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Niches / Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings

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Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings

Games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings: 243 indie paid launches, 20 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.

Showing Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Interactive Fiction and is about level with Multiple Endings; priced $10 to $20 it beats Interactive Fiction and is about level with Multiple Endings.

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 + Multiple Endings beats Interactive Fiction and is about level with Multiple Endings: 20.8 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.2 in 100 for Interactive Fiction and 23.6 in 100 for Multiple Endings.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.4 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.

3RDThird
Tag oneInteractive Fiction
15.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.2 in 100
Typical earnings$10,240
Launches230 / 35 hits
Pair leads by5.5 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairInteractive Fiction + Multiple Endings
20.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.8 in 100
$1k+85 in 100
$10k+49 in 100
Launches53 / 11 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMultiple Endings
23.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.6 in 100
Typical earnings$12,707
Launches203 / 48 hits
A tie, apart by2.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Multiple Endings 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: 0.4 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 prices243 in pairUnder $5104 in pair$5 to $1082 in pair$10 to $2053 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 53 games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings priced $10 to $20. 20.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.6 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games and 24.7 in 100 for Multiple Endings-only games, so the mix beats Interactive Fiction alone and trails Multiple Endings alone.

Both: 53 games priced $10 to $20; 20.8 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 85 in 100 · $10k+ 49 in 100 · $100k+ 21 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 53 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 west-facing view 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

The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynastyleads this pair29.6%
PairThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty29.6%
Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty11.2%
Multiple EndingsLegend of Mortal10.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings

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 29.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 243 Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings launches.
  • It also leads Interactive Fiction, with 11.2% of that tag's money.
  • Multiple Endings is led by Legend of Mortal, with 10.9% 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 + Multiple Endings 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 + Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view200 of 243 launchesWithout the breakout242 of 243 launchesLast 18 months82 of 243 launches
Launches counted24320 hits2009 hits24219 hits828 hits
Earned $100k+8.2 in 1001 in 124.5 in 1001 in 227.9 in 1001 in 139.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$1,232top tenth $76,194+$1,170$1,232under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-45.3%3.7 fewer in 100-4.6%0.4 fewer in 100+18.5%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-5.0%$62 less0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 243 launches.

Launches counted
24320 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,232top tenth $76,194+
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: 43 of 243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2009 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,170
Chance against standard
-45.3%3.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.0%$62 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (29.6% of the money): 242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
24219 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,232
Chance against standard
-4.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 243.

Launches counted
828 hits
Earned $100k+
9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+18.5%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 243 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: 43 of 243 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 (29.6% of the money): 242 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: 82 of 243.

Interactive Fiction is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive FictionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,097 of 1,255 launchesWithout the breakout1,254 of 1,255 launchesLast 18 months380 of 1,255 launches
Launches counted1,25567 hits1,09749 hits1,25466 hits38028 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 194.5 in 1001 in 225.3 in 1001 in 197.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$804top tenth $35,643+$795$804$893
Chance against standardthe base-16.3%0.9 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+38.0%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.1%$9 less0.0%no change+11.1%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,255 launches.

Launches counted
1,25567 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$804top tenth $35,643+
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: 158 of 1,255 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,09749 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$795
Chance against standard
-16.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$9 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.2% of the money): 1,254 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,25466 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$804
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,255.

Launches counted
38028 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+38.0%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.1%$89 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,255 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: 158 of 1,255 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 (11.2% of the money): 1,254 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: 380 of 1,255.

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

Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
Multiple EndingsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view974 of 1,117 launchesWithout the breakout1,116 of 1,117 launchesLast 18 months336 of 1,117 launches
Launches counted1,11798 hits97470 hits1,11697 hits33631 hits
Earned $100k+8.8 in 1001 in 117.2 in 1001 in 148.7 in 1001 in 129.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,192top tenth $85,803+$1,170$1,192$1,214
Chance against standardthe base-18.1%1.6 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+5.2%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.8%$22 less0.0%no change+1.8%$22 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 1,117 launches.

Launches counted
1,11798 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,192top tenth $85,803+
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: 143 of 1,117 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
97470 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,170
Chance against standard
-18.1%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$22 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (10.9% of the money): 1,116 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,11697 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,192
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 336 of 1,117.

Launches counted
33631 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
+5.2%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.8%$22 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 1,117 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: 143 of 1,117 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, Legend of Mortal (10.9% of the money): 1,116 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: 336 of 1,117.

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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