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Niches / First-Person + Sandbox
First-Person + Sandbox
Games tagged both First-Person and Sandbox: 201 indie paid launches, 34 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing First-Person + Sandbox 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 + Sandbox beats both its tags: 32.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.2 in 100 for First-Person and 30.7 in 100 for Sandbox.
That is about 1.8 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 73 games tagged both First-Person and Sandbox priced $10 to $20. 32.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 21.9 for First-Person-only games and 30.2 for Sandbox-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 73 games priced $10 to $20; 32.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $30,658.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 73 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.
First-Person + Sandbox 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 view201 of 201 launches | Without the breakout200 of 201 launches | Last 18 months129 of 201 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 20134 hits | 20134 hits | 20033 hits | 12922 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 16.9 in 100 | 16.9 in 100 | 16.5 in 100 | 17.1 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,185top tenth $261,627+ | $3,185 | $3,185 | $3,088 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -2.4%0.4 fewer in 100 | +1.2%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -3.0%$97 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Sandbox, 6 to 30 months old: 201 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 201 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, The Last Caretaker (25.8% of the money): 200 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 129 of 201.
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.
Sandbox holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Sandbox | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,352 of 1,394 launches | Without the breakout1,393 of 1,394 launches | Last 18 months822 of 1,394 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,394210 hits | 1,352198 hits | 1,393209 hits | 822109 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.1 in 100 | 14.6 in 100 | 15.0 in 100 | 13.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,841top tenth $239,640+ | $1,840 | $1,841 | $1,618 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.3%0.5 fewer in 100 | -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | -11.9%1.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -0.1%$1 less | 0.0%no change | -12.1%$223 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 6 to 30 months old: 1,394 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 1,394 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.6% of the money): 1,393 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 822 of 1,394.
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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