Niche

Exploration + Multiple Endings

Games tagged both Exploration and Multiple Endings: 223 indie paid launches, 19 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Exploration + Multiple Endings priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Exploration and is about level with Multiple Endings; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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?$10 to $20

Exploration + Multiple Endings beats both its tags: 28.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.6 in 100 for Exploration and 23.9 in 100 for Multiple Endings.

That is about 1.4 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird

Tag onemood tagExploration

20.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.6 in 100

Typical earnings$12,769

Launches880 / 181 hits

Pair leads by8.0 in 100

1STWinner

This pairExploration + Multiple Endings

28.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds28.6 in 100

$1k+86 in 100

$10k+71 in 100

Launches35 / 10 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

2NDRunner-up

Tag twomood tagMultiple Endings

23.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.9 in 100

Typical earnings$13,189

Launches213 / 51 hits

Pair leads by4.6 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Exploration is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices223 in pair Under $5124 in pair $5 to $1055 in pair $10 to $2035 in pair$20 to $409: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 35 games tagged both Exploration and Multiple Endings priced $10 to $20. 28.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 20.2 in 100 for Exploration-only games and 23.0 in 100 for Multiple Endings-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 35 games priced $10 to $20; 28.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 86 in 100 · $10k+ 71 in 100 · $100k+ 29 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 35 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pitleads this pair29.9%

PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit29.9%

ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong23.3%

Multiple EndingsLegend of Mortal12.0%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Exploration + Multiple Endings

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

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The leaders, in words

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit earned 29.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 223 Exploration + Multiple Endings launches.
Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 23.3% of its money.
Multiple Endings is led by Legend of Mortal, with 12.0% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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

Exploration + Multiple Endings is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Exploration + Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view205 of 223 launches	Without the breakout222 of 223 launches	Last 18 months57 of 223 launches
Launches counted	22319 hits	20515 hits	22218 hits	571 hits
Earned $100k+	8.5 in 1001 in 12	7.3 in 1001 in 14	8.1 in 1001 in 12	1 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$828top tenth $84,572+	$828	$828	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-14.1%1.2 fewer in 100	-4.8%0.4 fewer in 100	-79.4%6.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 223 launches.

Launches counted: 22319 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $828top tenth $84,572+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 223 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 20515 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $828
Chance against standard: -14.1%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (29.9% of the money): 222 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 22218 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $828
Chance against standard: -4.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 223.

Launches counted: 571 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -79.4%6.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Exploration and Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 223 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: 18 of 223 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (29.9% of the money): 222 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: 57 of 223.

Exploration 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.

Exploration through every lens, all prices
Exploration	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,432 of 4,635 launches	Without the breakout4,634 of 4,635 launches	Last 18 months1,277 of 4,635 launches
Launches counted	4,635375 hits	4,432357 hits	4,634374 hits	1,27799 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	8.1 in 1001 in 12	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$876top tenth $64,081+	$894	$876	$858
Chance against standard	the base	-0.4%no change	-0.2%no change	-4.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.1%$18 more	0.0%no change	-2.1%$18 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,635 launches.

Launches counted: 4,635375 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $876top tenth $64,081+
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: 203 of 4,635 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,432357 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $894
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: +2.1%$18 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (23.3% of the money): 4,634 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,634374 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $876
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,277 of 4,635.

Launches counted: 1,27799 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $858
Chance against standard: -4.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.1%$18 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 12 to 36 months old: 4,635 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: 203 of 4,635 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (23.3% of the money): 4,634 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: 1,277 of 4,635.

Multiple Endings is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
Multiple Endings	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,013 of 1,158 launches	Without the breakout1,157 of 1,158 launches	Last 18 months356 of 1,158 launches
Launches counted	1,158101 hits	1,01373 hits	1,157100 hits	35627 hits
Earned $100k+	8.7 in 1001 in 11	7.2 in 1001 in 14	8.6 in 1001 in 12	7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,181top tenth $86,044+	$1,144	$1,181	$1,011
Chance against standard	the base	-17.4%1.5 fewer in 100	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-13.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-3.1%$37 less	0.0%no change	-14.4%$170 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 1,158 launches.

Launches counted: 1,158101 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,181top tenth $86,044+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 145 of 1,158 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,01373 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,144
Chance against standard: -17.4%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.1%$37 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (12.0% of the money): 1,157 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,157100 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,181
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 356 of 1,158.

Launches counted: 35627 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,011
Chance against standard: -13.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -14.4%$170 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 1,158 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: 145 of 1,158 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, Legend of Mortal (12.0% of the money): 1,157 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: 356 of 1,158.

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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