Niche

Cinematic + Hidden Object

Games tagged both Cinematic and Hidden Object: 42 indie paid launches, 2 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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.

Under $5

Showing Cinematic + Hidden Object priced under $5.

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

Cinematic + Hidden Object is too small to compare with Cinematic and is too small to compare with Hidden Object: 0 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 230 launches for Cinematic and 1 of 1,036 launches for Hidden Object.

Small sample: 23 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCinematic

0 of 230launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 230 launches

Typical earnings$268

Launches230 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCinematic + Hidden Object

0 of 23launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 23 launches

$1k+6 of 23 launches

$10k+1 of 23 launches

Launches23 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoHidden Object

1 of 1,036launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 1,036 launches

Typical earnings$346

Launches1,036 / 1 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 prices42 in pair Under $523 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Cinematic and Hidden Object priced under $5. 0 of 23 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 207 for Cinematic-only games and 1 of 1,013 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cinematic alone and is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 23 games priced under $5; 0 of 23 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 6 of 23 launches · $10k+ 1 of 23 launches · $100k+ 0 of 23 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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

10 Dead Dovesleads this pair32.1%

Pair10 Dead Doves32.1%

CinematicThe Casting of Frank Stone™9.2%

Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House12.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cinematic + 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

10 Dead Doves earned 32.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Cinematic + Hidden Object launches.
Cinematic is led by The Casting of Frank Stone™, with 9.2% 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

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

Cinematic + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view40 of 42 launches	Without the breakout41 of 42 launches	Last 18 months15 of 42 launches
Launches counted	422 hits	402 hits	411 hits	150 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 42too few for a rate	2 of 40too few for a rate	1 of 41too few for a rate	0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 43 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+5.0%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100	-100.0%4.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cinematic and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted: 422 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 43 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 402 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +5.0%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 10 Dead Doves (32.1% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 411 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -48.8%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 42.

Launches counted: 150 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%4.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cinematic and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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 42 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, 10 Dead Doves (32.1% of the money): 41 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: 15 of 42.

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

Cinematic through every lens, all prices
Cinematic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view448 of 483 launches	Without the breakout482 of 483 launches	Last 18 months144 of 483 launches
Launches counted	48364 hits	44855 hits	48263 hits	14424 hits
Earned $100k+	13.3 in 100	12.3 in 100	13.1 in 100	16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,339top tenth $162,664+	$1,138	$1,339	$1,327
Chance against standard	the base	-7.3%1.0 fewer in 100	-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+25.8%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-15.0%$201 less	0.0%no change	-0.9%$12 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cinematic, 12 to 36 months old: 483 launches.

Launches counted: 48364 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,339top tenth $162,664+
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: 35 of 483 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 44855 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,138
Chance against standard: -7.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -15.0%$201 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (9.2% of the money): 482 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 48263 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,339
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 144 of 483.

Launches counted: 14424 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,327
Chance against standard: +25.8%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -0.9%$12 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cinematic, 12 to 36 months old: 483 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: 35 of 483 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 Casting of Frank Stone™ (9.2% of the money): 482 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: 144 of 483.

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 view1,583 of 1,625 launches	Without the breakout1,624 of 1,625 launches	Last 18 months464 of 1,625 launches
Launches counted	1,62525 hits	1,58324 hits	1,62424 hits	4649 hits
Earned $100k+	1.5 in 1001 in 65	1.5 in 1001 in 66	1.5 in 1001 in 68	1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings	$536top tenth $6,591+	$536	$536	$463
Chance against standard	the base	-1.5%no change	-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100	+26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-13.6%$73 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: 1,625 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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