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Niches / Colorful + RPG

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Colorful + RPG

Games tagged both Colorful and RPG: 183 indie paid launches, 14 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 + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Colorful and is about level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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 + RPG beats both its tags: 23.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Colorful and 20.3 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 1.2 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagColorful
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$6,897
Launches376 / 64 hits
Pair leads by6.5 in 100
1STWinner
This pairColorful + RPG
23.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.5 in 100
$1k+74 in 100
$10k+50 in 100
Launches34 / 8 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoRPG
20.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.3 in 100
Typical earnings$11,268
Launches789 / 160 hits
Pair leads by3.3 in 100
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 prices183 in pairUnder $586 in pair$5 to $1054 in pair$10 to $2034 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both Colorful and RPG priced $10 to $20. 23.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.4 in 100 for Colorful-only games and 20.1 in 100 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 34 games priced $10 to $20; 23.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 74 in 100 · $10k+ 50 in 100 · $100k+ 24 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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

Nice Day for Fishingleads this pair17.4%
PairNice Day for Fishing17.4%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.6%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + RPG

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

  • Nice Day for Fishing earned 17.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 183 Colorful + RPG launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.6% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Colorful + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view172 of 183 launchesWithout the breakout182 of 183 launchesLast 18 months59 of 183 launches
Launches counted18314 hits17214 hits18213 hits594 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 138.1 in 1001 in 127.1 in 1001 in 144 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$379top tenth $26,496+$394$379under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+6.4%0.5 more in 100-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100-11.4%0.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$15 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 183 launches.

Launches counted
18314 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$379top tenth $26,496+
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: 11 of 183 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
17214 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$394
Chance against standard
+6.4%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.0%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nice Day for Fishing (17.4% of the money): 182 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
18213 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$379
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 183.

Launches counted
594 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-11.4%0.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 183 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: 11 of 183 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, Nice Day for Fishing (17.4% of the money): 182 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: 59 of 183.

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.

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

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launchesWithout the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted3,723297 hits3,132251 hits3,722296 hits1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $63,965+$766$701$893
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.3%no change+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.3%$65 more0.0%no change+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted
3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+9.3%$65 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted
1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.4%$192 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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