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Niches / Minimalist + Point & Click
Minimalist + Point & Click
Games tagged both Minimalist and Point & Click: 118 indie paid launches, 3 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Minimalist + Point & Click priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Minimalist and trails Point & Click; priced under $5 it is level with Minimalist and is level with Point & Click.
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.
Minimalist + Point & Click is level with Minimalist and is level with Point & Click: 1.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.6 in 100 for Minimalist and 0.7 in 100 for Point & Click.
That is 1 in 100, about 2.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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 101 games tagged both Minimalist and Point & Click priced under $5. 1.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.5 for Minimalist-only games and 0.6 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is level with Minimalist alone and is level with Point & Click alone.
Both: 101 games priced under $5; 1.0 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 100), typical first-year earnings $120.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 101 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.
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 +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. 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.
Minimalist + Point & Click 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view113 of 118 launches | Without the breakout117 of 118 launches | Last 18 months67 of 118 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1183 hits | 1133 hits | 1172 hits | 673 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.5 in 1001 in 40 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 1.7 in 1001 in 59 | 4.5 in 1001 in 22 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $140top tenth $4,481+ | $140 | $140 | $121 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +8.0%0.2 more in 100 | -32.0%0.8 fewer in 100 | +80.0%2.0 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -13.6%$19 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Minimalist and Point & Click, 6 to 30 months old: 118 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 118 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Rhythia (27.9% of the money): 117 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 67 of 118.
Minimalist holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Minimalist | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,171 of 1,203 launches | Without the breakout1,202 of 1,203 launches | Last 18 months683 of 1,203 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,20324 hits | 1,17124 hits | 1,20223 hits | 68313 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.0 in 1001 in 50 | 2.0 in 1001 in 50 | 1.9 in 1001 in 53 | 1.9 in 1001 in 53 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $5,558+ | $202 | $202 | $182 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -5.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -5.0%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -9.9%$20 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Minimalist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,203 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 32 of 1,203 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Cast n Chill (18.5% of the money): 1,202 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 683 of 1,203.
Point & Click holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Point & Click | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,916 of 1,981 launches | Without the breakout1,980 of 1,981 launches | Last 18 months1,107 of 1,981 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,98182 hits | 1,91679 hits | 1,98081 hits | 1,10743 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 4.1 in 1001 in 24 | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $561top tenth $15,526+ | $566 | $561 | $485 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -4.9%0.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.9%$5 more | 0.0%no change | -13.5%$76 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 6 to 30 months old: 1,981 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 65 of 1,981 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, The Roottrees are Dead (8.9% of the money): 1,980 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,107 of 1,981.
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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