Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.
Relaxing + Sandbox
Games tagged both Relaxing and Sandbox: 183 indie paid launches, 21 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Relaxing + Sandbox priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Relaxing and trails Sandbox; priced $10 to $20 it beats Relaxing and is about level with Sandbox.
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.
Relaxing + Sandbox beats Relaxing and is about level with Sandbox: 31.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.3 in 100 for Relaxing and 33.7 in 100 for Sandbox.
That is about 1.5 times the 20.5 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: 0.4 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 38 games tagged both Relaxing and Sandbox priced $10 to $20. 31.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.4 in 100 for Relaxing-only games and 34.0 in 100 for Sandbox-only games, so the mix beats Relaxing alone and is about level with Sandbox alone.
Both: 38 games priced $10 to $20; 31.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 92 in 100 · $10k+ 74 in 100 · $100k+ 32 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 38 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 checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. 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.
Relaxing + Sandbox is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view178 of 183 launches | Without the breakout182 of 183 launches | Last 18 months60 of 183 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 18321 hits | 17819 hits | 18220 hits | 6010 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.5 in 100 | 10.7 in 100 | 11.0 in 100 | 16.7 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,033top tenth $118,063+ | $2,085 | $2,033 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -7.0%0.8 fewer in 100 | -4.2%0.5 fewer in 100 | +45.2%5.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.6%$52 more | 0.0%no change | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Relaxing and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 183 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 183 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Tiny Glade (26.0% of the money): 182 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 60 of 183.
Relaxing is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.
| Relaxing | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,381 of 2,515 launches | Without the breakout2,514 of 2,515 launches | Last 18 months771 of 2,515 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,515143 hits | 2,381134 hits | 2,514142 hits | 77162 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 8.0 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $33,295+ | $520 | $485 | $397 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.7%no change | +41.4%2.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +7.2%$35 more | 0.0%no change | -18.1%$88 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,515 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 134 of 2,515 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.2% of the money): 2,514 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 771 of 2,515.
Sandbox is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| Sandbox | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,187 of 1,229 launches | Without the breakout1,228 of 1,229 launches | Last 18 months380 of 1,229 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,229210 hits | 1,187198 hits | 1,228209 hits | 38062 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 17.1 in 100 | 16.7 in 100 | 17.0 in 100 | 16.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,212top tenth $299,853+ | $2,212 | $2,212 | $1,950 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.4%0.4 fewer in 100 | -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | -4.5%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -11.8%$262 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 1,229 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,229.
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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