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Niches / Cute + Hidden Object
Cute + Hidden Object
Games tagged both Cute and Hidden Object: 437 indie paid launches, 4 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Cute + Hidden Object priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
19 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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19 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Cute and Hidden Object priced $10 to $20. 10.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.4 for Cute-only games and 6.5 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix trails Cute alone and beats Hidden Object alone.
Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 10.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,564.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
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.
Cute + Hidden Object is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view421 of 437 launches | Without the breakout436 of 437 launches | Last 18 months234 of 437 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4374 hits | 4214 hits | 4363 hits | 2343 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 0.9 in 1001 in 111 | 1.0 in 1001 in 100 | 0.7 in 1001 in 143 | 1.3 in 1001 in 77 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $662top tenth $5,260+ | $702 | $662 | $606 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +11.1%0.1 more in 100 | -22.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | +44.4%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +6.0%$40 more | 0.0%no change | -8.5%$56 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 437 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 437 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Lost and Found Co. (30.6% of the money): 436 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 234 of 437.
Cute holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cute | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,089 of 4,279 launches | Without the breakout4,278 of 4,279 launches | Last 18 months2,326 of 4,279 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,279218 hits | 4,089200 hits | 4,278217 hits | 2,326111 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $725top tenth $28,533+ | $727 | $725 | $642 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -5.9%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.3%$2 more | 0.0%no change | -11.4%$83 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 6 to 30 months old: 4,279 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (15.9% of the money): 4,278 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,326 of 4,279.
Hidden Object holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hidden Object | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,721 of 1,767 launches | Without the breakout1,766 of 1,767 launches | Last 18 months937 of 1,767 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,76726 hits | 1,72125 hits | 1,76625 hits | 93717 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 1.5 in 1001 in 67 | 1.5 in 1001 in 67 | 1.4 in 1001 in 71 | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $541top tenth $6,669+ | $545 | $541 | $424 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -6.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | +20.0%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.7%$4 more | 0.0%no change | -21.6%$117 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 1,767 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 46 of 1,767 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (10.0% of the money): 1,766 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 937 of 1,767.
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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