Niche

Incremental + Text-Based

Games tagged both Incremental and Text-Based: 46 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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.

Under $5

Showing Incremental + Text-Based priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Incremental + Text-Based is too small to compare with Incremental and is too small to compare with Text-Based: 0 of its 32 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Incremental and 1 of 315 launches for Text-Based.

Small sample: 32 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneIncremental

1.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 95

Typical earnings$178

Launches854 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairIncremental + Text-Based

0 of 32launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 32 launches

$1k+4 of 32 launches

$10k+0 of 32 launches

Launches32 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoText-Based

1 of 315launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 315 launches

Typical earnings$199

Launches315 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices46 in pair Under $532 in pair $5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $201: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Incremental and Text-Based priced under $5. 0 of 32 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 in 100 for Incremental-only games and 1 of 283 for Text-Based-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Incremental alone and is too small to compare with Text-Based alone.

Both: 32 games priced under $5; 0 of 32 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 32 launches · $10k+ 0 of 32 launches · $100k+ 0 of 32 launches.

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.

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

Magic Research 2leads this pair47.9%

PairMagic Research 247.9%

Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.5%

Text-BasedHomicipher21.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Incremental + Text-Based

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

Magic Research 2 earned 47.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 46 Incremental + Text-Based launches.
Incremental is led by (the) Gnorp Apologue, with 7.5% of its money.
Text-Based is led by Homicipher, with 21.3% 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

Incremental + Text-Based holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Incremental + Text-Based through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view37 of 46 launches	Without the breakout45 of 46 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	460 hits	370 hits	450 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	0 of 46too few for a rate	0 of 37too few for a rate	0 of 45too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	2 of 46 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 26 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 46 launches.

Launches counted: 460 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 46too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 2 of 46 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 26 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 46 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 370 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 37too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Magic Research 2 (47.9% of the money): 45 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 450 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 45too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 46 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: 9 of 46 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, Magic Research 2 (47.9% of the money): 45 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

Incremental 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.

Incremental through every lens, all prices
Incremental	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view977 of 1,070 launches	Without the breakout1,069 of 1,070 launches	Last 18 months393 of 1,070 launches
Launches counted	1,07023 hits	97721 hits	1,06922 hits	39312 hits
Earned $100k+	2.1 in 1001 in 47	2.1 in 1001 in 47	2.1 in 1001 in 49	3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings	$268top tenth $12,346+	$278	$268	$249
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-4.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.7%$10 more	0.0%no change	-7.1%$19 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 launches.

Launches counted: 1,07023 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings: $268top tenth $12,346+
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: 93 of 1,070 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 97721 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings: $278
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +3.7%$10 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,06922 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 393 of 1,070.

Launches counted: 39312 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $249
Chance against standard: +42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: -7.1%$19 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 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: 93 of 1,070 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) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 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: 393 of 1,070.

Text-Based 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.

Text-Based through every lens, all prices
Text-Based	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view550 of 610 launches	Without the breakout609 of 610 launches	Last 18 months154 of 610 launches
Launches counted	61020 hits	55018 hits	60919 hits	1543 hits
Earned $100k+	3.3 in 1001 in 31	3.3 in 1001 in 31	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3 of 154too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$625top tenth $20,699+	$750	$625	$570
Chance against standard	the base	-0.2%no change	-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100	-40.6%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+20.0%$125 more	0.0%no change	-8.8%$55 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 610 launches.

Launches counted: 61020 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $625top tenth $20,699+
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: 60 of 610 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 55018 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $750
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: +20.0%$125 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Homicipher (21.3% of the money): 609 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 60919 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $625
Chance against standard: -4.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 154 of 610.

Launches counted: 1543 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 154too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $570
Chance against standard: -40.6%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -8.8%$55 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Text-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 610 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: 60 of 610 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, Homicipher (21.3% of the money): 609 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: 154 of 610.

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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