Niche

Narrative + Story Rich

Games tagged both Narrative and Story Rich: 60 indie paid launches, 10 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Narrative + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Narrative and beats Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Narrative and is too small to compare with Story Rich.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of 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.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Narrative + Story Rich is too small to compare with Narrative and is too small to compare with Story Rich: 2 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 24 launches for Narrative and 18.4 in 100 for Story Rich.

Small sample: 19 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagNarrative

4 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 24 launches

Typical earnings$17,312

Launches24 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairNarrative + Story Rich

2 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 19 launches

Typical earnings$16,392

Launches19 / 2 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagStory Rich

18.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.4 in 100

Typical earnings$10,492

Launches651 / 120 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Narrative is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

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.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices60 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2019 in pair $20 to $4010 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Narrative and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 2 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 5 for Narrative-only games and 18.7 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Narrative alone and is too small to compare with Story Rich alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 19 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16,392.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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.

3Comparables

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.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dreamleads this pair19.6%

PairEriksholm: The Stolen Dream19.6%

NarrativeEriksholm: The Stolen Dream15.7%

Story RichDELTARUNE15.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Narrative + Story Rich

What this card holds

Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready

Same price banddata ready

Launched within a year of each otherplanned

Earned $100k+planned

The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream earned 19.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 60 Narrative + Story Rich launches.
It also leads Narrative, with 15.7% of that tag's money.
Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.3% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

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.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Narrative + 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.

Narrative + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view60 of 60 launches	Without the breakout59 of 60 launches	Last 18 months25 of 60 launches
Launches counted	6010 hits	6010 hits	599 hits	255 hits
Earned $100k+	16.7 in 100	16.7 in 100	15.3 in 100	5 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$9,420top tenth $412,467+	$9,420	$9,349	$5,626
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-8.5%1.4 fewer in 100	+20.0%3.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-0.8%$71 less	-40.3%$3,794 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Narrative and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 60 launches.

Launches counted: 6010 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $9,420top tenth $412,467+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 60 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 6010 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $9,420
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (19.6% of the money): 59 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 599 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $9,349
Chance against standard: -8.5%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.8%$71 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 60.

Launches counted: 255 hits
Earned $100k+: 5 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $5,626
Chance against standard: +20.0%3.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: -40.3%$3,794 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Narrative and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 60 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 60 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (19.6% of the money): 59 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 60.

Narrative 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.

Narrative through every lens, all prices
Narrative	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view105 of 107 launches	Without the breakout106 of 107 launches	Last 18 months39 of 107 launches
Launches counted	10716 hits	10516 hits	10615 hits	397 hits
Earned $100k+	15.0 in 100	15.2 in 100	14.2 in 100	17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$5,626top tenth $231,737+	$6,073	$5,626	$5,626
Chance against standard	the base	+1.9%0.3 more in 100	-5.4%0.8 fewer in 100	+20.0%3.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+7.9%$447 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Narrative, 12 to 36 months old: 107 launches.

Launches counted: 10716 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $5,626top tenth $231,737+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 107 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 10516 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,073
Chance against standard: +1.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +7.9%$447 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (15.7% of the money): 106 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 10615 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $5,626
Chance against standard: -5.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 107.

Launches counted: 397 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $5,626
Chance against standard: +20.0%3.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Narrative, 12 to 36 months old: 107 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 107 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (15.7% of the money): 106 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 107.

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 through every lens, all prices
Story Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,237 of 2,468 launches	Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches	Last 18 months714 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted	2,468254 hits	2,237212 hits	2,467253 hits	71480 hits
Earned $100k+	10.3 in 100	9.5 in 1001 in 11	10.3 in 100	11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,914top tenth $107,480+	$1,882	$1,914	$2,298
Chance against standard	the base	-7.9%0.8 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.7%$32 less	0.0%no change	+20.1%$384 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.

Launches counted: 2,468254 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914top tenth $107,480+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 231 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,237212 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$32 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,467253 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 714 of 2,468.

Launches counted: 71480 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,298
Chance against standard: +8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.1%$384 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 231 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 714 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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