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Niches / Party-Based RPG + RPG
Party-Based RPG + RPG
Games tagged both Party-Based RPG and RPG: 386 indie paid launches, 28 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Party-Based RPG + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Party-Based RPG and is level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it is level with Party-Based RPG and trails RPG.
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.
Party-Based RPG + RPG is level with Party-Based RPG and trails RPG: 8.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 7.8 in 100 for Party-Based RPG and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.
That is 1 in 12, about 0.4 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 111 games tagged both Party-Based RPG and RPG priced $10 to $20. 8.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 6.7 for Party-Based RPG-only games and 20.0 for RPG-only games, so the mix beats Party-Based RPG alone and trails RPG alone.
Both: 111 games priced $10 to $20; 8.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 12), typical first-year earnings $4,857.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 111 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.
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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.
Party-Based RPG + RPG 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 view353 of 386 launches | Without the breakout385 of 386 launches | Last 18 months211 of 386 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 38628 hits | 35325 hits | 38527 hits | 21117 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.3 in 1001 in 14 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 7.0 in 1001 in 14 | 8.1 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $62,885+ | $849 | $809 | $546 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -4.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | +11.0%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.9%$40 more | 0.0%no change | -32.5%$263 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Party-Based RPG and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 386 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 33 of 386 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Fellowship (34.0% of the money): 385 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 211 of 386.
Party-Based RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Party-Based RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view418 of 460 launches | Without the breakout459 of 460 launches | Last 18 months258 of 460 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 46034 hits | 41830 hits | 45933 hits | 25819 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.4 in 1001 in 14 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 7.4 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $907top tenth $62,885+ | $1,011 | $849 | $728 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -2.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +11.5%$104 more | -6.4%$58 less | -19.7%$179 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Party-Based RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 460 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 460 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Fellowship (29.2% of the money): 459 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 258 of 460.
RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,513 of 4,151 launches | Without the breakout4,150 of 4,151 launches | Last 18 months2,257 of 4,151 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,151319 hits | 3,513268 hits | 4,150318 hits | 2,257162 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $708top tenth $62,744+ | $728 | $708 | $607 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +2.8%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -14.3%$101 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 638 of 4,151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.
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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