1.0 fewer in 100-61.3%5.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 96 launches.

Launches counted
968 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+
26 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 58 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: 2 of 96 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
947 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-10.6%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cat Quest III (22.9% of the money): 95 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
957 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-11.6%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 96.

Launches counted
311 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-61.3%5.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 96 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: 2 of 96 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, Cat Quest III (22.9% of the money): 95 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: 31 of 96.

Adventure 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.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launchesWithout the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launchesLast 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches
Launches counted7,710449 hits7,233421 hits7,709448 hits2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$618top tenth $35,206+$643$618$707
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-0.2%no change-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$25 more0.0%no change+14.4%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 launches.

Launches counted
7,710449 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$618top tenth $35,206+
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: 477 of 7,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,233421 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+4.0%$25 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7,709448 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$618
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,176 of 7,710.

Launches counted
2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.4%$89 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 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: 477 of 7,710 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 (27.4% of the money): 7,709 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: 2,176 of 7,710.

Cats 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.

Cats through every lens, all prices
CatsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view485 of 505 launchesWithout the breakout504 of 505 launchesLast 18 months158 of 505 launches
Launches counted50521 hits48520 hits50420 hits1587 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 244.0 in 1001 in 254.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $15,795+$810$801$832
Chance against standardthe base-0.8%no change-4.6%0.2 fewer in 100+6.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.1%$9 more0.0%no change+3.9%$31 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 505 launches.

Launches counted
50521 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $15,795+
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: 20 of 505 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
48520 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$810
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
+1.1%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Kitty, Big City (33.6% of the money): 504 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
50420 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$801
Chance against standard
-4.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 158 of 505.

Launches counted
1587 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$832
Chance against standard
+6.5%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.9%$31 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 505 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: 20 of 505 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, Little Kitty, Big City (33.6% of the money): 504 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: 158 of 505.

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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