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Crafting + RPG
Games tagged both Crafting and RPG: 126 indie paid launches, 22 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Crafting + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails Crafting and beats RPG.
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.
Crafting + RPG trails Crafting and beats RPG: 23.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.4 in 100 for Crafting and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.
That is about 1.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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 47 games tagged both Crafting and RPG priced $10 to $20. 23.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 31.0 for Crafting-only games and 18.2 for RPG-only games, so the mix trails Crafting alone and beats RPG alone.
Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 23.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $18,938.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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 checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
Open free previewFree until launch: one click opens the card.
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.
Crafting + RPG 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 view117 of 126 launches | Without the breakout125 of 126 launches | Last 18 months70 of 126 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 12622 hits | 11722 hits | 12521 hits | 7011 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 17.5 in 100 | 18.8 in 100 | 16.8 in 100 | 15.7 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $4,245top tenth $275,667+ | $4,245 | $4,048 | $2,550 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +7.4%1.3 more in 100 | -4.0%0.7 fewer in 100 | -10.3%1.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -4.6%$197 less | -39.9%$1,695 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Crafting and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 126 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 126 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Pax Dei (24.1% of the money): 125 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 70 of 126.
Crafting holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Crafting | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view710 of 736 launches | Without the breakout735 of 736 launches | Last 18 months433 of 736 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 736114 hits | 710114 hits | 735113 hits | 43362 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.5 in 100 | 16.1 in 100 | 15.4 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,428top tenth $250,165+ | $2,448 | $2,428 | $2,023 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +3.9%0.6 more in 100 | -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -7.7%1.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.8%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -16.7%$405 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Crafting, 6 to 30 months old: 736 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 26 of 736 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (42.5% of the money): 735 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 433 of 736.
RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,513 of 4,151 launches | Without the breakout4,150 of 4,151 launches | Last 18 months2,257 of 4,151 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,151319 hits | 3,513268 hits | 4,150318 hits | 2,257162 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $708top tenth $62,744+ | $728 | $708 | $607 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +2.8%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -14.3%$101 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 638 of 4,151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.
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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