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Niches / JRPG + Story Rich
JRPG + Story Rich
Games tagged both JRPG and Story Rich: 136 indie paid launches, 13 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing JRPG + 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.
JRPG + Story Rich beats JRPG and trails Story Rich: 13.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.5 in 100 for JRPG and 19.9 in 100 for Story Rich.
That is about 0.7 times the 18.6 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 60 games tagged both JRPG and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 13.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 9.1 for JRPG-only games and 20.4 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix beats JRPG alone and trails Story Rich alone.
Both: 60 games priced $10 to $20; 13.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,250.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 60 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 checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
JRPG + Story Rich is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view112 of 136 launches | Without the breakout135 of 136 launches | Last 18 months75 of 136 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 13613 hits | 1128 hits | 13512 hits | 757 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.6 in 1001 in 10 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 8.9 in 1001 in 11 | 9.3 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,185top tenth $99,985+ | $2,023 | $2,183 | $3,038 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -26.0%2.5 fewer in 100 | -7.3%0.7 fewer in 100 | -3.1%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -7.4%$162 less | -0.1%$2 less | +39.0%$853 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both JRPG and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 136 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 24 of 136 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, OFF (13.4% of the money): 135 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 75 of 136.
JRPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| JRPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view534 of 626 launches | Without the breakout625 of 626 launches | Last 18 months333 of 626 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 62642 hits | 53435 hits | 62541 hits | 33323 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.7 in 1001 in 15 | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 | 6.6 in 1001 in 15 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,214top tenth $55,628+ | $1,214 | $1,214 | $1,617 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100 | +3.0%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +33.2%$403 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 6 to 30 months old: 626 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 92 of 626 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 (14.1% of the money): 625 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 333 of 626.
Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Story Rich | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,571 of 2,810 launches | Without the breakout2,809 of 2,810 launches | Last 18 months1,542 of 2,810 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,810301 hits | 2,571267 hits | 2,809300 hits | 1,542154 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.7 in 100 | 10.4 in 100 | 10.7 in 100 | 10.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,062top tenth $111,964+ | $2,062 | $2,062 | $1,998 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -3.1%$64 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 239 of 2,810 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 (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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