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Niches / Action-Adventure + Story Rich
Action-Adventure + Story Rich
Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Story Rich: 284 indie paid launches, 31 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Action-Adventure + Story Rich priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Action-Adventure and is level with Story Rich; 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.
73 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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73 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 73 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 17.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.8 for Action-Adventure-only games and 20.1 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix beats Action-Adventure alone and trails Story Rich alone.
Both: 73 games priced $10 to $20; 17.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $11,838.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 73 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.
Action-Adventure + Story Rich 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 view280 of 284 launches | Without the breakout283 of 284 launches | Last 18 months134 of 284 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 28431 hits | 28031 hits | 28330 hits | 13419 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.9 in 100 | 11.1 in 100 | 10.6 in 100 | 14.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,213top tenth $110,318+ | $1,215 | $1,132 | $2,265 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.8%0.2 more in 100 | -2.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | +30.3%3.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.2%$2 more | -6.7%$81 less | +86.7%$1,052 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 284 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, South of Midnight (14.3% of the money): 283 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 134 of 284.
Action-Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action-Adventure | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,443 of 3,592 launches | Without the breakout3,591 of 3,592 launches | Last 18 months1,851 of 3,592 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,592194 hits | 3,443186 hits | 3,591193 hits | 1,85195 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $404top tenth $23,070+ | $405 | $404 | $363 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -5.6%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.2%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -10.1%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 3,592 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 149 of 3,592 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.3% of the money): 3,591 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,851 of 3,592.
Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Story Rich | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,571 of 2,810 launches | Without the breakout2,809 of 2,810 launches | Last 18 months1,542 of 2,810 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,810301 hits | 2,571267 hits | 2,809300 hits | 1,542154 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.7 in 100 | 10.4 in 100 | 10.7 in 100 | 10.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,062top tenth $111,964+ | $2,062 | $2,062 | $1,998 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -3.1%$64 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 239 of 2,810 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.
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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