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Niches / Multiple Endings + Nonlinear

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Multiple Endings + Nonlinear

Games tagged both Multiple Endings and Nonlinear: 42 indie paid launches, 4 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 Multiple Endings + Nonlinear priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it trails both its tags.

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

Multiple Endings + Nonlinear trails both its tags: 0 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Multiple Endings and 1.0 in 100 for Nonlinear.

Small sample: 17 launches, 0 hits.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagMultiple Endings
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 91
Typical earnings$401
Launches665 / 7 hits
Pair trails by1.1 in 100
3RDThird
This pairMultiple Endings + Nonlinear
0 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 17 launches
Typical earnings$303
Launches17 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twomood tagNonlinear
1.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 100
Typical earnings$303
Launches100 / 1 hits
Pair trails by1.0 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Multiple 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 prices42 in pairUnder $517 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Multiple Endings and Nonlinear priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 for Multiple Endings-only games and 1.2 for Nonlinear-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 17 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $303.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Daysleads this pair78.9%
PairInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days78.9%
Multiple EndingsLegend of Mortal12.0%
NonlinearAnother Crab's Treasure37.8%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Multiple Endings + Nonlinear

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

  • Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days earned 78.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Multiple Endings + Nonlinear launches.
  • Multiple Endings is led by Legend of Mortal, with 12.0% of its money.
  • Nonlinear is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 37.8% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Multiple Endings + Nonlinear is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Multiple Endings + Nonlinear through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months21 of 42 launches
Launches counted424 hits424 hits413 hits213 hits
Earned $100k+9.5 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 117.3 in 1001 in 1414.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,123top tenth $90,629+$2,123$2,122$3,878
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-23.2%2.2 fewer in 100+50.5%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%$1 less+82.7%$1,755 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Multiple Endings and Nonlinear, 6 to 30 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted
424 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$2,123top tenth $90,629+
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: 0 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
424 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$2,123
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (78.9% of the money): 41 launches left.

Launches counted
413 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$2,122
Chance against standard
-23.2%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 42.

Launches counted
213 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,878
Chance against standard
+50.5%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+82.7%$1,755 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Multiple Endings and Nonlinear, 6 to 30 months old: 42 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: 0 of 42 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, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (78.9% of the money): 41 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 42.

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.

Nonlinear is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Nonlinear through every lens, all prices
NonlinearBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view261 of 264 launchesWithout the breakout263 of 264 launchesLast 18 months136 of 264 launches
Launches counted26419 hits26118 hits26318 hits13611 hits
Earned $100k+7.2 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.8 in 1001 in 158.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,335top tenth $55,009+$1,335$1,314$2,123
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.2%0.3 fewer in 100-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100+12.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.6%$21 less+59.0%$788 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Nonlinear, 6 to 30 months old: 264 launches.

Launches counted
26419 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,335top tenth $55,009+
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: 3 of 264 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
26118 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,335
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (37.8% of the money): 263 launches left.

Launches counted
26318 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.6%$21 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 136 of 264.

Launches counted
13611 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,123
Chance against standard
+12.5%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+59.0%$788 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Nonlinear, 6 to 30 months old: 264 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: 3 of 264 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, Another Crab's Treasure (37.8% of the money): 263 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 136 of 264.

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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