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Niches / Cute + PvP

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Cute + PvP

Games tagged both Cute and PvP: 129 indie paid launches, 5 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 + PvP 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

Cute + PvP trails both its tags: 1 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for Cute and 15.5 in 100 for PvP.

Small sample: 18 launches, 1 hits.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagCute
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$9,124
Launches615 / 100 hits
Pair trails by10.7 in 100
3RDThird
This pairCute + PvP
1 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 18 launches
Typical earnings$4,209
Launches18 / 1 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagPvP
15.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.5 in 100
Typical earnings$5,767
Launches193 / 30 hits
Pair trails by9.9 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 $20Cute 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Cute and PvP priced $10 to $20. 5.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.6 for Cute-only games and 16.6 for PvP-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 5.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 18), typical first-year earnings $4,209.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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

TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE-leads this pair23.6%
PairTETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE-23.6%
CuteMewgenics15.9%
PvPREMATCH29.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + PvP

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

  • TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE- earned 23.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 129 Cute + PvP launches.
  • Cute is led by Mewgenics, with 15.9% of its money.
  • PvP is led by REMATCH, with 29.3% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Cute + PvP through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view122 of 129 launchesWithout the breakout128 of 129 launchesLast 18 months69 of 129 launches
Launches counted1295 hits1225 hits1284 hits693 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 264.1 in 1001 in 243.1 in 1001 in 324.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$607top tenth $14,238+$607$607$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick+5.1%0.2 more in 100-20.5%0.8 fewer in 100+10.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and PvP, 6 to 30 months old: 129 launches.

Launches counted
1295 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$607top tenth $14,238+
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: 7 of 129 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1225 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
+5.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE- (23.6% of the money): 128 launches left.

Launches counted
1284 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-20.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 69 of 129.

Launches counted
693 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
+10.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and PvP, 6 to 30 months old: 129 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: 7 of 129 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, TETRIS® THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE- (23.6% of the money): 128 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 69 of 129.

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.

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

PvP through every lens, all prices
PvPBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,141 of 1,166 launchesWithout the breakout1,165 of 1,166 launchesLast 18 months648 of 1,166 launches
Launches counted1,16674 hits1,14172 hits1,16573 hits64837 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$541top tenth $33,177+$526$526$604
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-2.8%$15 less-2.8%$15 less+11.6%$63 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 6 to 30 months old: 1,166 launches.

Launches counted
1,16674 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$541top tenth $33,177+
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: 25 of 1,166 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,14172 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$526
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-2.8%$15 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (29.3% of the money): 1,165 launches left.

Launches counted
1,16573 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$526
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-2.8%$15 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 648 of 1,166.

Launches counted
64837 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$604
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.6%$63 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged PvP, 6 to 30 months old: 1,166 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: 25 of 1,166 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, REMATCH (29.3% of the money): 1,165 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 648 of 1,166.

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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