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Niches / 3D Fighter + Action RPG
3D Fighter + Action RPG
Games tagged both 3D Fighter and Action RPG: 51 indie paid launches, 3 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 3D Fighter + Action RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 3D Fighter and trails Action RPG; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.
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 Fighter + Action RPG trails both its tags: 1 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 8.7 in 100 for 3D Fighter and 19.2 in 100 for Action RPG.
Small sample: 13 launches, 1 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: 0.5 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 13 games tagged both 3D Fighter and Action RPG priced $10 to $20. 7.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 9.1 for 3D Fighter-only games and 19.7 for Action RPG-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 7.7 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 13), typical first-year earnings $378.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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 checkOne-hit market. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. 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.
3D Fighter + Action RPG is one-hit market: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view42 of 51 launches | Without the breakout50 of 51 launches | Last 18 months30 of 51 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 513 hits | 422 hits | 502 hits | 302 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 | 6.7 in 1001 in 15 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $242top tenth $30,379+ | $301 | $242 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -18.6%1.1 fewer in 100 | -32.2%1.9 fewer in 100 | +13.6%0.8 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +24.4%$59 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Fighter and Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 51 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 9 of 51 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Homura Hime (57.8% of the money): 50 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 30 of 51.
3D Fighter holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 3D Fighter | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view330 of 346 launches | Without the breakout345 of 346 launches | Last 18 months195 of 346 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3466 hits | 3305 hits | 3455 hits | 1954 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 1.7 in 1001 in 59 | 1.5 in 1001 in 67 | 1.4 in 1001 in 71 | 2.1 in 1001 in 48 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $5,060+ | $202 | $202 | $202 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -11.8%0.2 fewer in 100 | -17.6%0.3 fewer in 100 | +23.5%0.4 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Fighter, 6 to 30 months old: 346 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 346 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Homura Hime (28.4% of the money): 345 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 195 of 346.
Action RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,300 of 1,413 launches | Without the breakout1,412 of 1,413 launches | Last 18 months696 of 1,413 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,413109 hits | 1,30097 hits | 1,412108 hits | 69648 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $485top tenth $62,308+ | $505 | $485 | $425 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.6%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | -10.4%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -12.4%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 1,413 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 113 of 1,413 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 (31.7% of the money): 1,412 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 696 of 1,413.
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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