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Niches / Investigation + Story Rich
Investigation + Story Rich
Games tagged both Investigation and Story Rich: 122 indie paid launches, 25 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Investigation + Story Rich priced $10 to $20.
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.
Investigation + Story Rich beats both its tags: 34.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.2 in 100 for Investigation and 22.1 in 100 for Story Rich.
That is about 1.7 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 50 games tagged both Investigation and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 34.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.5 in 100 for Investigation-only games and 21.1 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 50 games priced $10 to $20; 34.0 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 96 in 100 · $10k+ 68 in 100 · $100k+ 34 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 50 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
Investigation + Story Rich 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view114 of 122 launches | Without the breakout121 of 122 launches | Last 18 months34 of 122 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 12225 hits | 11422 hits | 12124 hits | 3410 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 20.5 in 100 | 19.3 in 100 | 19.8 in 100 | 29.4 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $6,897top tenth $349,150+ | $6,553 | $6,553 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.8%1.2 fewer in 100 | -3.2%0.7 fewer in 100 | +43.5%8.9 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -5.0%$344 less | -5.0%$344 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Investigation and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 122 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 122 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (40.5% of the money): 121 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 122.
Investigation is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| Investigation | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view430 of 450 launches | Without the breakout449 of 450 launches | Last 18 months112 of 450 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 45050 hits | 43047 hits | 44949 hits | 11216 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.1 in 100 | 10.9 in 100 | 10.9 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,316top tenth $116,635+ | $1,259 | $1,259 | $2,318 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.8%0.2 fewer in 100 | +28.6%3.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -4.3%$57 less | -4.3%$57 less | +76.1%$1,002 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Investigation, 12 to 36 months old: 450 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 20 of 450 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (23.7% of the money): 449 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 112 of 450.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,238 of 2,468 launches | Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches | Last 18 months713 of 2,468 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,468293 hits | 2,238250 hits | 2,467292 hits | 71387 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.9 in 100 | 11.2 in 100 | 11.8 in 100 | 12.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,047top tenth $138,218+ | $2,044 | $2,044 | $2,472 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.9%0.7 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | +2.8%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -0.1%$3 less | -0.1%$3 less | +20.8%$425 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 230 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.5% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 713 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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