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Niches / Action-Adventure + Hidden Object

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Action-Adventure + Hidden Object

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hidden Object: 182 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action-Adventure + Hidden Object priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Action-Adventure and is too small to compare with Hidden Object; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

11 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner
Tag oneAction-Adventure
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$7,909
Launches547 / 89 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairAction-Adventure + Hidden Object
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches11

11 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up
Tag twoHidden Object
7.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 14
Typical earnings$2,044
Launches172 / 12 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices182 in pairUnder $5118 in pair$5 to $1049 in pair$10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Hidden Object priced $10 to $20. 0 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 16.6 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 7.5 in 100 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action-Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $10,817.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

CAPTUREDleads this pair11.8%
PairCAPTURED11.8%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.6%
Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House12.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Hidden Object

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

  • CAPTURED earned 11.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 182 Action-Adventure + Hidden Object launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.6% of its money.
  • Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 12.9% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action-Adventure + Hidden Object holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action-Adventure + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view180 of 182 launchesWithout the breakout181 of 182 launchesLast 18 months43 of 182 launches
Launches counted1820 hits1800 hits1810 hits430 hits
Earned $100k+0 of 182too few for a rate0 of 180too few for a rate0 of 181too few for a rate0 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$285top tenth $5,593+$285$281$179
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-1.4%$4 less-37.2%$106 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 182 launches.

Launches counted
1820 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 182too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$285top tenth $5,593+
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: 2 of 182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1800 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 180too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$285
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, CAPTURED (11.8% of the money): 181 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1810 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 181too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$281
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-1.4%$4 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 43 of 182.

Launches counted
430 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$179
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-37.2%$106 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 182 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 182 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, CAPTURED (11.8% of the money): 181 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: 43 of 182.

Action-Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,253 of 3,406 launchesWithout the breakout3,405 of 3,406 launchesLast 18 months879 of 3,406 launches
Launches counted3,406187 hits3,253179 hits3,405186 hits87959 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 186.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$375top tenth $26,502+$397$375$421
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-0.5%no change+22.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$22 more0.0%no change+12.3%$46 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 launches.

Launches counted
3,406187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375top tenth $26,502+
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: 153 of 3,406 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,253179 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$397
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$22 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.6% of the money): 3,405 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,405186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 879 of 3,406.

Launches counted
87959 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+22.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$46 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,406 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: 153 of 3,406 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, AI LIMIT (7.6% of the money): 3,405 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: 879 of 3,406.

Hidden Object 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.

Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
Hidden ObjectBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,583 of 1,625 launchesWithout the breakout1,624 of 1,625 launchesLast 18 months464 of 1,625 launches
Launches counted1,62525 hits1,58324 hits1,62424 hits4649 hits
Earned $100k+1.5 in 1001 in 651.5 in 1001 in 661.5 in 1001 in 681.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings$536top tenth $6,591+$536$536$463
Chance against standardthe base-1.5%no change-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100+26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-13.6%$73 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,625 launches.

Launches counted
1,62525 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 65
Typical first-year earnings
$536top tenth $6,591+
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: 42 of 1,625 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,58324 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 66
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-1.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (12.9% of the money): 1,624 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,62424 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 68
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 464 of 1,625.

Launches counted
4649 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings
$463
Chance against standard
+26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.6%$73 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,625 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: 42 of 1,625 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, Whisper of the House (12.9% of the money): 1,624 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: 464 of 1,625.

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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