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Niches / Interactive Fiction + JRPG

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Interactive Fiction + JRPG

Games tagged both Interactive Fiction and JRPG: 40 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Interactive Fiction + JRPG priced $10 to $20.

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

Interactive Fiction + JRPG is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction and is too small to compare with JRPG: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.3 in 100 for Interactive Fiction and 12.0 in 100 for JRPG.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneInteractive Fiction
15.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.3 in 100
Typical earnings$10,537
Launches235 / 36 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairInteractive Fiction + JRPG
1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 10 launches
$1k+8 of 10 launches
$10k+6 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 1 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoJRPG
12.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.0 in 100
Typical earnings$6,322
Launches175 / 21 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 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: 0.4 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 prices40 in pairUnder $514 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Interactive Fiction and JRPG priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 15.6 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games and 12.1 in 100 for JRPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction alone and is too small to compare with JRPG alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 10 launches · $10k+ 6 of 10 launches · $100k+ 1 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

灾厄黑龙与谎言公主leads this pair36.7%
Pair灾厄黑龙与谎言公主36.7%
Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty11.6%
JRPGGranblue Fantasy: Relink54.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Interactive Fiction + JRPG

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

  • 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主 earned 36.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Interactive Fiction + JRPG launches.
  • Interactive Fiction is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 11.6% of its money.
  • JRPG is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 54.5% 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

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

Interactive Fiction + JRPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view25 of 40 launchesWithout the breakout39 of 40 launchesLast 18 months16 of 40 launches
Launches counted403 hits251 hits392 hits160 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 40too few for a rate1 of 25too few for a rate2 of 39too few for a rate0 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+25 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 65 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-46.7%3.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell-31.6%2.4 fewer in 100-100.0%7.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted
403 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
25 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 65 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: 15 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
251 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 25too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-46.7%3.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主 (36.7% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
392 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-31.6%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 40.

Launches counted
160 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 16too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%7.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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: 15 of 40 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, 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主 (36.7% of the money): 39 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: 16 of 40.

Interactive Fiction is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive FictionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,127 of 1,284 launchesWithout the breakout1,283 of 1,284 launchesLast 18 months384 of 1,284 launches
Launches counted1,28469 hits1,12751 hits1,28368 hits38425 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 194.5 in 1001 in 225.3 in 1001 in 196.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$823top tenth $35,638+$810$822$865
Chance against standardthe base-15.8%0.8 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.6%$13 less-0.1%$1 less+5.1%$42 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 launches.

Launches counted
1,28469 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$823top tenth $35,638+
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: 157 of 1,284 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,12751 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$810
Chance against standard
-15.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.6%$13 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.6% of the money): 1,283 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,28368 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$822
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 384 of 1,284.

Launches counted
38425 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$865
Chance against standard
+21.2%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.1%$42 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,284 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: 157 of 1,284 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 (11.6% of the money): 1,283 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: 384 of 1,284.

JRPG is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

JRPG through every lens, all prices
JRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view495 of 585 launchesWithout the breakout584 of 585 launchesLast 18 months172 of 585 launches
Launches counted58543 hits49534 hits58442 hits17213 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 157.2 in 1001 in 147.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$1,200top tenth $60,431+$1,294$1,200$2,551
Chance against standardthe base-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100+2.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.8%$94 more0.0%no change+112.6%$1,351 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 585 launches.

Launches counted
58543 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,200top tenth $60,431+
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: 90 of 585 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
49534 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,294
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.8%$94 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (54.5% of the money): 584 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
58442 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,200
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 172 of 585.

Launches counted
17213 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$2,551
Chance against standard
+2.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+112.6%$1,351 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 585 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: 90 of 585 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (54.5% of the money): 584 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: 172 of 585.

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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