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Niches / Colorful + Old School

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Colorful + Old School

Games tagged both Colorful and Old School: 42 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Colorful + Old School 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

Colorful + Old School is too small to compare with Colorful and is too small to compare with Old School: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Colorful and 21.9 in 100 for Old School.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagColorful
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$6,897
Launches376 / 64 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairColorful + Old School
1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 10 launches
$1k+9 of 10 launches
$10k+4 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 1 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagOld School
21.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.9 in 100
$1k+89 in 100
$10k+52 in 100
Launches96 / 21 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Colorful 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 prices42 in pairUnder $522 in pair$5 to $109: too few$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Colorful and Old School priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 17.2 in 100 for Colorful-only games and 23.3 in 100 for Old School-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Colorful alone and is too small to compare with Old School alone.

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

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

ToHeartleads this pair48.5%
PairToHeart48.5%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.6%
Old SchoolSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection28.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + Old School

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

  • ToHeart earned 48.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Colorful + Old School launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.6% of its money.
  • Old School is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 28.8% 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

Colorful + Old School holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Colorful + Old School through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months13 of 42 launches
Launches counted421 hits421 hits410 hits131 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 42too few for a rate1 of 42too few for a rate0 of 41too few for a rate1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-100.0%2.4 fewer in 100+223.1%5.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted
421 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
421 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ToHeart (48.5% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
410 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 42.

Launches counted
131 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+223.1%5.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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: 0 of 42 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, ToHeart (48.5% of the money): 41 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: 13 of 42.

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

Colorful through every lens, all prices
ColorfulBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,804 of 2,850 launchesWithout the breakout2,849 of 2,850 launchesLast 18 months837 of 2,850 launches
Launches counted2,850137 hits2,804132 hits2,849136 hits83742 hits
Earned $100k+4.8 in 1001 in 214.7 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 215.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$321top tenth $17,251+$328$320$268
Chance against standardthe base-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100-0.7%no change+4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.2%$7 more-0.3%$1 less-16.5%$53 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,850 launches.

Launches counted
2,850137 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$321top tenth $17,251+
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: 46 of 2,850 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,804132 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$328
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.2%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.6% of the money): 2,849 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,849136 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$320
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
-0.3%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 837 of 2,850.

Launches counted
83742 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$53 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 12 to 36 months old: 2,850 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: 46 of 2,850 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 (10.6% of the money): 2,849 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: 837 of 2,850.

Old School is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Old School through every lens, all prices
Old SchoolBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view523 of 527 launchesWithout the breakout526 of 527 launchesLast 18 months121 of 527 launches
Launches counted52733 hits52333 hits52632 hits1218 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$547top tenth $36,162+$530$547$375
Chance against standardthe base+0.8%no change-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100+5.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-3.1%$17 less0.0%no change-31.4%$172 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 527 launches.

Launches counted
52733 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$547top tenth $36,162+
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: 4 of 527 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
52333 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$530
Chance against standard
+0.8%no change
Typical against standard
-3.1%$17 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.8% of the money): 526 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
52632 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$547
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 121 of 527.

Launches counted
1218 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
+5.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-31.4%$172 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 527 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: 4 of 527 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.8% of the money): 526 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: 121 of 527.

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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