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Niches / Philosophical + Story Rich

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Philosophical + Story Rich

Games tagged both Philosophical and Story Rich: 53 indie paid launches, 5 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.

Showing Philosophical + Story Rich priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Philosophical and is about level with Story Rich; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Philosophical 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?Under $5

Philosophical + Story Rich is too small to compare with Philosophical and is too small to compare with Story Rich: 0 of its 29 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 107 launches for Philosophical and 4 of 907 launches for Story Rich.

Small sample: 29 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onePhilosophical
1 of 107launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 107 launches
Typical earnings$392
Launches107 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPhilosophical + Story Rich
0 of 29launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 29 launches
Typical earnings$674
Launches29 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagStory Rich
4 of 907launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 907 launches
Typical earnings$337
Launches907 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Story Rich 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 prices53 in pairUnder $529 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 29 games tagged both Philosophical and Story Rich priced under $5. 0 of 29 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 78 for Philosophical-only games and 4 of 878 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Philosophical alone and is too small to compare with Story Rich alone.

Both: 29 games priced under $5; 0 of 29 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $674.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 29 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

The Talos Principle 2leads this pair70.1%
PairThe Talos Principle 270.1%
PhilosophicalThe Talos Principle 247.0%
Story RichDELTARUNE15.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Philosophical + 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

  • The Talos Principle 2 earned 70.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 53 Philosophical + Story Rich launches.
  • It also leads Philosophical, with 47.0% of that tag's money.
  • Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.3% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Philosophical + Story Rich is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Philosophical + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view49 of 53 launchesWithout the breakout52 of 53 launchesLast 18 months13 of 53 launches
Launches counted535 hits494 hits524 hits130 hits
Earned $100k+9.4 in 1001 in 114 of 49too few for a rate4 of 52too few for a rate0 of 13too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,411top tenth $95,916+$1,686$1,411$1,721
Chance against standardthe base-13.5%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell-18.5%1.7 fewer in 100-100.0%9.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+19.5%$275 more; too few to tell0.0%no change+22.0%$310 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Philosophical and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 53 launches.

Launches counted
535 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,411top tenth $95,916+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 53 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
494 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 49too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,686
Chance against standard
-13.5%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+19.5%$275 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (70.1% of the money): 52 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
524 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,411
Chance against standard
-18.5%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 53.

Launches counted
130 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 13too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,721
Chance against standard
-100.0%9.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+22.0%$310 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Philosophical and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 53 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: 4 of 53 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, The Talos Principle 2 (70.1% of the money): 52 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: 13 of 53.

Philosophical holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Philosophical through every lens, all prices
PhilosophicalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view180 of 192 launchesWithout the breakout191 of 192 launchesLast 18 months67 of 192 launches
Launches counted19214 hits18012 hits19113 hits672 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 146.7 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 152 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$783top tenth $51,672+$807$773$648
Chance against standardthe base-8.6%0.6 fewer in 100-6.7%0.5 fewer in 100-59.1%4.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+3.1%$24 more-1.3%$10 less-17.2%$135 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Philosophical, 12 to 36 months old: 192 launches.

Launches counted
19214 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$783top tenth $51,672+
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: 12 of 192 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
18012 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$807
Chance against standard
-8.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.1%$24 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (47.0% of the money): 191 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
19113 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$773
Chance against standard
-6.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.3%$10 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 192.

Launches counted
672 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$648
Chance against standard
-59.1%4.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-17.2%$135 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Philosophical, 12 to 36 months old: 192 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: 12 of 192 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, The Talos Principle 2 (47.0% of the money): 191 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: 67 of 192.

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 RichBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,237 of 2,468 launchesWithout the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launchesLast 18 months714 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted2,468254 hits2,237212 hits2,467253 hits71480 hits
Earned $100k+10.3 in 1009.5 in 1001 in 1110.3 in 10011.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,914top tenth $107,480+$1,882$1,914$2,298
Chance against standardthe base-7.9%0.8 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.7%$32 less0.0%no change+20.1%$384 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
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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