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Niches / Dark Comedy + Story Rich

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Dark Comedy + Story Rich

Games tagged both Dark Comedy and Story Rich: 50 indie paid launches, 8 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 Dark Comedy + Story Rich priced $10 to $20.

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

Dark Comedy + Story Rich beats both its tags: 7 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 27.3 in 100 for Dark Comedy and 19.9 in 100 for Story Rich.

Small sample: 16 launches, 7 hits.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneDark Comedy
27.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds27.3 in 100
Typical earnings$18,676
Launches33 / 9 hits
Pair leads by16.5 in 100
1STWinner
This pairDark Comedy + Story Rich
7 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds7 of 16 launches
Typical earnings$46,746
Launches16 / 7 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twomood tagStory Rich
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$12,110
Launches745 / 148 hits
Pair leads by23.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2.5 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 prices50 in pairUnder $519 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Dark Comedy and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 43.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 11.8 for Dark Comedy-only games and 19.3 for Story Rich-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 43.8 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $46,746.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Kindergarten 3leads this pair23.5%
PairKindergarten 323.5%
Dark ComedyBRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT12.3%
Story RichDELTARUNE18.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dark Comedy + 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

  • Kindergarten 3 earned 23.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 Dark Comedy + Story Rich launches.
  • Dark Comedy is led by BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT, with 12.3% of its 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

Dark Comedy + Story Rich is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Dark Comedy + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view50 of 50 launchesWithout the breakout49 of 50 launchesLast 18 months31 of 50 launches
Launches counted508 hits508 hits497 hits314 hits
Earned $100k+16.0 in 10016.0 in 10014.3 in 10012.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$4,855top tenth $231,607+$4,855$3,643$1,942
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-10.6%1.7 fewer in 100-19.4%3.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-25.0%$1,212 less-60.0%$2,913 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark Comedy and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted
508 hits
Earned $100k+
16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,855top tenth $231,607+
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: 0 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
508 hits
Earned $100k+
16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,855
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Kindergarten 3 (23.5% of the money): 49 launches left.

Launches counted
497 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,643
Chance against standard
-10.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-25.0%$1,212 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 50.

Launches counted
314 hits
Earned $100k+
12.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,942
Chance against standard
-19.4%3.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-60.0%$2,913 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark Comedy and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 50 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: 0 of 50 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, Kindergarten 3 (23.5% of the money): 49 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 50.

Dark Comedy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Dark Comedy through every lens, all prices
Dark ComedyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view198 of 202 launchesWithout the breakout201 of 202 launchesLast 18 months114 of 202 launches
Launches counted20214 hits19814 hits20113 hits1144 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 146.5 in 1001 in 153.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$1,415top tenth $39,179+$1,416$1,415$1,090
Chance against standardthe yardstick+2.9%0.2 more in 100-5.8%0.4 fewer in 100-49.3%3.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change-23.0%$325 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 202 launches.

Launches counted
20214 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,415top tenth $39,179+
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: 4 of 202 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
19814 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,416
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT (12.3% of the money): 201 launches left.

Launches counted
20113 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,415
Chance against standard
-5.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 114 of 202.

Launches counted
1144 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$1,090
Chance against standard
-49.3%3.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-23.0%$325 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark Comedy, 6 to 30 months old: 202 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: 4 of 202 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, BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT (12.3% of the money): 201 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 114 of 202.

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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