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Niches / FMV + Interactive Fiction

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FMV + Interactive Fiction

Games tagged both FMV and Interactive Fiction: 94 indie paid launches, 25 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing FMV + Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

FMV + Interactive Fiction beats both its tags: 53.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 47.1 in 100 for FMV and 16.7 in 100 for Interactive Fiction.

That is about 2.9 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneFMV
47.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds47.1 in 100
Typical earnings$81,191
Launches51 / 24 hits
Pair leads by6.0 in 100
1STWinner
This pairFMV + Interactive Fiction
53.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds53.1 in 100
Typical earnings$118,000
Launches32 / 17 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoInteractive Fiction
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,231
Launches270 / 45 hits
Pair leads by36.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices94 in pairUnder $518 in pair$5 to $1042 in pair$10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both FMV and Interactive Fiction priced $10 to $20. 53.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 36.8 for FMV-only games and 11.8 for Interactive Fiction-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 53.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $118,000.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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. The without the breakout lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Revenge on gold diggersleads this pair31.5%
PairRevenge on gold diggers31.5%
FMVRevenge on gold diggers21.3%
Interactive FictionUntil Then10.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads FMV + Interactive Fiction

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

  • Revenge on gold diggers earned 31.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 94 FMV + Interactive Fiction launches.
  • It also leads FMV, with 21.3% of that tag's money.
  • Interactive Fiction is led by Until Then, with 10.3% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

FMV + Interactive Fiction is audience-sensitive: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

FMV + Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view60 of 94 launchesWithout the breakout93 of 94 launchesLast 18 months67 of 94 launches
Launches counted9425 hits6014 hits9324 hits6718 hits
Earned $100k+26.6 in 10023.3 in 10025.8 in 10026.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$20,945top tenth $248,141+$7,073$20,027$20,027
Chance against standardthe yardstick-12.4%3.3 fewer in 100-3.0%0.8 fewer in 100+1.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-66.2%$13,872 less-4.4%$918 less-4.4%$918 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both FMV and Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 94 launches.

Launches counted
9425 hits
Earned $100k+
26.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$20,945top tenth $248,141+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 34 of 94 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
6014 hits
Earned $100k+
23.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$7,073
Chance against standard
-12.4%3.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-66.2%$13,872 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (31.5% of the money): 93 launches left.

Launches counted
9324 hits
Earned $100k+
25.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$20,027
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$918 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 94.

Launches counted
6718 hits
Earned $100k+
26.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$20,027
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$918 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both FMV and Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 94 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 34 of 94 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, Revenge on gold diggers (31.5% of the money): 93 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 94.

FMV is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

FMV through every lens, all prices
FMVBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view121 of 172 launchesWithout the breakout171 of 172 launchesLast 18 months114 of 172 launches
Launches counted17238 hits12121 hits17137 hits11428 hits
Earned $100k+22.1 in 10017.4 in 10021.6 in 10024.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$10,510top tenth $228,875+$4,855$10,043$15,865
Chance against standardthe yardstick-21.3%4.7 fewer in 100-2.3%0.5 fewer in 100+11.3%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-53.8%$5,655 less-4.4%$467 less+51.0%$5,355 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged FMV, 6 to 30 months old: 172 launches.

Launches counted
17238 hits
Earned $100k+
22.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$10,510top tenth $228,875+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 51 of 172 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
12121 hits
Earned $100k+
17.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,855
Chance against standard
-21.3%4.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-53.8%$5,655 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (21.3% of the money): 171 launches left.

Launches counted
17137 hits
Earned $100k+
21.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$10,043
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$467 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 114 of 172.

Launches counted
11428 hits
Earned $100k+
24.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$15,865
Chance against standard
+11.3%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+51.0%$5,355 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged FMV, 6 to 30 months old: 172 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 51 of 172 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, Revenge on gold diggers (21.3% of the money): 171 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 114 of 172.

Interactive Fiction holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive FictionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,254 of 1,438 launchesWithout the breakout1,437 of 1,438 launchesLast 18 months817 of 1,438 launches
Launches counted1,43884 hits1,25464 hits1,43783 hits81755 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.1 in 1001 in 205.8 in 1001 in 176.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$909top tenth $41,699+$849$909$787
Chance against standardthe yardstick-12.1%0.7 fewer in 1000.0%no change+15.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-6.6%$60 less0.0%no change-13.4%$122 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 1,438 launches.

Launches counted
1,43884 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909top tenth $41,699+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 184 of 1,438 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,25464 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-12.1%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.6%$60 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Until Then (10.3% of the money): 1,437 launches left.

Launches counted
1,43783 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 817 of 1,438.

Launches counted
81755 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$787
Chance against standard
+15.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.4%$122 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 1,438 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 184 of 1,438 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, Until Then (10.3% of the money): 1,437 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 817 of 1,438.

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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