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Niches / First-Person + Open World
First-Person + Open World
Games tagged both First-Person and Open World: 168 indie paid launches, 28 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing First-Person + Open World 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.
First-Person + Open World beats First-Person and is about level with Open World: 31.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.1 in 100 for First-Person and 29.6 in 100 for Open World.
That is about 1.5 times the 20.4 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 54 games tagged both First-Person and Open World priced $10 to $20. 31.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.2 in 100 for First-Person-only games and 29.2 in 100 for Open World-only games, so the mix beats First-Person alone and is about level with Open World alone.
Both: 54 games priced $10 to $20; 31.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 85 in 100 · $10k+ 59 in 100 · $100k+ 31 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 54 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 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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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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
First-Person + Open World is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view165 of 168 launches | Without the breakout167 of 168 launches | Last 18 months47 of 168 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 16828 hits | 16528 hits | 16727 hits | 476 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 16.7 in 100 | 17.0 in 100 | 16.2 in 100 | 12.8 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,380top tenth $385,650+ | $1,608 | $1,260 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.8%0.3 more in 100 | -3.0%0.5 fewer in 100 | -23.4%3.9 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +16.5%$228 more | -8.7%$120 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Open World, 12 to 36 months old: 168 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 168 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 (81.3% of the money): 167 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 47 of 168.
First-Person 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.
| First-Person | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,583 of 3,714 launches | Without the breakout3,713 of 3,714 launches | Last 18 months1,097 of 3,714 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,714262 hits | 3,583254 hits | 3,713261 hits | 1,09785 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 7.0 in 1001 in 14 | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $817top tenth $44,279+ | $827 | $811 | $766 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.5%no change | -0.4%no change | +9.8%0.7 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +1.2%$10 more | -0.7%$6 less | -6.2%$51 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,714 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 3,714 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 (17.7% of the money): 3,713 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,097 of 3,714.
Open World 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.
| Open World | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view820 of 862 launches | Without the breakout861 of 862 launches | Last 18 months222 of 862 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 862162 hits | 820155 hits | 861161 hits | 22241 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 18.8 in 100 | 18.9 in 100 | 18.7 in 100 | 18.5 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,048top tenth $475,199+ | $2,107 | $2,044 | $2,528 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.6%0.1 more in 100 | -0.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.7%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.9%$59 more | -0.2%$4 less | +23.4%$480 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Open World, 12 to 36 months old: 862 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 862 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (30.4% of the money): 861 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 862.
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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