Niche

Collectathon + Cute

Games tagged both Collectathon and Cute: 233 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 Collectathon + Cute priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Collectathon and is about level with Cute; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Collectathon and trails 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

Collectathon + Cute is about level with Collectathon and trails Cute: 10.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.3 in 100 for Collectathon and 14.9 in 100 for Cute.

That is about 0.6 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCollectathon

13.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.3 in 100

Typical earnings$6,569

Launches113 / 15 hits

A tie, apart by2.6 in 100

TIETied

This pairCollectathon + Cute

10.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds10.6 in 100

Typical earnings$4,883

Launches47 / 5 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 trails by4.3 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 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 prices233 in pair Under $5132 in pair $5 to $1046 in pair $10 to $2047 in pair$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both Collectathon and Cute priced $10 to $20. 10.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.2 in 100 for Collectathon-only games and 15.3 in 100 for Cute-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 10.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,883.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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

Tiny Bookshopleads this pair54.9%

PairTiny Bookshop54.9%

CollectathonTCG Card Shop Simulator55.4%

CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure4.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Collectathon + 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

Tiny Bookshop earned 54.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 233 Collectathon + Cute launches.
Collectathon is led by TCG Card Shop Simulator, with 55.4% of its money.
Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 4.9% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Collectathon + Cute is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Collectathon + Cute through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view218 of 233 launches	Without the breakout232 of 233 launches	Last 18 months65 of 233 launches
Launches counted	2337 hits	2187 hits	2326 hits	652 hits
Earned $100k+	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.2 in 1001 in 31	2.6 in 1001 in 39	2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$769top tenth $27,452+	$831	$769	$1,071
Chance against standard	the base	+6.9%0.2 more in 100	-13.9%0.4 fewer in 100	+2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+8.1%$62 more	0.0%no change	+39.3%$302 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Collectathon and Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 233 launches.

Launches counted: 2337 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $769top tenth $27,452+
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: 15 of 233 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2187 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $831
Chance against standard: +6.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +8.1%$62 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Tiny Bookshop (54.9% of the money): 232 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2326 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $769
Chance against standard: -13.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 65 of 233.

Launches counted: 652 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,071
Chance against standard: +2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +39.3%$302 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Collectathon and Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 233 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: 15 of 233 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, Tiny Bookshop (54.9% of the money): 232 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: 65 of 233.

Collectathon is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Collectathon through every lens, all prices
Collectathon	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view711 of 745 launches	Without the breakout744 of 745 launches	Last 18 months220 of 745 launches
Launches counted	74527 hits	71126 hits	74426 hits	2207 hits
Earned $100k+	3.6 in 1001 in 28	3.7 in 1001 in 27	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings	$604top tenth $24,729+	$627	$604	$607
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%no change	-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100	-12.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.8%$23 more	0.0%no change	+0.5%$3 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Collectathon, 12 to 36 months old: 745 launches.

Launches counted: 74527 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $604top tenth $24,729+
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: 34 of 745 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 71126 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $627
Chance against standard: +0.9%no change
Typical against standard: +3.8%$23 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, TCG Card Shop Simulator (55.4% of the money): 744 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 74426 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $604
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 220 of 745.

Launches counted: 2207 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $607
Chance against standard: -12.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.5%$3 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Collectathon, 12 to 36 months old: 745 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: 34 of 745 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, TCG Card Shop Simulator (55.4% of the money): 744 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: 220 of 745.

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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