Niche

Linear + Multiple Endings

Games tagged both Linear and Multiple Endings: 49 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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.

Under $5

Showing Linear + Multiple Endings priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Linear + Multiple Endings is too small to compare with Linear and is too small to compare with Multiple Endings: 1 of its 36 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 653 launches for Linear and 1.1 in 100 for Multiple Endings.

Small sample: 36 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagLinear

3 of 653launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 653 launches

Typical earnings$191

Launches653 / 3 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairLinear + Multiple Endings

1 of 36launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 36 launches

Typical earnings$112

Launches36 / 1 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagMultiple Endings

1.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 91

Typical earnings$337

Launches544 / 6 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Linear 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices49 in pair Under $536 in pair$5 to $109: too few$10 to $204: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 36 games tagged both Linear and Multiple Endings priced under $5. 1 of 36 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 617 for Linear-only games and 1.0 in 100 for Multiple Endings-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Linear alone and is too small to compare with Multiple Endings alone.

Both: 36 games priced under $5; 1 of 36 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $112.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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

Dollmareleads this pair60.0%

PairDollmare60.0%

LinearSpilled!11.0%

Multiple EndingsLegend of Mortal10.4%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Linear + 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

Dollmare earned 60.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 49 Linear + Multiple Endings launches.
Linear is led by Spilled!, with 11.0% of its money.
Multiple Endings is led by Legend of Mortal, with 10.4% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Linear + Multiple Endings is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Linear + Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view47 of 49 launches	Without the breakout48 of 49 launches	Last 18 months13 of 49 launches
Launches counted	491 hits	471 hits	480 hits	130 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 49too few for a rate	1 of 47too few for a rate	0 of 48too few for a rate	0 of 13too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$382top tenth $9,974+	$382	$382	$230
Chance against standard	the base	+4.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	-39.8%$152 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 49 launches.

Launches counted: 491 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 49too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $382top tenth $9,974+
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: 2 of 49 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 471 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 47too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $382
Chance against standard: +4.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Dollmare (60.0% of the money): 48 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 480 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $382
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 49.

Launches counted: 130 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 13too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $230
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -39.8%$152 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 49 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: 2 of 49 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, Dollmare (60.0% of the money): 48 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: 13 of 49.

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

Linear through every lens, all prices
Linear	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,010 of 1,038 launches	Without the breakout1,037 of 1,038 launches	Last 18 months289 of 1,038 launches
Launches counted	1,0389 hits	1,0107 hits	1,0378 hits	2894 hits
Earned $100k+	0.9 in 1001 in 115	0.7 in 1001 in 144	0.8 in 1001 in 130	4 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$313top tenth $5,620+	$328	$313	$287
Chance against standard	the base	-20.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-11.0%0.1 fewer in 100	+59.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+4.8%$15 more	0.0%no change	-8.3%$26 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,038 launches.

Launches counted: 1,0389 hits
Earned $100k+: 0.9 in 1001 in 115
Typical first-year earnings: $313top tenth $5,620+
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: 28 of 1,038 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,0107 hits
Earned $100k+: 0.7 in 1001 in 144
Typical first-year earnings: $328
Chance against standard: -20.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.8%$15 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spilled! (11.0% of the money): 1,037 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,0378 hits
Earned $100k+: 0.8 in 1001 in 130
Typical first-year earnings: $313
Chance against standard: -11.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 289 of 1,038.

Launches counted: 2894 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $287
Chance against standard: +59.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -8.3%$26 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,038 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: 28 of 1,038 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, Spilled! (11.0% of the money): 1,037 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: 289 of 1,038.

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

Multiple Endings through every lens, all prices
Multiple Endings	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view972 of 1,115 launches	Without the breakout1,114 of 1,115 launches	Last 18 months337 of 1,115 launches
Launches counted	1,11585 hits	97258 hits	1,11484 hits	33727 hits
Earned $100k+	7.6 in 1001 in 13	6.0 in 1001 in 17	7.5 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$1,205top tenth $69,267+	$1,177	$1,205	$1,243
Chance against standard	the base	-21.7%1.7 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	+5.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-2.3%$28 less	0.0%no change	+3.2%$38 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 1,115 launches.

Launches counted: 1,11585 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,205top tenth $69,267+
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: 143 of 1,115 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 97258 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $1,177
Chance against standard: -21.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.3%$28 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (10.4% of the money): 1,114 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,11484 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,205
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 337 of 1,115.

Launches counted: 33727 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,243
Chance against standard: +5.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +3.2%$38 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Multiple Endings, 12 to 36 months old: 1,115 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: 143 of 1,115 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 (10.4% of the money): 1,114 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: 337 of 1,115.

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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