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Niches / Adventure + Story Rich
Adventure + Story Rich
Games tagged both Adventure and Story Rich: 1,067 indie paid launches, 113 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Adventure + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Adventure and is about level with Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Adventure and is about level with Story Rich.
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.
Adventure + Story Rich is about level with Adventure and is about level with Story Rich: 18.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 21.3 in 100 for Story Rich.
That is about 0.9 times the 20.5 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: 0.4 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 294 games tagged both Adventure and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 18.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.0 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 23.6 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix beats Adventure alone and trails Story Rich alone.
Both: 294 games priced $10 to $20; 18.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $11,020.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 294 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 checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
Adventure + Story Rich 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view983 of 1,067 launches | Without the breakout1,066 of 1,067 launches | Last 18 months331 of 1,067 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,067113 hits | 983100 hits | 1,066112 hits | 33129 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.6 in 100 | 10.2 in 100 | 10.5 in 100 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,065top tenth $115,448+ | $2,032 | $2,065 | $1,887 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -3.9%0.4 fewer in 100 | -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -17.3%1.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -1.6%$33 less | 0.0%no change | -8.6%$178 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 1,067 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 84 of 1,067 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (10.3% of the money): 1,066 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 331 of 1,067.
Adventure 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.
| Adventure | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launches | Without the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launches | Last 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 7,710449 hits | 7,233421 hits | 7,709448 hits | 2,176124 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $618top tenth $35,206+ | $643 | $618 | $707 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.1%no change | -0.2%no change | -2.1%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +4.0%$25 more | 0.0%no change | +14.4%$89 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 477 of 7,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,176 of 7,710.
Story Rich is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| Story Rich | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,304 of 2,537 launches | Without the breakout2,536 of 2,537 launches | Last 18 months747 of 2,537 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,537298 hits | 2,304256 hits | 2,536297 hits | 74784 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.7 in 100 | 11.1 in 100 | 11.7 in 100 | 11.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,080top tenth $130,829+ | $2,080 | $2,080 | $2,340 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.4%0.6 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | -4.3%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +12.5%$260 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,537 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 233 of 2,537 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 (15.6% of the money): 2,536 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 747 of 2,537.
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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