Niche

Adventure + Hidden Object

Games tagged both Adventure and Hidden Object: 620 indie paid launches, 9 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Adventure + Hidden Object priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Adventure and is about level with Hidden Object; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Adventure and is too small to compare with Hidden Object.

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

Adventure + Hidden Object is too small to compare with Adventure and is too small to compare with Hidden Object: 3 of its 103 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 6.3 in 100 for Hidden Object.

Small sample: 103 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagAdventure

15.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.7 in 100

Typical earnings$8,393

Launches1,315 / 207 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAdventure + Hidden Object

3 of 103launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 103 launches

Typical earnings$2,080

Launches103 / 3 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoHidden Object

6.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 16

Typical earnings$2,325

Launches175 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Adventure 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: 0.4 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 prices620 in pair Under $5341 in pair $5 to $10165 in pair $10 to $20103 in pair $20 to $4011 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 103 games tagged both Adventure and Hidden Object priced $10 to $20. 3 of 103 of them earned $100k+, against 16.8 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 11.1 in 100 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Adventure alone and is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 103 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 103 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,080.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 103 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

Boxes: Lost Fragmentsleads this pair18.1%

PairBoxes: Lost Fragments18.1%

AdventurePalworld27.4%

Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House13.5%

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 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

Boxes: Lost Fragments earned 18.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 620 Adventure + Hidden Object launches.
Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% of its money.
Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 13.5% 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

Adventure + 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.

Adventure + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view604 of 620 launches	Without the breakout619 of 620 launches	Last 18 months200 of 620 launches
Launches counted	6209 hits	6049 hits	6198 hits	2002 hits
Earned $100k+	1.5 in 1001 in 69	1.5 in 1001 in 67	1.3 in 1001 in 77	2 of 200too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$599top tenth $7,671+	$599	$585	$520
Chance against standard	the base	+2.6%no change	-11.0%0.2 fewer in 100	-31.1%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-2.3%$14 less	-13.2%$79 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 620 launches.

Launches counted: 6209 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.5 in 1001 in 69
Typical first-year earnings: $599top tenth $7,671+
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: 16 of 620 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 6049 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings: $599
Chance against standard: +2.6%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Boxes: Lost Fragments (18.1% of the money): 619 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 6198 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings: $585
Chance against standard: -11.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.3%$14 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 200 of 620.

Launches counted: 2002 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 200too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $520
Chance against standard: -31.1%0.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -13.2%$79 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 620 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: 16 of 620 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, Boxes: Lost Fragments (18.1% of the money): 619 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: 200 of 620.

Adventure 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.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launches	Without the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launches	Last 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches
Launches counted	7,710449 hits	7,233421 hits	7,709448 hits	2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$618top tenth $35,206+	$643	$618	$707
Chance against standard	the base	-0.1%no change	-0.2%no change	-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.0%$25 more	0.0%no change	+14.4%$89 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 launches.

Launches counted: 7,710449 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $618top tenth $35,206+
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: 477 of 7,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,233421 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $643
Chance against standard: -0.1%no change
Typical against standard: +4.0%$25 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 7,709448 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $618
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,176 of 7,710.

Launches counted: 2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $707
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +14.4%$89 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 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: 477 of 7,710 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, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 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: 2,176 of 7,710.

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 Object	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,615 of 1,657 launches	Without the breakout1,656 of 1,657 launches	Last 18 months476 of 1,657 launches
Launches counted	1,65724 hits	1,61523 hits	1,65623 hits	4766 hits
Earned $100k+	1.4 in 1001 in 69	1.4 in 1001 in 70	1.4 in 1001 in 72	1.3 in 1001 in 79
Typical first-year earnings	$541top tenth $6,829+	$541	$541	$520
Chance against standard	the base	-1.7%no change	-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-13.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-3.9%$21 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,657 launches.

Launches counted: 1,65724 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.4 in 1001 in 69
Typical first-year earnings: $541top tenth $6,829+
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 1,657 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,61523 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.4 in 1001 in 70
Typical first-year earnings: $541
Chance against standard: -1.7%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (13.5% of the money): 1,656 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,65623 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.4 in 1001 in 72
Typical first-year earnings: $541
Chance against standard: -4.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 476 of 1,657.

Launches counted: 4766 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.3 in 1001 in 79
Typical first-year earnings: $520
Chance against standard: -13.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.9%$21 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,657 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 1,657 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 (13.5% of the money): 1,656 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: 476 of 1,657.

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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