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Niches / Interactive Fiction + Strategy

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Interactive Fiction + Strategy

Games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Strategy: 83 indie paid launches, 12 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 + Strategy 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

Interactive Fiction + Strategy beats both its tags: 6 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.7 in 100 for Interactive Fiction and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.

Small sample: 19 launches, 6 hits.

2NDTied
Tag oneInteractive Fiction
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,231
Launches270 / 45 hits
Pair leads by14.9 in 100
1STWinner
This pairInteractive Fiction + Strategy
6 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds6 of 19 launches
Typical earnings$15,382
Launches19 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDTied
Tag twoStrategy
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,226
Launches978 / 161 hits
Pair leads by15.1 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 $20

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 prices83 in pairUnder $536 in pair$5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both Interactive Fiction and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 31.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.5 for Interactive Fiction-only games and 16.2 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 31.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $15,382.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

Revenge on gold diggersleads this pair36.5%
PairRevenge on gold diggers36.5%
Interactive FictionUntil Then10.3%
StrategySlay the Spire 217.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Interactive Fiction + Strategy

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

  • Revenge on gold diggers earned 36.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 83 Interactive Fiction + Strategy launches.
  • Interactive Fiction is led by Until Then, with 10.3% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 17.1% 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 + Strategy is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Interactive Fiction + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view65 of 83 launchesWithout the breakout82 of 83 launchesLast 18 months48 of 83 launches
Launches counted8312 hits655 hits8211 hits4812 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 1007.7 in 1001 in 1313.4 in 10025.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$501top tenth $158,469+$404$501$647
Chance against standardthe yardstick-46.9%6.8 fewer in 100-7.6%1.1 fewer in 100+72.4%10.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-19.4%$97 less0.0%no change+29.1%$146 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 83 launches.

Launches counted
8312 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$501top tenth $158,469+
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: 18 of 83 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
655 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-46.9%6.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.4%$97 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Revenge on gold diggers (36.5% of the money): 82 launches left.

Launches counted
8211 hits
Earned $100k+
13.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$501
Chance against standard
-7.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 48 of 83.

Launches counted
4812 hits
Earned $100k+
25.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$647
Chance against standard
+72.4%10.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+29.1%$146 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Interactive Fiction and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 83 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: 18 of 83 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, Revenge on gold diggers (36.5% of the money): 82 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 48 of 83.

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.

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

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launchesWithout the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launchesLast 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches
Launches counted5,391337 hits4,988308 hits5,390336 hits3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 165.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$505top tenth $44,532+$545$505$505
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.9%$40 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.

Launches counted
5,391337 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505top tenth $44,532+
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: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,988308 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.9%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.

Launches counted
5,390336 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

Launches counted
3,128178 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$505
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 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: 403 of 5,391 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, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.

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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