Niches / Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based

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Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based

Games tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Text-Based: 192 indie paid launches, 3 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.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based 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

Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based is too small to compare with Choose Your Own Adventure and is too small to compare with Text-Based: 1 of its 40 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.0 in 100 for Choose Your Own Adventure and 8.0 in 100 for Text-Based.

Small sample: 40 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneChoose Your Own Adventure

13.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.0 in 100

Typical earnings$6,187

Launches239 / 31 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairChoose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based

1 of 40launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 40 launches

$1k+60 in 100

$10k+38 in 100

Launches40 / 1 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoText-Based

8.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 13

Typical earnings$9,359

Launches100 / 8 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 $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 prices192 in pair Under $575 in pair $5 to $1065 in pair $10 to $2040 in pair $20 to $4012 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Text-Based priced $10 to $20. 1 of 40 of them earned $100k+, against 15.1 in 100 for Choose Your Own Adventure-only games and 11.7 in 100 for Text-Based-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Choose Your Own Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Text-Based alone.

Both: 40 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 40 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 60 in 100 · $10k+ 38 in 100 · $100k+ 1 of 40 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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

Homicipherleads this pair61.7%

PairHomicipher61.7%

Choose Your Own AdventureThe Casting of Frank Stone™10.6%

Text-BasedHomicipher21.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based

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

Homicipher earned 61.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 192 Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based launches.
Choose Your Own Adventure is led by The Casting of Frank Stone™, with 10.6% of its money.
It also leads Text-Based, with 21.9% of that tag's money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Text-Based is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Choose Your Own Adventure + Text-Based through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view188 of 192 launches	Without the breakout191 of 192 launches	Last 18 months54 of 192 launches
Launches counted	1923 hits	1883 hits	1912 hits	541 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 192too few for a rate	3 of 188too few for a rate	2 of 191too few for a rate	1 of 54too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$938top tenth $16,113+	$945	$930	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.1%no change; too few to tell	-33.0%0.5 fewer in 100	+18.5%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+0.7%$7 more	-0.9%$8 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 192 launches.

Launches counted: 1923 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 192too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $938top tenth $16,113+
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: 4 of 192 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1883 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 188too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $945
Chance against standard: +2.1%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +0.7%$7 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (61.7% of the money): 191 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1912 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 191too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $930
Chance against standard: -33.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.9%$8 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 192.

Launches counted: 541 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 54too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +18.5%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 192 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: 4 of 192 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, Homicipher (61.7% of the money): 191 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: 54 of 192.

Choose Your Own Adventure 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 through every lens, all prices
Choose Your Own Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view991 of 1,031 launches	Without the breakout1,030 of 1,031 launches	Last 18 months285 of 1,031 launches
Launches counted	1,03158 hits	99149 hits	1,03057 hits	28521 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	4.9 in 1001 in 20	5.5 in 1001 in 18	7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$1,000top tenth $31,490+	$945	$1,000	$980
Chance against standard	the base	-12.1%0.7 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+31.0%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-5.5%$55 less	0.0%no change	-2.0%$20 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 1,031 launches.

Launches counted: 1,03158 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $1,000top tenth $31,490+
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: 40 of 1,031 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 99149 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $945
Chance against standard: -12.1%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.5%$55 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (10.6% of the money): 1,030 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,03057 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $1,000
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 1,031.

Launches counted: 28521 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $980
Chance against standard: +31.0%1.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: -2.0%$20 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 1,031 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: 40 of 1,031 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 Casting of Frank Stone™ (10.6% of the money): 1,030 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: 285 of 1,031.

Text-Based 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.

Text-Based through every lens, all prices
Text-Based	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view558 of 622 launches	Without the breakout621 of 622 launches	Last 18 months164 of 622 launches
Launches counted	62219 hits	55817 hits	62118 hits	1643 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3.0 in 1001 in 33	2.9 in 1001 in 35	3 of 164too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$643top tenth $21,254+	$779	$636	$636
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-5.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-40.1%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+21.2%$136 more	-1.1%$7 less	-1.1%$7 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 622 launches.

Launches counted: 62219 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $643top tenth $21,254+
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: 64 of 622 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 55817 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $779
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +21.2%$136 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (21.9% of the money): 621 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 62118 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $636
Chance against standard: -5.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$7 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 164 of 622.

Launches counted: 1643 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 164too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $636
Chance against standard: -40.1%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -1.1%$7 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 622 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: 64 of 622 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, Homicipher (21.9% of the money): 621 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: 164 of 622.

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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