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Niches / Cute + Sokoban

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Cute + Sokoban

Games tagged both Cute and Sokoban: 83 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Cute + Sokoban 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 + Sokoban is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Sokoban: 0 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.9 in 100 for Cute and 2 of 23 launches for Sokoban.

Small sample: 11 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagCute
14.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.9 in 100
Typical earnings$8,103
Launches563 / 84 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCute + Sokoban
0 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 11 launches
Typical earnings$4,980
Launches11 / 0 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSokoban
2 of 23launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 23 launches
Typical earnings$4,516
Launches23 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Cute and Sokoban priced $10 to $20. 0 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 15.2 in 100 for Cute-only games and 2 of 12 for Sokoban-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cute alone and is too small to compare with Sokoban alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,980.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Maxwell's puzzling demonleads this pair28.2%
PairMaxwell's puzzling demon28.2%
CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure4.9%
SokobanIsles of Sea and Sky32.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cute + Sokoban

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

  • Maxwell's puzzling demon earned 28.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 83 Cute + Sokoban launches.
  • Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 4.9% of its money.
  • Sokoban is led by Isles of Sea and Sky, with 32.4% 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

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

Cute + Sokoban through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view80 of 83 launchesWithout the breakout82 of 83 launchesLast 18 months21 of 83 launches
Launches counted830 hits800 hits820 hits210 hits
Earned $100k+0 of 83too few for a rate0 of 80too few for a rate0 of 82too few for a rate0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$944top tenth $6,187+$963$944$1,530
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+2.0%$19 more; too few to tell0.0%no change+62.1%$586 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Sokoban, 12 to 36 months old: 83 launches.

Launches counted
830 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 83too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$944top tenth $6,187+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 83 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
800 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 80too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$963
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+2.0%$19 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Maxwell's puzzling demon (28.2% of the money): 82 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
820 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 82too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$944
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 83.

Launches counted
210 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,530
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+62.1%$586 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Sokoban, 12 to 36 months old: 83 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: 3 of 83 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, Maxwell's puzzling demon (28.2% of the money): 82 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: 21 of 83.

Cute is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Cute through every lens, all prices
CuteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,654 of 3,828 launchesWithout the breakout3,827 of 3,828 launchesLast 18 months1,117 of 3,828 launches
Launches counted3,828195 hits3,654176 hits3,827194 hits1,11768 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.1 in 1001 in 206.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$631top tenth $26,702+$664$630$607
Chance against standardthe base-5.4%0.3 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+19.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.2%$33 more-0.2%$1 less-3.8%$24 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,828 launches.

Launches counted
3,828195 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$631top tenth $26,702+
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: 174 of 3,828 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,654176 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$664
Chance against standard
-5.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.2%$33 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (4.9% of the money): 3,827 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,827194 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$630
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,117 of 3,828.

Launches counted
1,11768 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
+19.5%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$24 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,828 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: 174 of 3,828 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 (4.9% of the money): 3,827 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: 1,117 of 3,828.

Sokoban 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.

Sokoban through every lens, all prices
SokobanBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view228 of 237 launchesWithout the breakout236 of 237 launchesLast 18 months65 of 237 launches
Launches counted2372 hits2282 hits2361 hits651 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 237too few for a rate2 of 228too few for a rate1 of 236too few for a rate1 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$383top tenth $4,980+$421$383$383
Chance against standardthe base+3.9%no change; too few to tell-49.8%0.4 fewer in 100+82.3%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+9.9%$38 more0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sokoban, 12 to 36 months old: 237 launches.

Launches counted
2372 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 237too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383top tenth $4,980+
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: 9 of 237 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2282 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 228too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+3.9%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+9.9%$38 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Isles of Sea and Sky (32.4% of the money): 236 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2361 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 236too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
-49.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 65 of 237.

Launches counted
651 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+82.3%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Sokoban, 12 to 36 months old: 237 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: 9 of 237 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, Isles of Sea and Sky (32.4% of the money): 236 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: 65 of 237.

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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