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Niches / Base Building + Exploration
Base Building + Exploration
Games tagged both Base Building and Exploration: 128 indie paid launches, 35 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Base Building + Exploration priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. 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.
Base Building + Exploration beats both its tags: 32.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.4 in 100 for Base Building and 20.1 in 100 for Exploration.
That is about 1.8 times the 18.6 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: 0.5 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 67 games tagged both Base Building and Exploration priced $10 to $20. 32.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 28.0 for Base Building-only games and 19.2 for Exploration-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 67 games priced $10 to $20; 32.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $26,551.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 67 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 last 18 months 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 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.
Base Building + Exploration 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 view122 of 128 launches | Without the breakout127 of 128 launches | Last 18 months69 of 128 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 12835 hits | 12233 hits | 12734 hits | 6923 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 27.3 in 100 | 27.0 in 100 | 26.8 in 100 | 33.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $6,474top tenth $1,082,131+ | $4,857 | $4,857 | $9,714 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | -1.8%0.5 fewer in 100 | +22.0%6.0 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -25.0%$1,617 less | -25.0%$1,617 less | +50.0%$3,240 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 128 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 128 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Abiotic Factor (29.5% of the money): 127 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 69 of 128.
Base Building holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Base Building | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view599 of 628 launches | Without the breakout627 of 628 launches | Last 18 months326 of 628 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 628125 hits | 599120 hits | 627124 hits | 32667 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 19.9 in 100 | 20.0 in 100 | 19.8 in 100 | 20.6 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,683top tenth $473,360+ | $3,683 | $3,683 | $4,209 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +0.5%0.1 more in 100 | -0.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | +3.5%0.7 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +14.3%$526 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 6 to 30 months old: 628 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 29 of 628 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (31.2% of the money): 627 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 326 of 628.
Exploration holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Exploration | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,867 of 5,078 launches | Without the breakout5,077 of 5,078 launches | Last 18 months2,727 of 5,078 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,078397 hits | 4,867377 hits | 5,077396 hits | 2,727190 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.8 in 1001 in 13 | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.8 in 1001 in 13 | 7.0 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $908top tenth $58,608+ | $909 | $902 | $728 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -10.3%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.1%$1 more | -0.7%$6 less | -19.8%$180 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 5,078 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 211 of 5,078 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 (20.7% of the money): 5,077 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,727 of 5,078.
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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