Niche

3D Platformer + Puzzle

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Puzzle: 295 indie paid launches, 10 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 $10 to $20

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 30+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 30+ launches Reset

Showing 3D Platformer + Puzzle priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 3D Platformer and is about level with Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle.

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

3D Platformer + Puzzle is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 2 of its 37 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 8.9 in 100 for 3D Platformer and 12.4 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 37 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied

Tag one3D Platformer

8.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 11

Typical earnings$2,672

Launches180 / 16 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair3D Platformer + Puzzle

2 of 37launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 37 launches

Typical earnings$2,298

Launches37 / 2 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPuzzle

12.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds12.4 in 100

Typical earnings$3,798

Launches686 / 85 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices295 in pair Under $5186 in pair $5 to $1063 in pair $10 to $2037 in pair$20 to $409: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 2 of 37 of them earned $100k+, against 9.8 in 100 for 3D Platformer-only games and 12.8 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 37 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 37 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,298.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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 Talos Principle 2leads this pair52.8%

PairThe Talos Principle 252.8%

3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.0%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D Platformer + Puzzle

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 Talos Principle 2 earned 52.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 295 3D Platformer + Puzzle launches.
3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.0% of its money.
Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% 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

3D Platformer + Puzzle is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

3D Platformer + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view285 of 295 launches	Without the breakout294 of 295 launches	Last 18 months88 of 295 launches
Launches counted	29510 hits	2859 hits	2949 hits	883 hits
Earned $100k+	3.4 in 1001 in 30	3.2 in 1001 in 32	3.1 in 1001 in 33	3 of 88too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$170top tenth $5,706+	$172	$170	$172
Chance against standard	the base	-6.8%0.2 fewer in 100	-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100	+0.6%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+1.2%$2 more	0.0%no change	+1.2%$2 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 295 launches.

Launches counted: 29510 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $170top tenth $5,706+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 10 of 295 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2859 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $172
Chance against standard: -6.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.2%$2 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (52.8% of the money): 294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2949 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $170
Chance against standard: -9.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 88 of 295.

Launches counted: 883 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 88too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $172
Chance against standard: +0.6%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +1.2%$2 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 295 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: 10 of 295 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 Talos Principle 2 (52.8% of the money): 294 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: 88 of 295.

3D Platformer holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

3D Platformer through every lens, all prices
3D Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,492 of 1,583 launches	Without the breakout1,582 of 1,583 launches	Last 18 months442 of 1,583 launches
Launches counted	1,58344 hits	1,49241 hits	1,58243 hits	44213 hits
Earned $100k+	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.7 in 1001 in 36	2.7 in 1001 in 37	2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings	$191top tenth $8,470+	$202	$191	$192
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%no change	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.8%$11 more	0.0%no change	+0.5%$1 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,583 launches.

Launches counted: 1,58344 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $191top tenth $8,470+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 91 of 1,583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,49241 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $202
Chance against standard: -1.1%no change
Typical against standard: +5.8%$11 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (14.0% of the money): 1,582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,58243 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 442 of 1,583.

Launches counted: 44213 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $192
Chance against standard: +5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.5%$1 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,583 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: 91 of 1,583 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 (14.0% of the money): 1,582 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: 442 of 1,583.

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

Puzzle through every lens, all prices
Puzzle	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view5,057 of 5,257 launches	Without the breakout5,256 of 5,257 launches	Last 18 months1,499 of 5,257 launches
Launches counted	5,257163 hits	5,057152 hits	5,256162 hits	1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings	$405top tenth $12,506+	$421	$405	$402
Chance against standard	the base	-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.6%no change	+14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.0%$16 more	0.0%no change	-0.7%$3 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,257 launches.

Launches counted: 5,257163 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $405top tenth $12,506+
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: 200 of 5,257 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5,057152 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $421
Chance against standard: -3.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.0%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.2% of the money): 5,256 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 5,256162 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $405
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,499 of 5,257.

Launches counted: 1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $402
Chance against standard: +14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -0.7%$3 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,257 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: 200 of 5,257 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, Blue Prince (7.2% of the money): 5,256 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: 1,499 of 5,257.

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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