Niches / Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich

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Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich

Games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Lore-Rich: 56 indie paid launches, 5 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $5 to $10

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$5 to $10

Showing Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich priced $5 to $10. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Interactive Fiction and is about level with Lore-Rich; priced $5 to $10 it is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich.

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?$5 to $10

Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 4.9 in 100 for Interactive Fiction and 1 of 105 launches for Lore-Rich.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneInteractive Fiction

4.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 21

Typical earnings$1,654

Launches391 / 19 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairInteractive Fiction + Lore-Rich

0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 25 launches

$1k+14 of 25 launches

$10k+6 of 25 launches

Launches25 / 0 hits

Expected3.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagLore-Rich

1 of 105launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 105 launches

Typical earnings$1,876

Launches105 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 28), typical $1,208, from 6,979 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10Lore-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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices56 in pair Under $520 in pair $5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Lore-Rich priced $5 to $10. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 5.2 in 100 for Interactive Fiction-only games and 1 of 80 for Lore-Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Interactive Fiction alone and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich alone.

Both: 25 games priced $5 to $10; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 14 of 25 launches · $10k+ 6 of 25 launches · $100k+ 0 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Harold Halibutleads this pair31.9%

PairHarold Halibut31.9%

Interactive FictionThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty11.2%

Lore-RichLegend of Mortal28.4%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Interactive Fiction + Lore-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

Harold Halibut earned 31.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 56 Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich launches.
Interactive Fiction is led by The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty, with 11.2% of its money.
Lore-Rich is led by Legend of Mortal, with 28.4% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Interactive Fiction + Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view44 of 56 launches	Without the breakout55 of 56 launches	Last 18 months24 of 56 launches
Launches counted	565 hits	442 hits	554 hits	240 hits
Earned $100k+	8.9 in 1001 in 11	2 of 44too few for a rate	4 of 55too few for a rate	0 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-49.1%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-18.5%1.7 fewer in 100	-100.0%8.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 56 launches.

Launches counted: 565 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.9 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+: 27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 56 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 442 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.1%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Harold Halibut (31.9% of the money): 55 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 554 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 55too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -18.5%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 56.

Launches counted: 240 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%8.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 56 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 56 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, Harold Halibut (31.9% of the money): 55 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 56.

Interactive Fiction is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive Fiction	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,097 of 1,255 launches	Without the breakout1,254 of 1,255 launches	Last 18 months380 of 1,255 launches
Launches counted	1,25567 hits	1,09749 hits	1,25466 hits	38028 hits
Earned $100k+	5.3 in 1001 in 19	4.5 in 1001 in 22	5.3 in 1001 in 19	7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$804top tenth $35,643+	$795	$804	$893
Chance against standard	the base	-16.3%0.9 fewer in 100	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+38.0%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.1%$9 less	0.0%no change	+11.1%$89 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,255 launches.

Launches counted: 1,25567 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $804top tenth $35,643+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 158 of 1,255 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,09749 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $795
Chance against standard: -16.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$9 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.2% of the money): 1,254 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,25466 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $804
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,255.

Launches counted: 38028 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $893
Chance against standard: +38.0%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard: +11.1%$89 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 12 to 36 months old: 1,255 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 158 of 1,255 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, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (11.2% of the money): 1,254 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,255.

Lore-Rich is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
Lore-Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view296 of 327 launches	Without the breakout326 of 327 launches	Last 18 months106 of 327 launches
Launches counted	32730 hits	29623 hits	32629 hits	1068 hits
Earned $100k+	9.2 in 1001 in 11	7.8 in 1001 in 13	8.9 in 1001 in 11	7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,043top tenth $92,318+	$1,024	$1,043	$893
Chance against standard	the base	-15.3%1.4 fewer in 100	-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100	-17.7%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.8%$19 less	0.0%no change	-14.4%$150 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 327 launches.

Launches counted: 32730 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,043top tenth $92,318+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 327 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 29623 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,024
Chance against standard: -15.3%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.8%$19 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (28.4% of the money): 326 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 32629 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,043
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: 106 of 327.

Launches counted: 1068 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $893
Chance against standard: -17.7%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -14.4%$150 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 327 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 327 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, Legend of Mortal (28.4% of the money): 326 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 327.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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