Niche

Bullet Hell + Cute

Games tagged both Bullet Hell and Cute: 121 indie paid launches, 7 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 $10 to $20

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.

$10 to $20

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

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

Bullet Hell + Cute is too small to compare with Bullet Hell and is too small to compare with Cute: 3 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.5 in 100 for Bullet Hell and 14.9 in 100 for Cute.

Small sample: 12 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneBullet Hell

17.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.5 in 100

Typical earnings$7,849

Launches126 / 22 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairBullet Hell + Cute

3 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 12 launches

Typical earnings$15,490

Launches12 / 3 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagCute

14.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.9 in 100

Typical earnings$8,103

Launches563 / 84 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Cute 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 prices121 in pair Under $575 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Bullet Hell and Cute priced $10 to $20. 3 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 16.7 in 100 for Bullet Hell-only games and 14.7 in 100 for Cute-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Bullet Hell alone and is too small to compare with Cute alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 12 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,490.

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

Rabbit and Steelleads this pair41.9%

PairRabbit and Steel41.9%

Bullet HellDELTARUNE44.0%

CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure4.9%

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 Bullet Hell + Cute

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

Rabbit and Steel earned 41.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 121 Bullet Hell + Cute launches.
Bullet Hell is led by DELTARUNE, with 44.0% of its money.
Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 4.9% 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

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

Bullet Hell + Cute through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view118 of 121 launches	Without the breakout120 of 121 launches	Last 18 months39 of 121 launches
Launches counted	1217 hits	1185 hits	1206 hits	393 hits
Earned $100k+	5.8 in 1001 in 17	4.2 in 1001 in 24	5.0 in 1001 in 20	3 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,065top tenth $28,339+	$1,012	$1,065	$1,340
Chance against standard	the base	-26.8%1.5 fewer in 100	-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100	+33.0%1.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-5.0%$53 less	0.0%no change	+25.8%$275 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 121 launches.

Launches counted: 1217 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $1,065top tenth $28,339+
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: 3 of 121 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1185 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $1,012
Chance against standard: -26.8%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.0%$53 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rabbit and Steel (41.9% of the money): 120 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1206 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $1,065
Chance against standard: -13.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 121.

Launches counted: 393 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,340
Chance against standard: +33.0%1.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +25.8%$275 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Bullet Hell and Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 121 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 121 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, Rabbit and Steel (41.9% of the money): 120 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: 39 of 121.

Bullet Hell is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Bullet Hell through every lens, all prices
Bullet Hell	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,303 of 1,359 launches	Without the breakout1,358 of 1,359 launches	Last 18 months377 of 1,359 launches
Launches counted	1,35955 hits	1,30348 hits	1,35854 hits	37715 hits
Earned $100k+	4.0 in 1001 in 25	3.7 in 1001 in 27	4.0 in 1001 in 25	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$501top tenth $22,489+	$505	$501	$574
Chance against standard	the base	-9.0%0.4 fewer in 100	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.8%$4 more	0.0%no change	+14.6%$73 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,359 launches.

Launches counted: 1,35955 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $501top tenth $22,489+
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: 56 of 1,359 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,30348 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $505
Chance against standard: -9.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.8%$4 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (44.0% of the money): 1,358 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,35854 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $501
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: 377 of 1,359.

Launches counted: 37715 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +14.6%$73 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Bullet Hell, 12 to 36 months old: 1,359 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: 56 of 1,359 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 (44.0% of the money): 1,358 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: 377 of 1,359.

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.

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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