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Niches / Hand-drawn + RPG
Hand-drawn + RPG
Games tagged both Hand-drawn and RPG: 108 indie paid launches, 7 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Hand-drawn + RPG priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Hand-drawn and trails RPG; priced $10 to $20 it trails both 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.
Hand-drawn + RPG trails both its tags: 3 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.4 in 100 for Hand-drawn and 18.5 in 100 for RPG.
Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 18 launches, 3 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 18 games tagged both Hand-drawn and RPG priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.5 for Hand-drawn-only games and 18.5 for RPG-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $14,020.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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 last 18 months 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 +2. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. 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.
Hand-drawn + RPG is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 2 more lenses too. It holds in 0 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view89 of 108 launches | Without the breakout107 of 108 launches | Last 18 months55 of 108 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1087 hits | 897 hits | 1076 hits | 552 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.5 in 1001 in 15 | 7.9 in 1001 in 13 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,050top tenth $41,471+ | $728 | $783 | $1,132 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +21.5%1.4 more in 100 | -13.8%0.9 fewer in 100 | -44.6%2.9 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | -30.7%$322 less | -25.4%$267 less | +7.8%$82 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 108 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 19 of 108 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Esoteric Ebb (53.3% of the money): 107 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 55 of 108.
Hand-drawn holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hand-drawn | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,125 of 1,182 launches | Without the breakout1,181 of 1,182 launches | Last 18 months593 of 1,182 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,18259 hits | 1,12558 hits | 1,18158 hits | 59324 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 4.0 in 1001 in 25 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $809top tenth $31,652+ | $842 | $809 | $787 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +4.0%0.2 more in 100 | -2.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -20.0%1.0 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$33 more | 0.0%no change | -2.7%$22 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 57 of 1,182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 593 of 1,182.
RPG holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| RPG | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,513 of 4,151 launches | Without the breakout4,150 of 4,151 launches | Last 18 months2,257 of 4,151 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,151319 hits | 3,513268 hits | 4,150318 hits | 2,257162 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 | 7.7 in 1001 in 13 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $708top tenth $62,744+ | $728 | $708 | $607 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -6.5%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +2.8%$20 more | 0.0%no change | -14.3%$101 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 6 to 30 months old: 4,151 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 638 of 4,151 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (16.6% of the money): 4,150 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,257 of 4,151.
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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