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Niches / Cozy + Story Rich
Cozy + Story Rich
Games tagged both Cozy and Story Rich: 44 indie paid launches, 17 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Cozy + Story Rich priced $10 to $20.
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.
Cozy + Story Rich beats both its tags: 10 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 45.0 in 100 for Cozy and 19.9 in 100 for Story Rich.
Small sample: 15 launches, 10 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 15 games tagged both Cozy and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 66.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 42.2 for Cozy-only games and 18.9 for Story Rich-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 66.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $234,378.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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 checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
Cozy + Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view43 of 44 launches | Without the breakout43 of 44 launches | Last 18 months27 of 44 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4417 hits | 4316 hits | 4316 hits | 279 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 38.6 in 100 | 37.2 in 100 | 37.2 in 100 | 33.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $29,583top tenth $510,045+ | $24,883 | $24,883 | $24,883 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.6%1.4 fewer in 100 | -3.6%1.4 fewer in 100 | -13.7%5.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -15.9%$4,700 less | -15.9%$4,700 less | -15.9%$4,700 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Cozy and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 44 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Wanderstop (18.8% of the money): 43 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 44.
Cozy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Cozy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view646 of 651 launches | Without the breakout650 of 651 launches | Last 18 months431 of 651 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 65188 hits | 64684 hits | 65087 hits | 43150 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 13.5 in 100 | 13.0 in 100 | 13.4 in 100 | 11.6 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,119top tenth $199,431+ | $2,101 | $2,119 | $1,942 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.7%0.5 fewer in 100 | -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | -14.1%1.9 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -0.8%$18 less | 0.0%no change | -8.4%$177 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Cozy, 6 to 30 months old: 651 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 651 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (9.7% of the money): 650 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 431 of 651.
Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Story Rich | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,571 of 2,810 launches | Without the breakout2,809 of 2,810 launches | Last 18 months1,542 of 2,810 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,810301 hits | 2,571267 hits | 2,809300 hits | 1,542154 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.7 in 100 | 10.4 in 100 | 10.7 in 100 | 10.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,062top tenth $111,964+ | $2,062 | $2,062 | $1,998 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -3.1%$64 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 239 of 2,810 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.
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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