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Niches / Colorful + Side Scroller

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Colorful + Side Scroller

Games tagged both Colorful and Side Scroller: 150 indie paid launches, 3 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Colorful + Side Scroller 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 + Side Scroller trails both its tags: 1 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.7 in 100 for Colorful and 12.8 in 100 for Side Scroller.

Small sample: 12 launches, 1 hits.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagColorful
14.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.7 in 100
Typical earnings$4,896
Launches421 / 62 hits
Pair trails by6.4 in 100
3RDThird
This pairColorful + Side Scroller
1 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 12 launches
Typical earnings$2,671
Launches12 / 1 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagSide Scroller
12.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,120
Launches149 / 19 hits
Pair trails by4.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices150 in pairUnder $5103 in pair$5 to $1027 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 Colorful and Side Scroller priced $10 to $20. 8.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.9 for Colorful-only games and 13.1 for Side Scroller-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 8.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 12), typical first-year earnings $2,671.

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

Nice Day for Fishingleads this pair60.2%
PairNice Day for Fishing60.2%
ColorfulHello Kitty Island Adventure10.0%
Side ScrollerAbsolum17.8%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Colorful + Side Scroller

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 60.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 150 Colorful + Side Scroller launches.
  • Colorful is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 10.0% of its money.
  • Side Scroller is led by Absolum, with 17.8% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Colorful + Side Scroller is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Colorful + Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view150 of 150 launchesWithout the breakout149 of 150 launchesLast 18 months90 of 150 launches
Launches counted1503 hits1503 hits1492 hits903 hits
Earned $100k+2.0 in 1001 in 502.0 in 1001 in 501.3 in 1001 in 773.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings$121top tenth $7,891+$121$121$121
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-35.0%0.7 fewer in 100+65.0%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 150 launches.

Launches counted
1503 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$121top tenth $7,891+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 150 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1503 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Nice Day for Fishing (60.2% of the money): 149 launches left.

Launches counted
1492 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
-35.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 90 of 150.

Launches counted
903 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
+65.0%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Colorful and Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 150 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 150 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 (60.2% of the money): 149 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 90 of 150.

Colorful holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Colorful through every lens, all prices
ColorfulBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,038 of 3,082 launchesWithout the breakout3,081 of 3,082 launchesLast 18 months1,714 of 3,082 launches
Launches counted3,082134 hits3,038130 hits3,081133 hits1,71470 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$364top tenth $17,195+$364$364$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-16.8%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 3,082 launches.

Launches counted
3,082134 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364top tenth $17,195+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 44 of 3,082 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,038130 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (10.0% of the money): 3,081 launches left.

Launches counted
3,081133 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,714 of 3,082.

Launches counted
1,71470 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-4.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.8%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Colorful, 6 to 30 months old: 3,082 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 44 of 3,082 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 (10.0% of the money): 3,081 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,714 of 3,082.

Side Scroller holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Side Scroller through every lens, all prices
Side ScrollerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,105 of 1,126 launchesWithout the breakout1,125 of 1,126 launchesLast 18 months592 of 1,126 launches
Launches counted1,12638 hits1,10538 hits1,12537 hits59222 hits
Earned $100k+3.4 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.3 in 1001 in 303.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$401top tenth $18,826+$385$385$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100+8.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.0%$16 less-4.0%$16 less-24.4%$98 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 launches.

Launches counted
1,12638 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$401top tenth $18,826+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,126 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10538 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$385
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-4.0%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.

Launches counted
1,12537 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$385
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$16 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.

Launches counted
59222 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
+8.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-24.4%$98 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Side Scroller, 6 to 30 months old: 1,126 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 1,126 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, Absolum (17.8% of the money): 1,125 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 592 of 1,126.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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