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Niches / Story Rich + Strategy
Story Rich + Strategy
Games tagged both Story Rich and Strategy: 176 indie paid launches, 22 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Story Rich + Strategy priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches.
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.
Story Rich + Strategy beats both its tags: 21.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.9 in 100 for Story Rich and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.
That is about 1.2 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 46 games tagged both Story Rich and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 21.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 19.7 for Story Rich-only games and 16.2 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 46 games priced $10 to $20; 21.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $20,781.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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.
Story Rich + Strategy 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 view148 of 176 launches | Without the breakout175 of 176 launches | Last 18 months97 of 176 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 17622 hits | 14815 hits | 17521 hits | 9713 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 12.5 in 100 | 10.1 in 100 | 12.0 in 100 | 13.4 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,367top tenth $122,067+ | $2,590 | $2,328 | $2,831 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -19.2%2.4 fewer in 100 | -4.0%0.5 fewer in 100 | +7.2%0.9 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +9.4%$223 more | -1.6%$39 less | +19.6%$464 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Story Rich and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 176 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 176 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Sultan's Game (31.8% of the money): 175 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 97 of 176.
Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Story Rich | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,571 of 2,810 launches | Without the breakout2,809 of 2,810 launches | Last 18 months1,542 of 2,810 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,810301 hits | 2,571267 hits | 2,809300 hits | 1,542154 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.7 in 100 | 10.4 in 100 | 10.7 in 100 | 10.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,062top tenth $111,964+ | $2,062 | $2,062 | $1,998 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.8%0.3 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -3.1%$64 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 239 of 2,810 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 (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.
Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Strategy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launches | Without the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launches | Last 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,391337 hits | 4,988308 hits | 5,390336 hits | 3,128178 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $505top tenth $44,532+ | $545 | $505 | $505 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -9.5%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +7.9%$40 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.
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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