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Niches / Base Building + RTS
Base Building + RTS
Games tagged both Base Building and RTS: 76 indie paid launches, 21 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Base Building + RTS 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 about level with Base Building and beats RTS.
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 + RTS is about level with Base Building and beats RTS: 33.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 33.3 in 100 for Base Building and 20.7 in 100 for RTS.
That is about 1.6 times the 20.4 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: 0.4 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 30 games tagged both Base Building and RTS priced $10 to $20. 33.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 33.3 in 100 for Base Building-only games and 16.0 in 100 for RTS-only games, so the mix is about level with Base Building alone and beats RTS alone.
Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 33.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 90 in 100 · $10k+ 73 in 100 · $100k+ 33 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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 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.
Base Building + RTS 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 view74 of 76 launches | Without the breakout75 of 76 launches | Last 18 months32 of 76 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 7621 hits | 7421 hits | 7520 hits | 3211 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 27.6 in 100 | 28.4 in 100 | 26.7 in 100 | 34.4 in 100 |
| Chance of $10k+ | 53 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 79 in 100 | under 100 launches | under 100 launches | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | +2.7%0.7 more in 100 | -3.5%1.0 fewer in 100 | +24.4%6.7 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | under 100 launches | under 100 launches | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Base Building and RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 76 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 76 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Tempest Rising (23.2% of the money): 75 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 76.
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 view555 of 584 launches | Without the breakout583 of 584 launches | Last 18 months157 of 584 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 584134 hits | 555128 hits | 583133 hits | 15740 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 22.9 in 100 | 23.1 in 100 | 22.8 in 100 | 25.5 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,622top tenth $614,301+ | $3,718 | $3,582 | $6,067 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.5%0.1 more in 100 | -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | +11.0%2.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.7%$96 more | -1.1%$40 less | +67.5%$2,445 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Base Building, 12 to 36 months old: 584 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 584 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 (29.4% of the money): 583 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 584.
RTS is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| RTS | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view462 of 499 launches | Without the breakout498 of 499 launches | Last 18 months148 of 499 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 49945 hits | 46244 hits | 49844 hits | 14818 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 | 9.5 in 1001 in 11 | 8.8 in 1001 in 11 | 12.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $660top tenth $82,345+ | $766 | $660 | $1,032 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +5.6%0.5 more in 100 | -2.0%0.2 fewer in 100 | +34.9%3.1 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +16.1%$106 more | 0.0%no change | +56.4%$372 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 499 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 499 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Tempest Rising (16.0% of the money): 498 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 148 of 499.
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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