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Niches / Futuristic + Third Person
Futuristic + Third Person
Games tagged both Futuristic and Third Person: 42 indie paid launches, 3 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Futuristic + Third Person priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it trails Futuristic and is level with Third Person.
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.
Futuristic + Third Person trails Futuristic and is level with Third Person: 0 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.5 in 100 for Futuristic and 0.1 in 100 for Third Person.
Small sample: 20 launches, 0 hits.
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 20 games tagged both Futuristic and Third Person priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.5 for Futuristic-only games and 0.1 for Third Person-only games, so the mix trails Futuristic alone and is level with Third Person alone.
Both: 20 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $101.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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 +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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.
Futuristic + Third Person is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view42 of 42 launches | Without the breakout41 of 42 launches | Last 18 months19 of 42 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 423 hits | 423 hits | 412 hits | 191 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $283top tenth $13,660+ | $283 | $202 | $202 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -31.0%2.2 fewer in 100 | -25.4%1.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -28.6%$81 less | -28.6%$81 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 42 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 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, QANGA (34.7% of the money): 41 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 42.
Futuristic is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| Futuristic | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view453 of 461 launches | Without the breakout460 of 461 launches | Last 18 months227 of 461 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 46130 hits | 45330 hits | 46029 hits | 22710 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $27,121+ | $484 | $485 | $363 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.5%0.1 more in 100 | -3.1%0.2 fewer in 100 | -32.3%2.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -0.2%$1 less | 0.0%no change | -25.2%$122 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 6 to 30 months old: 461 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 461 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, shapez 2 - Factory (28.4% of the money): 460 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 227 of 461.
Third Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Third Person | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,564 of 1,628 launches | Without the breakout1,627 of 1,628 launches | Last 18 months893 of 1,628 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,62893 hits | 1,56491 hits | 1,62792 hits | 89348 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 | 5.8 in 1001 in 17 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $324top tenth $24,288+ | $364 | $324 | $304 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.8%0.1 more in 100 | 0.0%no change | -5.3%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +12.3%$40 more | 0.0%no change | -6.2%$20 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 1,628 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 64 of 1,628 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 Forever Winter (13.7% of the money): 1,627 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 893 of 1,628.
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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