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Niches / RPG + Story Rich
RPG + Story Rich
Games tagged both RPG and Story Rich: 551 indie paid launches, 75 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing RPG + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats RPG and is about level with Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with RPG and is about level 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.
RPG + Story Rich is about level with RPG and is about level with Story Rich: 23.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.6 in 100 for RPG and 21.3 in 100 for Story Rich.
That is about 1.1 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 145 games tagged both RPG and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 23.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 20.0 in 100 for RPG-only games and 20.7 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix beats RPG alone and is about level with Story Rich alone.
Both: 145 games priced $10 to $20; 23.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $11,309.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 145 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 +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
RPG + Story Rich is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view414 of 551 launches | Without the breakout550 of 551 launches | Last 18 months149 of 551 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 55175 hits | 41452 hits | 55074 hits | 14921 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 13.6 in 100 | 12.6 in 100 | 13.5 in 100 | 14.1 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,950top tenth $174,246+ | $1,912 | $1,950 | $2,970 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -7.7%1.1 fewer in 100 | -1.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | +3.5%0.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -1.9%$38 less | 0.0%no change | +52.3%$1,020 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both RPG and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 551 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 137 of 551 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 (53.3% of the money): 550 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 149 of 551.
RPG 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.
| RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,170 of 3,764 launches | Without the breakout3,763 of 3,764 launches | Last 18 months1,023 of 3,764 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,764305 hits | 3,170261 hits | 3,763304 hits | 1,02386 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.1 in 1001 in 12 | 8.2 in 1001 in 12 | 8.1 in 1001 in 12 | 8.4 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $696top tenth $68,337+ | $769 | $696 | $858 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.6%0.1 more in 100 | -0.3%no change | +3.7%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +10.5%$73 more | 0.0%no change | +23.3%$162 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,764 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 594 of 3,764 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 (18.7% of the money): 3,763 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,764.
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 view2,304 of 2,537 launches | Without the breakout2,536 of 2,537 launches | Last 18 months747 of 2,537 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,537298 hits | 2,304256 hits | 2,536297 hits | 74784 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.7 in 100 | 11.1 in 100 | 11.7 in 100 | 11.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,080top tenth $130,829+ | $2,080 | $2,080 | $2,340 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -5.4%0.6 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | -4.3%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +12.5%$260 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,537 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 233 of 2,537 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 (15.6% of the money): 2,536 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 747 of 2,537.
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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