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Niches / Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich

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Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich

Games tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Story Rich: 252 indie paid launches, 25 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Choose Your Own Adventure and trails Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of 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.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

66 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag oneChoose Your Own Adventure
13.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.4 in 100
Typical earnings$4,553
Launches254 / 34 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairChoose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches66

66 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagStory Rich
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$12,110
Launches745 / 148 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Story Rich is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices252 in pairUnder $584 in pair$5 to $1075 in pair$10 to $2066 in pair$20 to $4027 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 66 games tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 22.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 10.1 for Choose Your Own Adventure-only games and 19.6 for Story Rich-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 66 games priced $10 to $20; 22.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,110.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 66 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.

3Comparables

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.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Revenge on gold diggersleads this pair20.3%
PairRevenge on gold diggers20.3%
Choose Your Own AdventureRevenge on gold diggers9.4%
Story RichDELTARUNE18.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Revenge on gold diggers earned 20.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 252 Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich launches.
  • It also leads Choose Your Own Adventure, with 9.4% of that tag's money.
  • Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 18.4% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

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.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Choose Your Own Adventure + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view238 of 252 launchesWithout the breakout251 of 252 launchesLast 18 months137 of 252 launches
Launches counted25225 hits23820 hits25124 hits13714 hits
Earned $100k+9.9 in 1001 in 108.4 in 1001 in 129.6 in 1001 in 1010.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,103top tenth $86,313+$2,024$2,103$1,840
Chance against standardthe yardstick-15.2%1.5 fewer in 100-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100+3.0%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-3.8%$79 less0.0%no change-12.5%$263 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 252 launches.

Launches counted
25225 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$2,103top tenth $86,313+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 252 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
23820 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,024
Chance against standard
-15.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.8%$79 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (20.3% of the money): 251 launches left.

Launches counted
25124 hits
Earned $100k+
9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$2,103
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 of 252.

Launches counted
13714 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,840
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-12.5%$263 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Choose Your Own Adventure and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 252 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 252 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (20.3% of the money): 251 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 137 of 252.

Choose Your Own Adventure holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Choose Your Own Adventure through every lens, all prices
Choose Your Own AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,105 of 1,156 launchesWithout the breakout1,155 of 1,156 launchesLast 18 months620 of 1,156 launches
Launches counted1,15661 hits1,10553 hits1,15560 hits62033 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 194.8 in 1001 in 215.2 in 1001 in 195.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$908top tenth $27,310+$849$899$707
Chance against standardthe yardstick-9.4%0.5 fewer in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick-6.5%$59 less-1.0%$9 less-22.1%$201 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 1,156 launches.

Launches counted
1,15661 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$908top tenth $27,310+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 51 of 1,156 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10553 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-9.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.5%$59 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (9.4% of the money): 1,155 launches left.

Launches counted
1,15560 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$899
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$9 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 620 of 1,156.

Launches counted
62033 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-22.1%$201 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Choose Your Own Adventure, 6 to 30 months old: 1,156 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 51 of 1,156 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (9.4% of the money): 1,155 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 620 of 1,156.

Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Story Rich through every lens, all prices
Story RichBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,571 of 2,810 launchesWithout the breakout2,809 of 2,810 launchesLast 18 months1,542 of 2,810 launches
Launches counted2,810301 hits2,571267 hits2,809300 hits1,542154 hits
Earned $100k+10.7 in 10010.4 in 10010.7 in 10010.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,062top tenth $111,964+$2,062$2,062$1,998
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.8%0.3 fewer in 1000.0%no change-6.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-3.1%$64 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.

Launches counted
2,810301 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,062top tenth $111,964+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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.

Launches counted
2,571267 hits
Earned $100k+
10.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,062
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.

Launches counted
2,809300 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,062
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.

Launches counted
1,542154 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,998
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.1%$64 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.
West-facing view
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.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.

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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