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Niches / Dark + First-Person
Dark + First-Person
Games tagged both Dark and First-Person: 521 indie paid launches, 19 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Dark + First-Person 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.
Dark + First-Person trails both its tags: 14.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.7 in 100 for Dark and 23.2 in 100 for First-Person.
That is about 0.8 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 41 games tagged both Dark and First-Person priced $10 to $20. 14.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.3 for Dark-only games and 23.8 for First-Person-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 41 games priced $10 to $20; 14.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,906.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 41 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.
Dark + First-Person 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 view512 of 521 launches | Without the breakout520 of 521 launches | Last 18 months282 of 521 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 52119 hits | 51219 hits | 52018 hits | 2828 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $725top tenth $21,010+ | $707 | $725 | $606 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +2.8%0.1 more in 100 | -2.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -22.2%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -2.5%$18 less | 0.0%no change | -16.4%$119 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 521 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 521 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, No, I'm not a Human (24.6% of the money): 520 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 282 of 521.
Dark holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Dark | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,414 of 1,445 launches | Without the breakout1,444 of 1,445 launches | Last 18 months785 of 1,445 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,44574 hits | 1,41472 hits | 1,44473 hits | 78534 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $849top tenth $28,119+ | $887 | $849 | $808 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -15.7%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.5%$38 more | 0.0%no change | -4.8%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 6 to 30 months old: 1,445 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 1,445 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (11.5% of the money): 1,444 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 785 of 1,445.
First-Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| First-Person | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,135 of 4,266 launches | Without the breakout4,265 of 4,266 launches | Last 18 months2,372 of 4,266 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,266296 hits | 4,135284 hits | 4,265295 hits | 2,372163 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $849top tenth $40,885+ | $849 | $849 | $728 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -14.3%$121 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 4,266 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 (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.
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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