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Niches / Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click

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Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click

Games tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Point & Click: 41 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click is too small to compare with Dialogue Heavy and is too small to compare with Point & Click: 0 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 126 launches for Dialogue Heavy and 4 of 1,045 launches for Point & Click.

Small sample: 24 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
0 of 126launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 126 launches
Typical earnings$281
Launches126 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairDialogue Heavy + Point & Click
0 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$253
Launches24 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
4 of 1,045launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 1,045 launches
Typical earnings$229
Launches1,045 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices41 in pairUnder $524 in pair$5 to $109: too few$10 to $207: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Point & Click priced under $5. 0 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 102 for Dialogue Heavy-only games and 4 of 1,021 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Dialogue Heavy alone and is too small to compare with Point & Click alone.

Both: 24 games priced under $5; 0 of 24 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $253.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforgedleads this pair54.6%
PairBroken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged54.6%
Dialogue HeavyLOCKDOWN Protocol28.1%
Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut15.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click

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

  • Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged earned 54.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click launches.
  • Dialogue Heavy is led by LOCKDOWN Protocol, with 28.1% of its money.
  • Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 15.5% of its 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

Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Dialogue Heavy + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view40 of 41 launchesWithout the breakout40 of 41 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted412 hits402 hits401 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+2 of 41too few for a rate2 of 40too few for a rate1 of 40too few for a ratetoo few
Typical first-year earnings$595top tenth $18,754+$595$595too few
Chance against standardthe base+2.5%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-48.8%2.4 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no changetoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted
412 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$595top tenth $18,754+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
402 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$595
Chance against standard
+2.5%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged (54.6% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$595
Chance against standard
-48.8%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Typical first-year earnings
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dialogue Heavy and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 1 of 41 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, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged (54.6% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

Dialogue Heavy 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.

Dialogue Heavy through every lens, all prices
Dialogue HeavyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view249 of 262 launchesWithout the breakout261 of 262 launchesLast 18 months81 of 262 launches
Launches counted26211 hits24911 hits26110 hits815 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.4 in 1001 in 233.8 in 1001 in 266.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$844top tenth $28,666+$941$844$994
Chance against standardthe base+5.2%0.2 more in 100-8.7%0.4 fewer in 100+47.0%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+11.5%$97 more0.0%no change+17.8%$150 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dialogue Heavy, 12 to 36 months old: 262 launches.

Launches counted
26211 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$844top tenth $28,666+
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: 13 of 262 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24911 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$941
Chance against standard
+5.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.5%$97 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, LOCKDOWN Protocol (28.1% of the money): 261 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
26110 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$844
Chance against standard
-8.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 81 of 262.

Launches counted
815 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$994
Chance against standard
+47.0%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+17.8%$150 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dialogue Heavy, 12 to 36 months old: 262 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: 13 of 262 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, LOCKDOWN Protocol (28.1% of the money): 261 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: 81 of 262.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & ClickBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,670 of 1,725 launchesWithout the breakout1,724 of 1,725 launchesLast 18 months525 of 1,725 launches
Launches counted1,72560 hits1,67057 hits1,72459 hits52521 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 294.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$510top tenth $15,314+$531$510$402
Chance against standardthe base-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.1%$21 more0.0%no change-21.2%$108 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 launches.

Launches counted
1,72560 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$510top tenth $15,314+
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: 55 of 1,725 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,67057 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$531
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,72459 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$510
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: 525 of 1,725.

Launches counted
52521 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$402
Chance against standard
+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-21.2%$108 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 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: 55 of 1,725 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 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: 525 of 1,725.

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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