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Niches / Psychological + Story Rich
Psychological + Story Rich
Games tagged both Psychological and Story Rich: 106 indie paid launches, 14 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Psychological + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Psychological and is about level with Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Psychological and is too small to compare with Story Rich.
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.
Psychological + Story Rich is too small to compare with Psychological and is too small to compare with Story Rich: 8 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.9 in 100 for Psychological and 22.1 in 100 for Story Rich.
Small sample: 23 launches, 8 hits.
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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Psychological and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 8 of 23 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 20 for Psychological-only games and 21.6 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Psychological alone and is too small to compare with Story Rich alone.
Both: 23 games priced $10 to $20; 8 of 23 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 17 of 23 launches · $10k+ 14 of 23 launches · $100k+ 8 of 23 launches.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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 base the others are compared with. 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Psychological + 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view101 of 106 launches | Without the breakout105 of 106 launches | Last 18 months40 of 106 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 10614 hits | 10114 hits | 10513 hits | 405 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 13.2 in 100 | 13.9 in 100 | 12.4 in 100 | 12.5 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,758top tenth $178,531+ | $1,654 | $1,699 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | +5.0%0.7 more in 100 | -6.3%0.8 fewer in 100 | -5.4%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -5.9%$104 less | -3.4%$59 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Psychological and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 106 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 106 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 (36.7% of the money): 105 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 40 of 106.
Psychological is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| Psychological | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view408 of 439 launches | Without the breakout438 of 439 launches | Last 18 months136 of 439 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 43922 hits | 40822 hits | 43821 hits | 1366 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $795top tenth $16,086+ | $857 | $795 | $506 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +7.6%0.4 more in 100 | -4.3%0.2 fewer in 100 | -12.0%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.8%$62 more | 0.0%no change | -36.4%$289 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological, 12 to 36 months old: 439 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 439 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 (28.0% of the money): 438 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 136 of 439.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,238 of 2,468 launches | Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches | Last 18 months713 of 2,468 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,468293 hits | 2,238250 hits | 2,467292 hits | 71387 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.9 in 100 | 11.2 in 100 | 11.8 in 100 | 12.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,047top tenth $138,218+ | $2,044 | $2,044 | $2,472 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.9%0.7 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | +2.8%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -0.1%$3 less | -0.1%$3 less | +20.8%$425 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 230 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.5% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 713 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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