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Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG

Games tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and RPG: 221 indie paid launches, 14 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Choose Your Own Adventure and is about level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it beats Choose Your Own Adventure and is about level with RPG.

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

Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG beats Choose Your Own Adventure and is about level with RPG: 19.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.2 in 100 for Choose Your Own Adventure and 20.3 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag oneChoose Your Own Adventure
13.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.2 in 100
Typical earnings$6,023
Launches242 / 32 hits
Pair leads by6.3 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairChoose Your Own Adventure + RPG
19.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.6 in 100
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+46 in 100
Launches46 / 9 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRPG
20.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.3 in 100
Typical earnings$11,268
Launches789 / 160 hits
A tie, apart by0.7 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices221 in pairUnder $581 in pair$5 to $1086 in pair$10 to $2046 in pair$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 46 games tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and RPG priced $10 to $20. 19.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 11.7 in 100 for Choose Your Own Adventure-only games and 20.3 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix beats Choose Your Own Adventure alone and is about level with RPG alone.

Both: 46 games priced $10 to $20; 19.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 78 in 100 · $10k+ 46 in 100 · $100k+ 20 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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

Revenge on gold diggersleads this pair39.8%
PairRevenge on gold diggers39.8%
Choose Your Own AdventureSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut15.2%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG

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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Revenge on gold diggers earned 39.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 221 Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG launches.
  • Choose Your Own Adventure is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 15.2% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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

Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Choose Your Own Adventure + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view201 of 221 launchesWithout the breakout220 of 221 launchesLast 18 months59 of 221 launches
Launches counted22114 hits2019 hits22013 hits595 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 164.5 in 1001 in 225.9 in 1001 in 178.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,094top tenth $35,758+$1,053$1,094under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-29.3%1.9 fewer in 100-6.7%0.4 fewer in 100+33.8%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-3.7%$41 less0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 221 launches.

Launches counted
22114 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,094top tenth $35,758+
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: 20 of 221 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2019 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,053
Chance against standard
-29.3%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.7%$41 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (39.8% of the money): 220 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
22013 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,094
Chance against standard
-6.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 221.

Launches counted
595 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+33.8%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 221 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: 20 of 221 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, Revenge on gold diggers (39.8% of the money): 220 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: 59 of 221.

Choose Your Own Adventure is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Choose Your Own Adventure through every lens, all prices
Choose Your Own AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,000 of 1,042 launchesWithout the breakout1,041 of 1,042 launchesLast 18 months284 of 1,042 launches
Launches counted1,04261 hits1,00051 hits1,04160 hits28423 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.1 in 1001 in 205.8 in 1001 in 178.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$945top tenth $33,442+$929$931$857
Chance against standardthe base-12.9%0.8 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100+38.3%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.7%$16 less-1.5%$14 less-9.3%$88 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 1,042 launches.

Launches counted
1,04261 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$945top tenth $33,442+
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: 42 of 1,042 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,00051 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$929
Chance against standard
-12.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.2% of the money): 1,041 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,04160 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$931
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.5%$14 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 284 of 1,042.

Launches counted
28423 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
+38.3%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.3%$88 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 1,042 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: 42 of 1,042 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.2% of the money): 1,041 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: 284 of 1,042.

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 through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launchesWithout the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted3,723297 hits3,132251 hits3,722296 hits1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $63,965+$766$701$893
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.3%no change+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.3%$65 more0.0%no change+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted
3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+9.3%$65 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted
1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.4%$192 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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