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Niches / Board Game + Roguelike
Board Game + Roguelike
Games tagged both Board Game and Roguelike: 79 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Board Game + Roguelike priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Board Game and trails Roguelike.
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.
Board Game + Roguelike beats Board Game and trails Roguelike: 4 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 9.6 in 100 for Board Game and 23.5 in 100 for Roguelike.
Small sample: 23 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Board Game and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 17.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 7.6 for Board Game-only games and 23.9 for Roguelike-only games, so the mix beats Board Game alone and trails Roguelike alone.
Both: 23 games priced $10 to $20; 17.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $13,415.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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 checkAudience-sensitive +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. 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.
Board Game + Roguelike is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view 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 view71 of 79 launches | Without the breakout78 of 79 launches | Last 18 months52 of 79 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 796 hits | 716 hits | 785 hits | 525 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 | 6.4 in 1001 in 16 | 9.6 in 1001 in 10 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $727top tenth $66,769+ | $969 | $727 | $969 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +11.8%0.9 more in 100 | -15.8%1.2 fewer in 100 | +26.3%2.0 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +33.3%$242 more | 0.0%no change | +33.3%$242 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Board Game and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 79 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 79 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, StarVaders (52.6% of the money): 78 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 79.
Board Game holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Board Game | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view659 of 702 launches | Without the breakout701 of 702 launches | Last 18 months399 of 702 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 70226 hits | 65926 hits | 70125 hits | 39914 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $242top tenth $15,577+ | $243 | $242 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +5.4%0.2 more in 100 | -2.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | -5.4%0.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.4%$1 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Board Game, 6 to 30 months old: 702 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 43 of 702 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, StarVaders (14.3% of the money): 701 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 399 of 702.
Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Roguelike | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,355 of 2,511 launches | Without the breakout2,510 of 2,511 launches | Last 18 months1,504 of 2,511 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,511179 hits | 2,355166 hits | 2,510178 hits | 1,50495 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 7.0 in 1001 in 14 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $969top tenth $60,027+ | $1,010 | $969 | $809 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -11.3%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.2%$41 more | 0.0%no change | -16.5%$160 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.
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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