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Niches / Action-Adventure + Retro
Action-Adventure + Retro
Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Retro: 134 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Action-Adventure + Retro priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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.
Action-Adventure + Retro trails both its tags: 2 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.2 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 19.3 in 100 for Retro.
Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 20 launches, 2 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 20 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Retro priced $10 to $20. 10.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.4 for Action-Adventure-only games and 20.3 for Retro-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 10.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,784.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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. The without the breakout lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Action-Adventure + Retro is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view134 of 134 launches | Without the breakout133 of 134 launches | Last 18 months78 of 134 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1345 hits | 1345 hits | 1334 hits | 783 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 3.7 in 1001 in 27 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $970top tenth $24,288+ | $970 | $970 | $1,294 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -18.9%0.7 fewer in 100 | +2.7%0.1 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +33.4%$324 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Retro, 6 to 30 months old: 134 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 134 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, MARVEL Cosmic Invasion (41.0% of the money): 133 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 78 of 134.
Action-Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action-Adventure | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,443 of 3,592 launches | Without the breakout3,591 of 3,592 launches | Last 18 months1,851 of 3,592 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,592194 hits | 3,443186 hits | 3,591193 hits | 1,85195 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $404top tenth $23,070+ | $405 | $404 | $363 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -5.6%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.2%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -10.1%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 3,592 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 149 of 3,592 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.3% of the money): 3,591 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,851 of 3,592.
Retro holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Retro | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,418 of 1,454 launches | Without the breakout1,453 of 1,454 launches | Last 18 months793 of 1,454 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,45472 hits | 1,41871 hits | 1,45371 hits | 79332 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $607top tenth $28,146+ | $607 | $607 | $566 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -2.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -20.0%1.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -6.8%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 6 to 30 months old: 1,454 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 36 of 1,454 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (18.2% of the money): 1,453 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 793 of 1,454.
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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