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Niches / Multiple Endings + Psychological
Multiple Endings + Psychological
Games tagged both Multiple Endings and Psychological: 60 indie paid launches, 4 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Multiple Endings + Psychological priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Multiple Endings and beats Psychological; priced under $5 it beats both 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.
Multiple Endings + Psychological beats both its tags: 3.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Multiple Endings and 0.9 in 100 for Psychological.
That is 1 in 31, about 6.4 times the 0.5 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 31 games tagged both Multiple Endings and Psychological priced under $5. 3.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.9 for Multiple Endings-only games and 0.7 for Psychological-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 31 games priced under $5; 3.2 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 31), typical first-year earnings $834.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
Open free previewFree until launch: one click opens the card.
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.
Multiple Endings + Psychological is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view51 of 60 launches | Without the breakout59 of 60 launches | Last 18 months45 of 60 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 604 hits | 514 hits | 593 hits | 452 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.7 in 1001 in 15 | 7.8 in 1001 in 13 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,516top tenth $29,820+ | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,453 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +16.4%1.1 more in 100 | -23.9%1.6 fewer in 100 | -34.3%2.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -3.9%$59 less | -3.9%$59 less | -4.2%$63 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Multiple Endings and Psychological, 6 to 30 months old: 60 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 60 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, The NOexistenceN of you AND me (40.0% of the money): 59 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 45 of 60.
Multiple Endings holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Multiple Endings | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,161 of 1,318 launches | Without the breakout1,317 of 1,318 launches | Last 18 months750 of 1,318 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,31896 hits | 1,16168 hits | 1,31795 hits | 75045 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,048top tenth $60,473+ | $1,007 | $1,029 | $808 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -19.2%1.4 fewer in 100 | -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | -17.8%1.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -3.9%$41 less | -1.8%$19 less | -22.9%$240 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 6 to 30 months old: 1,318 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 157 of 1,318 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (12.0% of the money): 1,317 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 750 of 1,318.
Psychological is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| Psychological | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view505 of 541 launches | Without the breakout540 of 541 launches | Last 18 months329 of 541 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 54126 hits | 50526 hits | 54025 hits | 32911 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.6 in 1001 in 22 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,010top tenth $24,401+ | $1,010 | $1,010 | $666 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +6.3%0.3 more in 100 | -4.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | -31.3%1.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -34.1%$344 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological, 6 to 30 months old: 541 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 36 of 541 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (24.1% of the money): 540 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 329 of 541.
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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