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Niches / Arcade + Point & Click

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Arcade + Point & Click

Games tagged both Arcade and Point & Click: 102 indie paid launches, 1 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 Arcade + Point & Click priced under $5, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Arcade + Point & Click is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Point & Click: 0 of its 82 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.3 in 100 for Arcade and 4 of 1,046 launches for Point & Click.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 82 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneArcade
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 376
Typical earnings$94
Launches2,258 / 6 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairArcade + Point & Click
0 of 82launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 82 launches
$1k+15 in 100
$10k+2 of 82 launches
Launches82 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPoint & Click
4 of 1,046launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 1,046 launches
Typical earnings$214
Launches1,046 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices102 in pairUnder $582 in pair$5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 82 games tagged both Arcade and Point & Click priced under $5. 0 of 82 of them earned $100k+, against 0.3 in 100 for Arcade-only games and 4 of 964 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Arcade alone and is too small to compare with Point & Click alone.

Both: 82 games priced under $5; 0 of 82 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 15 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 82 launches · $100k+ 0 of 82 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 82 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nileleads this pair57.3%
PairAgatha Christie - Death on the Nile57.3%
ArcadeREMATCH33.7%
Point & ClickSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut16.3%
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 Arcade + Point & Click

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

  • Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile earned 57.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 102 Arcade + Point & Click launches.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 33.7% of its money.
  • Point & Click is led by Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut, with 16.3% 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

Arcade + Point & Click is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Arcade + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view101 of 102 launchesWithout the breakout101 of 102 launchesLast 18 months32 of 102 launches
Launches counted1021 hits1011 hits1010 hits321 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 102too few for a rate1 of 101too few for a rate0 of 101too few for a rate1 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$131top tenth $2,710+$106$106under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.0%no change; too few to tell-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100+218.8%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-19.1%$25 less-19.1%$25 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 102 launches.

Launches counted
1021 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 102too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$131top tenth $2,710+
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: 1 of 102 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1011 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 101too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$106
Chance against standard
+1.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-19.1%$25 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile (57.3% of the money): 101 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1010 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 101too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$106
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.1%$25 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 102.

Launches counted
321 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+218.8%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 102 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: 1 of 102 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, Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile (57.3% of the money): 101 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: 32 of 102.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,559 of 3,583 launchesWithout the breakout3,582 of 3,583 launchesLast 18 months1,001 of 3,583 launches
Launches counted3,58389 hits3,55988 hits3,58288 hits1,00134 hits
Earned $100k+2.5 in 1001 in 402.5 in 1001 in 402.5 in 1001 in 413.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$219top tenth $8,430+$220$219$214
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-1.1%no change+36.7%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.5%$1 more0.0%no change-2.3%$5 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted
3,58389 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$219top tenth $8,430+
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: 24 of 3,583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55988 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$220
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+0.5%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (33.7% of the money): 3,582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58288 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$219
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,001 of 3,583.

Launches counted
1,00134 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+36.7%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-2.3%$5 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,583 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: 24 of 3,583 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, REMATCH (33.7% of the money): 3,582 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: 1,001 of 3,583.

Point & Click 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.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & ClickBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,672 of 1,727 launchesWithout the breakout1,726 of 1,727 launchesLast 18 months524 of 1,727 launches
Launches counted1,72764 hits1,67261 hits1,72663 hits52422 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 273.6 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 274.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$517top tenth $16,489+$536$517$490
Chance against standardthe base-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100+13.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.7%$19 more0.0%no change-5.2%$27 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,727 launches.

Launches counted
1,72764 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$517top tenth $16,489+
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: 55 of 1,727 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,67261 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.7%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (16.3% of the money): 1,726 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,72663 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 524 of 1,727.

Launches counted
52422 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$490
Chance against standard
+13.3%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.2%$27 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 12 to 36 months old: 1,727 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: 55 of 1,727 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (16.3% of the money): 1,726 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: 524 of 1,727.

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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