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Niches / 3D + Story Rich
3D + Story Rich
Games tagged both 3D and Story Rich: 266 indie paid launches, 22 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 3D + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 3D and is about level with Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with 3D and trails 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.
3D + Story Rich is about level with 3D and trails Story Rich: 15.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.6 in 100 for 3D and 18.4 in 100 for Story Rich.
That is about 0.9 times the 17.6 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 52 games tagged both 3D and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 15.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.4 in 100 for 3D-only games and 18.7 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is about level with 3D alone and trails Story Rich alone.
Both: 52 games priced $10 to $20; 15.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,171.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 52 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.
3D + 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 view255 of 266 launches | Without the breakout265 of 266 launches | Last 18 months72 of 266 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 26622 hits | 25522 hits | 26521 hits | 728 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.3 in 1001 in 12 | 8.6 in 1001 in 12 | 7.9 in 1001 in 13 | 11.1 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,214top tenth $50,215+ | $1,278 | $1,097 | $3,215 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +4.3%0.4 more in 100 | -4.2%0.3 fewer in 100 | +34.3%2.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.3%$64 more | -9.6%$117 less | +164.8%$2,001 more; too few to tell |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 266 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 266 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream (11.8% of the money): 265 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 72 of 266.
3D 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.
| 3D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view5,903 of 6,122 launches | Without the breakout6,121 of 6,122 launches | Last 18 months1,738 of 6,122 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 6,122236 hits | 5,903230 hits | 6,121235 hits | 1,73877 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $354top tenth $13,485+ | $375 | $354 | $383 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.1%no change | -0.4%no change | +14.9%0.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.9%$21 more | 0.0%no change | +8.2%$29 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,122 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 219 of 6,122 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. (18.3% of the money): 6,121 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,738 of 6,122.
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 view2,237 of 2,468 launches | Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches | Last 18 months714 of 2,468 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,468254 hits | 2,237212 hits | 2,467253 hits | 71480 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.3 in 100 | 9.5 in 1001 in 11 | 10.3 in 100 | 11.2 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,914top tenth $107,480+ | $1,882 | $1,914 | $2,298 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -7.9%0.8 fewer in 100 | -0.4%no change | +8.9%0.9 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | -1.7%$32 less | 0.0%no change | +20.1%$384 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: 231 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 (15.3% 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: 714 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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