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Niches / 2D + Comic Book
2D + Comic Book
Games tagged both 2D and Comic Book: 170 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Comic Book priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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.
2D + Comic Book is about level with 2D and is about level with Comic Book: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D and 14.0 in 100 for Comic Book.
That is about 0.8 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both 2D and Comic Book priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D-only games and 3 of 27 for Comic Book-only games, so the mix is about level with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Comic Book alone.
Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 93 in 100 · $10k+ 50 in 100 · $100k+ 17 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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 checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.
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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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
2D + Comic Book is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view164 of 170 launches | Without the breakout169 of 170 launches | Last 18 months34 of 170 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1706 hits | 1645 hits | 1695 hits | 341 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.5 in 1001 in 28 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.0 in 1001 in 34 | 1 of 34too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $409top tenth $17,499+ | $409 | $372 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -13.6%0.5 fewer in 100 | -16.2%0.6 fewer in 100 | -16.7%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | -9.0%$37 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Too few to tell |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Comic Book, 12 to 36 months old: 170 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 170 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, ANTONBLAST (38.3% of the money): 169 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 170.
2D holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launches | Without the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launches | Last 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,243270 hits | 7,744248 hits | 8,242269 hits | 2,30184 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.3 in 1001 in 31 | 3.2 in 1001 in 31 | 3.3 in 1001 in 31 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $291top tenth $13,367+ | $307 | $291 | $268 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.4%no change | +11.5%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.5%$16 more | 0.0%no change | -7.9%$23 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.
Comic Book 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.
| Comic Book | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view324 of 340 launches | Without the breakout339 of 340 launches | Last 18 months79 of 340 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 34016 hits | 32415 hits | 33915 hits | 794 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.7 in 1001 in 21 | 4.6 in 1001 in 22 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 | 4 of 79too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $469top tenth $26,870+ | $439 | $468 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -6.0%0.3 fewer in 100 | +7.6%0.4 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | -6.4%$30 less | -0.2%$1 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Too few to tell |
Every indie paid launch tagged Comic Book, 12 to 36 months old: 340 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 340 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Fallen Aces (21.7% of the money): 339 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 340.
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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