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Niches / Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings

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Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings

Games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings: 298 indie paid launches, 23 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 Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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

Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings beats Interactive Fiction and is level with Multiple Endings: 21.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.7 in 100 for Interactive Fiction and 21.9 in 100 for Multiple Endings.

That is about 1.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag oneInteractive Fiction
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,231
Launches270 / 45 hits
Pair leads by5.2 in 100
1STTied winner
This pairInteractive Fiction + Multiple Endings
21.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.9 in 100
Typical earnings$13,464
Launches64 / 14 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagMultiple Endings
21.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.9 in 100
Typical earnings$10,237
Launches233 / 51 hits
Pair is level0.0 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 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Multiple Endings 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 prices298 in pairUnder $5132 in pair$5 to $1098 in pair$10 to $2064 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 64 games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings priced $10 to $20. 21.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.0 for Interactive Fiction-only games and 21.9 for Multiple Endings-only games, so the mix beats Interactive Fiction alone and is level with Multiple Endings alone.

Both: 64 games priced $10 to $20; 21.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $13,464.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 64 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

The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynastyleads this pair31.7%
PairThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty31.7%
Interactive FictionUntil Then10.3%
Multiple EndingsLegend of Mortal12.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings

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

  • The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty earned 31.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 298 Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings launches.
  • Interactive Fiction is led by Until Then, with 10.3% of its money.
  • Multiple Endings is led by Legend of Mortal, with 12.0% 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

Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings is audience-sensitive: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Interactive Fiction + Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view247 of 298 launchesWithout the breakout297 of 298 launchesLast 18 months180 of 298 launches
Launches counted29823 hits24711 hits29722 hits18013 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 134.5 in 1001 in 227.4 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$1,213top tenth $66,831+$1,010$1,211$991
Chance against standardthe yardstick-41.6%3.2 fewer in 100-3.9%0.3 fewer in 100-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-16.7%$203 less-0.2%$2 less-18.3%$222 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings, 6 to 30 months old: 298 launches.

Launches counted
29823 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213top tenth $66,831+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

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 298 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
24711 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-41.6%3.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.7%$203 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (31.7% of the money): 297 launches left.

Launches counted
29722 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,211
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 180 of 298.

Launches counted
18013 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$991
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.3%$222 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Multiple Endings, 6 to 30 months old: 298 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 298 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 (31.7% of the money): 297 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 180 of 298.

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

Interactive Fiction through every lens, all prices
Interactive FictionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,254 of 1,438 launchesWithout the breakout1,437 of 1,438 launchesLast 18 months817 of 1,438 launches
Launches counted1,43884 hits1,25464 hits1,43783 hits81755 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.1 in 1001 in 205.8 in 1001 in 176.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$909top tenth $41,699+$849$909$787
Chance against standardthe yardstick-12.1%0.7 fewer in 1000.0%no change+15.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-6.6%$60 less0.0%no change-13.4%$122 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 1,438 launches.

Launches counted
1,43884 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909top tenth $41,699+
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: 184 of 1,438 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,25464 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
-12.1%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.6%$60 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Until Then (10.3% of the money): 1,437 launches left.

Launches counted
1,43783 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909
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: 817 of 1,438.

Launches counted
81755 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$787
Chance against standard
+15.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.4%$122 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Interactive Fiction, 6 to 30 months old: 1,438 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: 184 of 1,438 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, Until Then (10.3% of the money): 1,437 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 817 of 1,438.

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

Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
Multiple EndingsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,161 of 1,318 launchesWithout the breakout1,317 of 1,318 launchesLast 18 months750 of 1,318 launches
Launches counted1,31896 hits1,16168 hits1,31795 hits75045 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 145.9 in 1001 in 177.2 in 1001 in 146.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$1,048top tenth $60,473+$1,007$1,029$808
Chance against standardthe yardstick-19.2%1.4 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100-17.8%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-3.9%$41 less-1.8%$19 less-22.9%$240 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 6 to 30 months old: 1,318 launches.

Launches counted
1,31896 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,048top tenth $60,473+
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: 157 of 1,318 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,16168 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007
Chance against standard
-19.2%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.9%$41 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (12.0% of the money): 1,317 launches left.

Launches counted
1,31795 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$19 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 750 of 1,318.

Launches counted
75045 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$808
Chance against standard
-17.8%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-22.9%$240 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 6 to 30 months old: 1,318 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: 157 of 1,318 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 (12.0% of the money): 1,317 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 750 of 1,318.

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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