Niche

Historical + Story Rich

Games tagged both Historical and Story Rich: 66 indie paid launches, 15 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 Historical + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Historical and is too small to compare with Story Rich.

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

Historical + Story Rich is too small to compare with Historical and is too small to compare with Story Rich: 6 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.3 in 100 for Historical and 18.4 in 100 for Story Rich.

Small sample: 15 launches, 6 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagHistorical

23.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.3 in 100

Typical earnings$18,408

Launches103 / 24 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairHistorical + Story Rich

6 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds6 of 15 launches

Typical earnings$59,090

Launches15 / 6 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagStory Rich

18.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.4 in 100

Typical earnings$10,492

Launches651 / 120 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Historical 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices66 in pair Under $511 in pair $5 to $1023 in pair $10 to $2015 in pair $20 to $4017 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both Historical and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 6 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 20.5 in 100 for Historical-only games and 17.9 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Historical alone and is too small to compare with Story Rich alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 6 of 15 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $59,090.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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

The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynastyleads this pair44.9%

PairThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty44.9%

HistoricalManor Lords61.9%

Story RichDELTARUNE15.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Historical + 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

The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty earned 44.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 66 Historical + Story Rich launches.
Historical is led by Manor Lords, with 61.9% of its money.
Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.3% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Historical + Story Rich holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Historical + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view52 of 66 launches	Without the breakout65 of 66 launches	Last 18 months19 of 66 launches
Launches counted	6615 hits	5210 hits	6514 hits	194 hits
Earned $100k+	22.7 in 100	19.2 in 100	21.5 in 100	4 of 19too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$9,685top tenth $298,045+	$8,729	$8,729	$9,685
Chance against standard	the base	-15.4%3.5 fewer in 100	-5.2%1.2 fewer in 100	-7.4%1.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-9.9%$956 less; too few to tell	-9.9%$956 less	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Historical and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 66 launches.

Launches counted: 6615 hits
Earned $100k+: 22.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $9,685top tenth $298,045+
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: 14 of 66 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5210 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $8,729
Chance against standard: -15.4%3.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.9%$956 less; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (44.9% of the money): 65 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 6514 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $8,729
Chance against standard: -5.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.9%$956 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 19 of 66.

Launches counted: 194 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 19too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $9,685
Chance against standard: -7.4%1.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Historical and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 66 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: 14 of 66 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, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (44.9% of the money): 65 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: 19 of 66.

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

Historical through every lens, all prices
Historical	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view377 of 424 launches	Without the breakout423 of 424 launches	Last 18 months105 of 424 launches
Launches counted	42449 hits	37743 hits	42348 hits	10511 hits
Earned $100k+	11.6 in 100	11.4 in 100	11.3 in 100	10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,109top tenth $144,682+	$1,887	$2,008	$2,008
Chance against standard	the base	-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100	-9.3%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-10.5%$222 less	-4.8%$101 less	-4.8%$101 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Historical, 12 to 36 months old: 424 launches.

Launches counted: 42449 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,109top tenth $144,682+
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: 47 of 424 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 37743 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,887
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -10.5%$222 less

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (61.9% of the money): 423 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 42348 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,008
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.8%$101 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 105 of 424.

Launches counted: 10511 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,008
Chance against standard: -9.3%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.8%$101 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Historical, 12 to 36 months old: 424 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: 47 of 424 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, Manor Lords (61.9% of the money): 423 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: 105 of 424.

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 view2,237 of 2,468 launches	Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches	Last 18 months714 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted	2,468254 hits	2,237212 hits	2,467253 hits	71480 hits
Earned $100k+	10.3 in 100	9.5 in 1001 in 11	10.3 in 100	11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,914top tenth $107,480+	$1,882	$1,914	$2,298
Chance against standard	the base	-7.9%0.8 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.7%$32 less	0.0%no change	+20.1%$384 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: 2,468 launches.

Launches counted: 2,468254 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914top tenth $107,480+
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: 231 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,237212 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$32 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,467253 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 714 of 2,468.

Launches counted: 71480 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,298
Chance against standard: +8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.1%$384 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 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: 231 of 2,468 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 (15.3% of the money): 2,467 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: 714 of 2,468.

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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