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Niches / Base Building + RPG
Base Building + RPG
Games tagged both Base Building and RPG: 57 indie paid launches, 14 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Base Building + RPG 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. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Base Building and is too small to compare with RPG.
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 + RPG is too small to compare with Base Building and is too small to compare with RPG: 4 of its 26 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.6 in 100 for Base Building and 17.6 in 100 for RPG.
Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 26 launches, 4 hits.
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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 26 games tagged both Base Building and RPG priced $10 to $20. 4 of 26 of them earned $100k+, against 31.6 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 17.6 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Base Building alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.
Both: 26 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 26 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $18,843.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 26 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 checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. 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.
Base Building + RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view50 of 57 launches | Without the breakout56 of 57 launches | Last 18 months19 of 57 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5714 hits | 5012 hits | 5613 hits | 196 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 24.6 in 100 | 24.0 in 100 | 23.2 in 100 | 6 of 19too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $8,451top tenth $444,040+ | $8,451 | $8,451 | $8,454 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.3%0.6 fewer in 100 | -5.5%1.3 fewer in 100 | +28.6%7.0 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change; too few to tell | 0.0%no change | 0.0%$3 more; too few to tell |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 57 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 57 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Enshrouded (87.9% of the money): 56 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 57.
Base Building is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| Base Building | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view554 of 583 launches | Without the breakout582 of 583 launches | Last 18 months157 of 583 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 583125 hits | 554119 hits | 582124 hits | 15735 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 21.4 in 100 | 21.5 in 100 | 21.3 in 100 | 22.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,034top tenth $454,995+ | $3,119 | $3,034 | $5,356 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.2%no change | -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | +4.0%0.9 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.8%$85 more | 0.0%no change | +76.5%$2,322 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 583 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 29 of 583 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 (30.5% of the money): 582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 583.
RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,125 of 3,715 launches | Without the breakout3,714 of 3,715 launches | Last 18 months1,018 of 3,715 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,715270 hits | 3,125225 hits | 3,714269 hits | 1,01882 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 8.1 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $675top tenth $51,629+ | $729 | $675 | $859 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | +10.8%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +8.0%$54 more | 0.0%no change | +27.3%$184 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 590 of 3,715 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 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,018 of 3,715.
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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