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Niches / Multiplayer + Strategy
Multiplayer + Strategy
Games tagged both Multiplayer and Strategy: 268 indie paid launches, 33 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Multiplayer + Strategy priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Multiplayer and beats Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
42 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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42 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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 42 games tagged both Multiplayer and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 23.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 29.8 for Multiplayer-only games and 16.1 for Strategy-only games, so the mix trails Multiplayer alone and beats Strategy alone.
Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 23.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,693.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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 yardstick. 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Multiplayer + Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view261 of 268 launches | Without the breakout267 of 268 launches | Last 18 months147 of 268 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 26833 hits | 26131 hits | 26732 hits | 14717 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 12.3 in 100 | 11.9 in 100 | 12.0 in 100 | 11.6 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $607top tenth $136,596+ | $606 | $606 | $607 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.3%0.4 fewer in 100 | -2.4%0.3 fewer in 100 | -5.7%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -0.2%$1 less | -0.2%$1 less | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Multiplayer and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 268 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 268 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (58.6% of the money): 267 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 147 of 268.
Multiplayer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Multiplayer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,465 of 1,500 launches | Without the breakout1,499 of 1,500 launches | Last 18 months836 of 1,500 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,500217 hits | 1,465209 hits | 1,499216 hits | 836109 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 14.5 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 | 14.4 in 100 | 13.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,393top tenth $247,963+ | $1,415 | $1,335 | $1,335 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.4%0.2 fewer in 100 | -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | -10.3%1.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +1.6%$22 more | -4.2%$58 less | -4.2%$58 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,500 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 35 of 1,500 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (15.9% of the money): 1,499 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 836 of 1,500.
Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Strategy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launches | Without the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launches | Last 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,391337 hits | 4,988308 hits | 5,390336 hits | 3,128178 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $505top tenth $44,532+ | $545 | $505 | $505 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -9.5%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +7.9%$40 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.
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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