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Niches / Cute + Dogs

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Cute + Dogs

Games tagged both Cute and Dogs: 81 indie paid launches, 2 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 Cute + Dogs priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 it trails Cute and is level with Dogs.

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?Under $5

Cute + Dogs trails Cute and is level with Dogs: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.5 in 100 for Cute and 0.0 in 100 for Dogs.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagCute
0.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 200
Typical earnings$301
Launches2,452 / 13 hits
Pair trails by0.5 in 100
2NDTied
This pairCute + Dogs
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$363
Launches56 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
2NDTied
Tag twoDogs
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$301
Launches91 / 0 hits
Pair is level0.0 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Cute 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 prices81 in pairUnder $556 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 56 games tagged both Cute and Dogs priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.5 for Cute-only games and 0.0 for Dogs-only games, so the mix trails Cute alone and is level with Dogs alone.

Both: 56 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $363.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 56 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

Animal Shelter 2leads this pair55.6%
PairAnimal Shelter 255.6%
CuteMewgenics15.9%
DogsAnimal Shelter 232.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + Dogs

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

  • Animal Shelter 2 earned 55.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 81 Cute + Dogs launches.
  • Cute is led by Mewgenics, with 15.9% of its money.
  • It also leads Dogs, with 32.6% of that tag's 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

Cute + Dogs is one-hit market: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Cute + Dogs through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view80 of 81 launchesWithout the breakout80 of 81 launchesLast 18 months44 of 81 launches
Launches counted812 hits802 hits801 hits441 hits
Earned $100k+2.5 in 1001 in 402.5 in 1001 in 401.3 in 1001 in 772.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings$481top tenth $8,496+$485$481$481
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-48.0%1.2 fewer in 100-8.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.8%$4 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Dogs, 6 to 30 months old: 81 launches.

Launches counted
812 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$481top tenth $8,496+
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: 1 of 81 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
802 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.8%$4 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Animal Shelter 2 (55.6% of the money): 80 launches left.

Launches counted
801 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$481
Chance against standard
-48.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 44 of 81.

Launches counted
441 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$481
Chance against standard
-8.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Dogs, 6 to 30 months old: 81 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: 1 of 81 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, Animal Shelter 2 (55.6% of the money): 80 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 44 of 81.

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

Cute through every lens, all prices
CuteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,089 of 4,279 launchesWithout the breakout4,278 of 4,279 launchesLast 18 months2,326 of 4,279 launches
Launches counted4,279218 hits4,089200 hits4,278217 hits2,326111 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 205.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$725top tenth $28,533+$727$725$642
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.9%0.2 fewer in 1000.0%no change-5.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.3%$2 more0.0%no change-11.4%$83 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.

Launches counted
4,279218 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$725top tenth $28,533+
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: 190 of 4,279 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,089200 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$727
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.3%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.

Launches counted
4,278217 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$725
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: 2,326 of 4,279.

Launches counted
2,326111 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$642
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.4%$83 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 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: 190 of 4,279 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, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.

Dogs is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Dogs through every lens, all prices
DogsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view138 of 139 launchesWithout the breakout138 of 139 launchesLast 18 months70 of 139 launches
Launches counted1395 hits1385 hits1384 hits701 hits
Earned $100k+3.6 in 1001 in 283.6 in 1001 in 282.9 in 1001 in 341.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings$403top tenth $17,398+$405$403$403
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-19.4%0.7 fewer in 100-61.1%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.5%$2 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dogs, 6 to 30 months old: 139 launches.

Launches counted
1395 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$403top tenth $17,398+
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: 1 of 139 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1385 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.5%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Animal Shelter 2 (32.6% of the money): 138 launches left.

Launches counted
1384 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
-19.4%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: 70 of 139.

Launches counted
701 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$403
Chance against standard
-61.1%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dogs, 6 to 30 months old: 139 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: 1 of 139 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, Animal Shelter 2 (32.6% of the money): 138 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 70 of 139.

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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