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Arcade + Comedy
Games tagged both Arcade and Comedy: 127 indie paid launches, 1 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Arcade + Comedy priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 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.
87 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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87 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 87 games tagged both Arcade and Comedy priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 for Arcade-only games and 0.8 for Comedy-only games, so the mix is level with Arcade alone and trails Comedy alone.
Both: 87 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $201.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 87 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 checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. 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.
Arcade + Comedy is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view127 of 127 launches | Without the breakout126 of 127 launches | Last 18 months79 of 127 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1271 hits | 1271 hits | 1260 hits | 791 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 0.8 in 1001 in 125 | 0.8 in 1001 in 125 | 0.0 in 100 | 1.3 in 1001 in 77 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $301top tenth $4,735+ | $301 | $301 | $303 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -100.0%0.8 fewer in 100 | +62.5%0.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +0.7%$2 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 127 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 127 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Backyard Baseball '01 (32.2% of the money): 126 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 127.
Arcade holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Arcade | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,022 of 4,045 launches | Without the breakout4,044 of 4,045 launches | Last 18 months2,226 of 4,045 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,04599 hits | 4,02297 hits | 4,04498 hits | 2,22657 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $243top tenth $8,098+ | $243 | $243 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +8.3%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -0.4%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 4,045 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 4,045 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (25.5% of the money): 4,044 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,226 of 4,045.
Comedy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Comedy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,032 of 1,077 launches | Without the breakout1,076 of 1,077 launches | Last 18 months614 of 1,077 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,07771 hits | 1,03270 hits | 1,07670 hits | 61440 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 | 6.8 in 1001 in 15 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $42,212+ | $809 | $809 | $766 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.0%0.2 more in 100 | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -5.3%$43 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 45 of 1,077 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.
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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