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Niches / Action Roguelike + Score Attack
Action Roguelike + Score Attack
Games tagged both Action Roguelike and Score Attack: 45 indie paid launches, 3 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Action Roguelike + Score Attack priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is level with Action Roguelike and is level with Score Attack.
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 Roguelike + Score Attack is level with Action Roguelike and is level with Score Attack: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.3 in 100 for Action Roguelike and 0.0 in 100 for Score Attack.
That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 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: 0.5 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 31 games tagged both Action Roguelike and Score Attack priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.3 for Action Roguelike-only games and 0.0 for Score Attack-only games, so the mix is level with Action Roguelike alone and is level with Score Attack alone.
Both: 31 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $182.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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 yardstick. 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Action Roguelike + Score Attack is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view45 of 45 launches | Without the breakout44 of 45 launches | Last 18 months25 of 45 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 453 hits | 453 hits | 442 hits | 251 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.7 in 1001 in 15 | 6.7 in 1001 in 15 | 4.5 in 1001 in 22 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,112top tenth $10,317+ | $1,112 | $1,112 | $1,131 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -32.8%2.2 fewer in 100 | -40.3%2.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +1.7%$19 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action Roguelike and Score Attack, 6 to 30 months old: 45 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 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Bloodshed (36.6% of the money): 44 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 45.
Action Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Action Roguelike | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,862 of 1,947 launches | Without the breakout1,946 of 1,947 launches | Last 18 months1,082 of 1,947 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,947119 hits | 1,862110 hits | 1,946118 hits | 1,08257 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $645top tenth $41,876+ | $666 | $645 | $534 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -3.3%0.2 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -13.1%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +3.3%$21 more | 0.0%no change | -17.2%$111 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Action Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 1,947 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 85 of 1,947 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (33.9% of the money): 1,946 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,082 of 1,947.
Score Attack holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Score Attack | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view622 of 630 launches | Without the breakout629 of 630 launches | Last 18 months353 of 630 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 63011 hits | 62211 hits | 62910 hits | 3535 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 1.7 in 1001 in 59 | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 | 1.6 in 1001 in 63 | 1.4 in 1001 in 71 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $4,856+ | $202 | $202 | $241 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +5.9%0.1 more in 100 | -5.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -17.6%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +19.3%$39 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Score Attack, 6 to 30 months old: 630 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 630 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Bits & Bops (11.7% of the money): 629 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 353 of 630.
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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