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Dark + Thriller
Games tagged both Dark and Thriller: 147 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Dark + Thriller priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
11 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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11 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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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 11 games tagged both Dark and Thriller priced $10 to $20. 9.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.2 for Dark-only games and 18.2 for Thriller-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 9.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 11), typical first-year earnings $16,192.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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. 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.
Dark + Thriller 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 view143 of 147 launches | Without the breakout146 of 147 launches | Last 18 months78 of 147 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1476 hits | 1436 hits | 1465 hits | 783 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 4.2 in 1001 in 24 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,316top tenth $28,900+ | $1,574 | $1,316 | $887 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +2.4%0.1 more in 100 | -17.1%0.7 fewer in 100 | -7.3%0.3 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +19.6%$258 more | 0.0%no change | -32.6%$429 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Thriller, 6 to 30 months old: 147 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 147 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Zoochosis (38.9% of the money): 146 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 78 of 147.
Dark holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Dark | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,414 of 1,445 launches | Without the breakout1,444 of 1,445 launches | Last 18 months785 of 1,445 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,44574 hits | 1,41472 hits | 1,44473 hits | 78534 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $849top tenth $28,119+ | $887 | $849 | $808 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -15.7%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.5%$38 more | 0.0%no change | -4.8%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 6 to 30 months old: 1,445 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 1,445 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 (11.5% of the money): 1,444 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 785 of 1,445.
Thriller holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Thriller | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view544 of 586 launches | Without the breakout585 of 586 launches | Last 18 months316 of 586 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 58628 hits | 54425 hits | 58527 hits | 31616 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 4.6 in 1001 in 22 | 4.6 in 1001 in 22 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,293top tenth $31,494+ | $1,293 | $1,276 | $970 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -4.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | -4.2%0.2 fewer in 100 | +6.3%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.3%$17 less | -25.0%$323 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Thriller, 6 to 30 months old: 586 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 586 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, The Operator (12.6% of the money): 585 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 316 of 586.
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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