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Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction

Games tagged both Choices Matter and Interactive Fiction: 255 indie paid launches, 11 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

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$10 to $20

Showing Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

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.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction trails Choices Matter and is about level with Interactive Fiction: 14.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.3 in 100 for Choices Matter and 15.3 in 100 for Interactive Fiction.

That is about 0.7 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner

Tag onemood tagChoices Matter

23.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.3 in 100

Typical earnings$18,577

Launches249 / 58 hits

Pair trails by8.7 in 100

TIETied

This pairChoices Matter + Interactive Fiction

14.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.5 in 100

$1k+85 in 100

$10k+56 in 100

Launches55 / 8 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoInteractive Fiction

15.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.3 in 100

Typical earnings$10,537

Launches235 / 36 hits

A tie, apart by0.8 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Choices Matter is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

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.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices255 in pair Under $5109 in pair $5 to $1088 in pair $10 to $2055 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 55 games tagged both Choices Matter and Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20. 14.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.8 in 100 for Choices Matter-only games and 15.6 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games, so the mix trails Choices Matter alone and is about level with Interactive Fiction alone.

Both: 55 games priced $10 to $20; 14.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 85 in 100 · $10k+ 56 in 100 · $100k+ 15 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 55 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.

3Comparables

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.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

I Wani Hug that Gator!leads this pair26.9%

PairI Wani Hug that Gator!26.9%

Choices MatterLegend of Mortal11.7%

Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty11.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction

What this card holds

Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready

Same price banddata ready

Launched within a year of each otherplanned

Earned $100k+planned

The list itselfnot computed yet

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The leaders, in words

I Wani Hug that Gator! earned 26.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 255 Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction launches.
Choices Matter is led by Legend of Mortal, with 11.7% of its money.
Interactive Fiction is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 11.6% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

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.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Choices Matter + Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view243 of 255 launches	Without the breakout254 of 255 launches	Last 18 months82 of 255 launches
Launches counted	25511 hits	24310 hits	25410 hits	823 hits
Earned $100k+	4.3 in 1001 in 23	4.1 in 1001 in 24	3.9 in 1001 in 25	3 of 82too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$871top tenth $27,664+	$869	$871	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-4.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-8.7%0.4 fewer in 100	-15.2%0.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-0.2%$2 less	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Choices Matter and Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 255 launches.

Launches counted: 25511 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $871top tenth $27,664+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 255 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 24310 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $869
Chance against standard: -4.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.2%$2 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, I Wani Hug that Gator! (26.9% of the money): 254 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 25410 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $871
Chance against standard: -8.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 255.

Launches counted: 823 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 82too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -15.2%0.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Choices Matter and Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 255 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 255 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, I Wani Hug that Gator! (26.9% of the money): 254 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 255.

Choices Matter is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Choices Matter through every lens, all prices
Choices Matter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,114 of 1,168 launches	Without the breakout1,167 of 1,168 launches	Last 18 months344 of 1,168 launches
Launches counted	1,168108 hits	1,11496 hits	1,167107 hits	34426 hits
Earned $100k+	9.2 in 1001 in 11	8.6 in 1001 in 12	9.2 in 1001 in 11	7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,201top tenth $88,388+	$1,168	$1,178	$1,089
Chance against standard	the base	-6.8%0.6 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-18.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-2.7%$33 less	-1.9%$23 less	-9.3%$112 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choices Matter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,168 launches.

Launches counted: 1,168108 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,201top tenth $88,388+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 54 of 1,168 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,11496 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,168
Chance against standard: -6.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.7%$33 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (11.7% of the money): 1,167 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,167107 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,178
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.9%$23 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 344 of 1,168.

Launches counted: 34426 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,089
Chance against standard: -18.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.3%$112 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Choices Matter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,168 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 54 of 1,168 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (11.7% of the money): 1,167 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 344 of 1,168.

Interactive Fiction is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive Fiction	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,127 of 1,284 launches	Without the breakout1,283 of 1,284 launches	Last 18 months384 of 1,284 launches
Launches counted	1,28469 hits	1,12751 hits	1,28368 hits	38425 hits
Earned $100k+	5.4 in 1001 in 19	4.5 in 1001 in 22	5.3 in 1001 in 19	6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$823top tenth $35,638+	$810	$822	$865
Chance against standard	the base	-15.8%0.8 fewer in 100	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.6%$13 less	-0.1%$1 less	+5.1%$42 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 launches.

Launches counted: 1,28469 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $823top tenth $35,638+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 157 of 1,284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,12751 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $810
Chance against standard: -15.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.6%$13 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.6% of the money): 1,283 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,28368 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $822
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.1%$1 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 384 of 1,284.

Launches counted: 38425 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $865
Chance against standard: +21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.1%$42 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 157 of 1,284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.6% of the money): 1,283 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 384 of 1,284.

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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