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Niches / Post-apocalyptic + Survival
Post-apocalyptic + Survival
Games tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival: 113 indie paid launches, 17 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Post-apocalyptic + Survival priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it beats Post-apocalyptic and trails Survival.
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.
Post-apocalyptic + Survival beats Post-apocalyptic and trails Survival: 20.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.2 in 100 for Post-apocalyptic and 23.9 in 100 for Survival.
That is about 1.1 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 39 games tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival priced $10 to $20. 20.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.2 for Post-apocalyptic-only games and 24.6 for Survival-only games, so the mix beats Post-apocalyptic alone and trails Survival alone.
Both: 39 games priced $10 to $20; 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $25,765.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 39 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.
Post-apocalyptic + Survival 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 view107 of 113 launches | Without the breakout112 of 113 launches | Last 18 months59 of 113 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 11317 hits | 10717 hits | 11216 hits | 597 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 15.0 in 100 | 15.9 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 | 11.9 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,822top tenth $368,366+ | $3,941 | $3,822 | $3,338 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +6.0%0.9 more in 100 | -4.7%0.7 fewer in 100 | -20.7%3.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +3.1%$119 more | 0.0%no change | -12.7%$484 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival, 6 to 30 months old: 113 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 113 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Infection Free Zone (25.5% of the money): 112 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 113.
Post-apocalyptic is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| Post-apocalyptic | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view506 of 528 launches | Without the breakout527 of 528 launches | Last 18 months291 of 528 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 52854 hits | 50652 hits | 52753 hits | 29123 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.2 in 100 | 10.3 in 100 | 10.1 in 100 | 7.9 in 1001 in 13 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,201top tenth $100,811+ | $1,214 | $1,131 | $846 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.0%0.1 more in 100 | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -22.5%2.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +1.1%$13 more | -5.8%$70 less | -29.6%$355 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 6 to 30 months old: 528 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 22 of 528 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 Forever Winter (15.3% of the money): 527 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 291 of 528.
Survival holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Survival | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,069 of 1,107 launches | Without the breakout1,106 of 1,107 launches | Last 18 months597 of 1,107 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,107107 hits | 1,069101 hits | 1,106106 hits | 59759 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.7 in 1001 in 10 | 9.4 in 1001 in 11 | 9.6 in 1001 in 10 | 9.9 in 1001 in 10 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,209top tenth $86,344+ | $1,133 | $1,209 | $1,002 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | +2.1%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -6.3%$76 less | 0.0%no change | -17.1%$207 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 6 to 30 months old: 1,107 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 38 of 1,107 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (23.1% of the money): 1,106 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 597 of 1,107.
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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