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Interactive Fiction + Point & Click

Games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Point & Click: 177 indie paid launches, 8 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 Interactive Fiction + Point & Click priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Interactive Fiction and is about level with Point & Click; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction and is too small to compare with Point & Click.

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 + Point & Click is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction and is too small to compare with Point & Click: 4 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.0 in 100 for Interactive Fiction and 13.7 in 100 for Point & Click.

Small sample: 30 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneInteractive Fiction

14.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.0 in 100

Typical earnings$7,666

Launches229 / 32 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairInteractive Fiction + Point & Click

4 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 30 launches

Typical earnings$8,811

Launches30 / 4 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPoint & Click

13.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.7 in 100

Typical earnings$3,377

Launches249 / 34 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 1 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: 0.5 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 prices177 in pair Under $583 in pair $5 to $1063 in pair $10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Point & Click priced $10 to $20. 4 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 14.1 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games and 13.7 in 100 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction alone and is too small to compare with Point & Click alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 30 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $8,811.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

No Case Should Remain Unsolvedleads this pair17.9%

PairNo Case Should Remain Unsolved17.9%

Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty12.4%

Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut15.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Interactive Fiction + Point & Click

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

No Case Should Remain Unsolved earned 17.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 177 Interactive Fiction + Point & Click launches.
Interactive Fiction is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 12.4% of its money.
Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 15.5% 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 + Point & Click is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Interactive Fiction + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view168 of 177 launches	Without the breakout176 of 177 launches	Last 18 months49 of 177 launches
Launches counted	1778 hits	1688 hits	1767 hits	495 hits
Earned $100k+	4.5 in 1001 in 22	4.8 in 1001 in 21	4.0 in 1001 in 25	10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$911top tenth $25,469+	$936	$911	$957
Chance against standard	the base	+5.4%0.2 more in 100	-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100	+125.8%5.7 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.7%$25 more	0.0%no change	+5.0%$46 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 177 launches.

Launches counted: 1778 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $911top tenth $25,469+
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: 9 of 177 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1688 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $936
Chance against standard: +5.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.7%$25 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Case Should Remain Unsolved (17.9% of the money): 176 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1767 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $911
Chance against standard: -12.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 49 of 177.

Launches counted: 495 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $957
Chance against standard: +125.8%5.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.0%$46 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 177 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 177 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, No Case Should Remain Unsolved (17.9% of the money): 176 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: 49 of 177.

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 Fiction	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,096 of 1,254 launches	Without the breakout1,253 of 1,254 launches	Last 18 months381 of 1,254 launches
Launches counted	1,25462 hits	1,09644 hits	1,25361 hits	38128 hits
Earned $100k+	4.9 in 1001 in 20	4.0 in 1001 in 25	4.9 in 1001 in 21	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$794top tenth $29,590+	$794	$794	$919
Chance against standard	the base	-18.8%0.9 fewer in 100	-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100	+48.6%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	+15.7%$125 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,254 launches.

Launches counted: 1,25462 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $794top tenth $29,590+
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 1,254 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,09644 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $794
Chance against standard: -18.8%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (12.4% of the money): 1,253 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,25361 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $794
Chance against standard: -1.5%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: 381 of 1,254.

Launches counted: 38128 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $919
Chance against standard: +48.6%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +15.7%$125 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,254 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 1,254 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 (12.4% of the money): 1,253 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: 381 of 1,254.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & Click	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,670 of 1,725 launches	Without the breakout1,724 of 1,725 launches	Last 18 months525 of 1,725 launches
Launches counted	1,72560 hits	1,67057 hits	1,72459 hits	52521 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.4 in 1001 in 29	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$510top tenth $15,314+	$531	$510	$402
Chance against standard	the base	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.1%$21 more	0.0%no change	-21.2%$108 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 launches.

Launches counted: 1,72560 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $510top tenth $15,314+
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: 55 of 1,725 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,67057 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $531
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.1%$21 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,72459 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $510
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 525 of 1,725.

Launches counted: 52521 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $402
Chance against standard: +15.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: -21.2%$108 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,725 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: 55 of 1,725 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (15.5% of the money): 1,724 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: 525 of 1,725.

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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