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Niches / Action-Adventure + Puzzle

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Action-Adventure + Puzzle

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Puzzle: 460 indie paid launches, 18 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.

Showing Action-Adventure + Puzzle priced $10 to $20.

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

Action-Adventure + Puzzle is about level with Action-Adventure and is about level with Puzzle: 14.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 12.4 in 100 for Puzzle.

That is about 0.8 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneAction-Adventure
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$5,932
Launches545 / 79 hits
A tie, apart by0.2 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairAction-Adventure + Puzzle
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
Typical earnings$4,051
Launches70 / 10 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
A tie, apart by1.9 in 100
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 prices460 in pairUnder $5247 in pair$5 to $10121 in pair$10 to $2070 in pair$20 to $4022 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 70 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 14.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.5 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 12.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is about level with Action-Adventure alone and is about level with Puzzle alone.

Both: 70 games priced $10 to $20; 14.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,051.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 70 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

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croftleads this pair22.9%
PairTomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft22.9%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.5%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + 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

  • Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft earned 22.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 460 Action-Adventure + Puzzle launches.
  • Action-Adventure is led by AI LIMIT, with 7.5% of its money.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% 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 + Puzzle 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.

Action-Adventure + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view441 of 460 launchesWithout the breakout459 of 460 launchesLast 18 months141 of 460 launches
Launches counted46018 hits44118 hits45917 hits1416 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 264.1 in 1001 in 253.7 in 1001 in 274.3 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$402top tenth $15,372+$405$397$460
Chance against standardthe base+4.3%0.2 more in 100-5.3%0.2 fewer in 100+8.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$3 more-1.2%$5 less+14.4%$58 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 460 launches.

Launches counted
46018 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$402top tenth $15,372+
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: 19 of 460 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
44118 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$3 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (22.9% of the money): 459 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
45917 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$397
Chance against standard
-5.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.2%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 141 of 460.

Launches counted
1416 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$460
Chance against standard
+8.7%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.4%$58 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 460 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: 19 of 460 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, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (22.9% of the money): 459 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: 141 of 460.

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 view3,251 of 3,405 launchesWithout the breakout3,404 of 3,405 launchesLast 18 months879 of 3,405 launches
Launches counted3,405167 hits3,251159 hits3,404166 hits87955 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 204.9 in 1001 in 216.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$376top tenth $21,454+$383$376$383
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.6%no change+27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.9%$7 more0.0%no change+1.9%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 launches.

Launches counted
3,405167 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$376top tenth $21,454+
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: 154 of 3,405 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,251159 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+1.9%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.5% of the money): 3,404 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,404166 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$376
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 879 of 3,405.

Launches counted
87955 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+27.6%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.9%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,405 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: 154 of 3,405 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 (7.5% of the money): 3,404 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 3,405.

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
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,057 of 5,257 launchesWithout the breakout5,256 of 5,257 launchesLast 18 months1,499 of 5,257 launches
Launches counted5,257163 hits5,057152 hits5,256162 hits1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.0 in 1001 in 333.1 in 1001 in 323.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $12,506+$421$405$402
Chance against standardthe base-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100-0.6%no change+14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$16 more0.0%no change-0.7%$3 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
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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