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Comedy + Strategy
Games tagged both Comedy and Strategy: 86 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Comedy + Strategy 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 is level with Comedy and beats Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it beats both 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.
Comedy + Strategy beats both its tags: 4 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.1 in 100 for Comedy and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.
Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 10 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 10 games tagged both Comedy and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 40.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.6 for Comedy-only games and 16.2 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 40.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $17,909.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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 checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. 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.
Comedy + Strategy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view81 of 86 launches | Without the breakout85 of 86 launches | Last 18 months53 of 86 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 866 hits | 815 hits | 855 hits | 534 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.0 in 1001 in 14 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $324top tenth $48,754+ | $404 | $303 | $707 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -11.4%0.8 fewer in 100 | -15.7%1.1 fewer in 100 | +7.1%0.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +24.7%$80 more | -6.5%$21 less | +118.2%$383 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Comedy and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 86 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 86 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Politics The Game (19.5% of the money): 85 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 86.
Comedy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Comedy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,032 of 1,077 launches | Without the breakout1,076 of 1,077 launches | Last 18 months614 of 1,077 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,07771 hits | 1,03270 hits | 1,07670 hits | 61440 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 | 6.8 in 1001 in 15 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $42,212+ | $809 | $809 | $766 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.0%0.2 more in 100 | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -5.3%$43 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,077 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 45 of 1,077 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.9% of the money): 1,076 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 614 of 1,077.
Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Strategy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launches | Without the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launches | Last 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,391337 hits | 4,988308 hits | 5,390336 hits | 3,128178 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $505top tenth $44,532+ | $545 | $505 | $505 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -9.5%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +7.9%$40 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 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 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.
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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