Niche

Fantasy + Story Rich

Games tagged both Fantasy and Story Rich: 218 indie paid launches, 21 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 Fantasy + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Fantasy and is about level with Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it trails 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

Fantasy + Story Rich trails both its tags: 8.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.8 in 100 for Fantasy and 21.3 in 100 for Story Rich.

That is 1 in 13, about 0.4 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up

Tag onemood tagFantasy

13.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.8 in 100

Typical earnings$5,070

Launches414 / 57 hits

Pair trails by5.8 in 100

3RDThird

This pairFantasy + Story Rich

8.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 13

Typical earnings$2,080

Launches100 / 8 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

1STWinner

Tag twomood tagStory Rich

21.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.3 in 100

Typical earnings$13,189

Launches676 / 144 hits

Pair trails by13.3 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 $20Fantasy 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 prices218 in pair Under $547 in pair $5 to $1047 in pair $10 to $20100 in pair $20 to $4024 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 100 games tagged both Fantasy and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 8.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 in 100 for Fantasy-only games and 23.6 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 100 games priced $10 to $20; 8.0 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 13), typical first-year earnings $2,080.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 100 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

Granblue Fantasy: Relinkleads this pair70.8%

PairGranblue Fantasy: Relink70.8%

FantasyGranblue Fantasy: Relink20.1%

Story RichDELTARUNE15.6%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Fantasy + Story Rich

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

Granblue Fantasy: Relink earned 70.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 218 Fantasy + Story Rich launches.
It also leads Fantasy, with 20.1% of that tag's money.
Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.6% 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

Fantasy + Story Rich is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Fantasy + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view206 of 218 launches	Without the breakout217 of 218 launches	Last 18 months76 of 218 launches
Launches counted	21821 hits	20619 hits	21720 hits	768 hits
Earned $100k+	9.6 in 1001 in 10	9.2 in 1001 in 11	9.2 in 1001 in 11	10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,395top tenth $96,974+	$1,264	$1,339	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100	-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100	+9.3%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-9.4%$131 less	-4.0%$56 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Fantasy and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 218 launches.

Launches counted: 21821 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,395top tenth $96,974+
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: 12 of 218 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 20619 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,264
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.4%$131 less

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (70.8% of the money): 217 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 21720 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,339
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.0%$56 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 76 of 218.

Launches counted: 768 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +9.3%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Fantasy and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 218 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: 12 of 218 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (70.8% of the money): 217 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: 76 of 218.

Fantasy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Fantasy through every lens, all prices
Fantasy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,727 of 1,807 launches	Without the breakout1,806 of 1,807 launches	Last 18 months519 of 1,807 launches
Launches counted	1,807118 hits	1,727114 hits	1,806117 hits	51942 hits
Earned $100k+	6.5 in 1001 in 15	6.6 in 1001 in 15	6.5 in 1001 in 15	8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$618top tenth $35,216+	$638	$618	$780
Chance against standard	the base	+1.1%0.1 more in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+23.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$20 more	0.0%no change	+26.2%$162 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,807 launches.

Launches counted: 1,807118 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $618top tenth $35,216+
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: 80 of 1,807 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,727114 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $638
Chance against standard: +1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +3.2%$20 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (20.1% of the money): 1,806 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,806117 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $618
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 519 of 1,807.

Launches counted: 51942 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $780
Chance against standard: +23.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +26.2%$162 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,807 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: 80 of 1,807 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (20.1% of the money): 1,806 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: 519 of 1,807.

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

Story Rich through every lens, all prices
Story Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,304 of 2,537 launches	Without the breakout2,536 of 2,537 launches	Last 18 months747 of 2,537 launches
Launches counted	2,537298 hits	2,304256 hits	2,536297 hits	74784 hits
Earned $100k+	11.7 in 100	11.1 in 100	11.7 in 100	11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,080top tenth $130,829+	$2,080	$2,080	$2,340
Chance against standard	the base	-5.4%0.6 fewer in 100	-0.3%no change	-4.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	+12.5%$260 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,537 launches.

Launches counted: 2,537298 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,080top tenth $130,829+
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: 233 of 2,537 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,304256 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,080
Chance against standard: -5.4%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.6% of the money): 2,536 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,536297 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,080
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 747 of 2,537.

Launches counted: 74784 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,340
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +12.5%$260 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,537 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: 233 of 2,537 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, DELTARUNE (15.6% of the money): 2,536 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: 747 of 2,537.

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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