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Niches / Action RPG + Fantasy
Action RPG + Fantasy
Games tagged both Action RPG and Fantasy: 171 indie paid launches, 14 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Action RPG + Fantasy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails both 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.
Action RPG + Fantasy trails both its tags: 7.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG and 11.3 in 100 for Fantasy.
That is 1 in 13, about 0.4 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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 40 games tagged both Action RPG and Fantasy priced $10 to $20. 7.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 21.0 for Action RPG-only games and 11.6 for Fantasy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 7.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 13), typical first-year earnings $7,286.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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 RPG + Fantasy 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 view164 of 171 launches | Without the breakout170 of 171 launches | Last 18 months87 of 171 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 17114 hits | 16414 hits | 17013 hits | 875 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $911top tenth $65,577+ | $1,011 | $911 | $809 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.7%0.3 more in 100 | -7.3%0.6 fewer in 100 | -30.5%2.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +11.0%$100 more | 0.0%no change | -11.2%$102 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RPG and Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 171 launches.
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 171 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Enotria: The Last Song (16.6% of the money): 170 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 87 of 171.
Action RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launches | Without the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launches | Last 18 months696 of 1,413 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,413109 hits | 1,30097 hits | 1,412108 hits | 69648 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $62,308+ | $505 | $485 | $425 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | -10.4%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -12.4%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 113 of 1,413 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.
Fantasy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Fantasy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,901 of 1,992 launches | Without the breakout1,991 of 1,992 launches | Last 18 months1,104 of 1,992 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,992110 hits | 1,901106 hits | 1,991109 hits | 1,10461 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $606top tenth $28,533+ | $607 | $606 | $526 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.8%0.1 more in 100 | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.2%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -13.2%$80 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,992 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 91 of 1,992 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Fellowship (7.3% of the money): 1,991 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,104 of 1,992.
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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