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Niches / JRPG + Pixel Graphics
JRPG + Pixel Graphics
Games tagged both JRPG and Pixel Graphics: 213 indie paid launches, 11 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing JRPG + Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with JRPG and is about level with Pixel Graphics; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with JRPG and trails Pixel Graphics.
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.
JRPG + Pixel Graphics is about level with JRPG and trails Pixel Graphics: 11.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 9.4 in 100 for JRPG and 21.8 in 100 for Pixel Graphics.
That is about 0.7 times the 17.6 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 69 games tagged both JRPG and Pixel Graphics priced $10 to $20. 11.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 7.8 in 100 for JRPG-only games and 23.5 in 100 for Pixel Graphics-only games, so the mix beats JRPG alone and trails Pixel Graphics alone.
Both: 69 games priced $10 to $20; 11.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,257.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 69 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 checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.
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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.
JRPG + Pixel Graphics is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view176 of 213 launches | Without the breakout212 of 213 launches | Last 18 months59 of 213 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 21311 hits | 1769 hits | 21210 hits | 594 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.7 in 1001 in 21 | 4 of 59too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $852top tenth $51,077+ | $1,225 | $852 | $1,551 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -8.7%0.4 fewer in 100 | +31.3%1.6 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | +43.8%$373 more | 0.0%no change | +82.0%$699 more; too few to tell |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Too few to tell |
Every indie paid launch tagged both JRPG and Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 213 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 213 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Elin (30.4% of the money): 212 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 213.
JRPG is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 2 more lenses too.
| JRPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view488 of 584 launches | Without the breakout583 of 584 launches | Last 18 months159 of 584 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 58436 hits | 48826 hits | 58335 hits | 15911 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $941top tenth $50,066+ | $1,063 | $911 | $2,106 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -13.6%0.8 fewer in 100 | -2.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | +12.2%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +13.0%$122 more | -3.2%$30 less | +123.8%$1,165 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 12 to 36 months old: 584 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 96 of 584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (53.9% of the money): 583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 159 of 584.
Pixel Graphics 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.
| Pixel Graphics | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,492 of 3,686 launches | Without the breakout3,685 of 3,686 launches | Last 18 months1,073 of 3,686 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,686188 hits | 3,492169 hits | 3,685187 hits | 1,07368 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $459top tenth $28,145+ | $480 | $459 | $383 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | -0.5%no change | +24.3%1.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +4.6%$21 more | 0.0%no change | -16.6%$76 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Pixel Graphics, 12 to 36 months old: 3,686 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 194 of 3,686 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 (23.0% of the money): 3,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,073 of 3,686.
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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