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Niches / Dark + Hidden Object

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Dark + Hidden Object

Games tagged both Dark and Hidden Object: 109 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Dark + Hidden Object priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced under $5 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?Under $5

71 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagDark
1.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 100
Typical earnings$363
Launches841 / 8 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairDark + Hidden Object
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches71

71 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up
Tag twoHidden Object
0.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 500
Typical earnings$363
Launches1,131 / 2 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Dark 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices109 in pairUnder $571 in pair$5 to $1032 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 71 games tagged both Dark and Hidden Object priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 1.0 for Dark-only games and 0.2 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix trails Dark alone and is level with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 71 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $182.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 71 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

日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property-leads this pair9.7%
Pair日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property-9.7%
DarkMouthwashing11.5%
Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House10.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dark + 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

  • 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property- earned 9.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 109 Dark + Hidden Object launches.
  • Dark is led by Mouthwashing, with 11.5% of its money.
  • Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 10.0% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Dark + Hidden Object is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Dark + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view106 of 109 launchesWithout the breakout108 of 109 launchesLast 18 months57 of 109 launches
Launches counted1090 hits1060 hits1080 hits570 hits
Earned $100k+0.0 in 1000.0 in 1000.0 in 1000.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$364top tenth $6,063+$364$364$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-33.5%$122 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 109 launches.

Launches counted
1090 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$364top tenth $6,063+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1060 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property- (9.7% of the money): 108 launches left.

Launches counted
1080 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 109.

Launches counted
570 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-33.5%$122 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 109 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 109 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, 日本事故物件監視協会2 -Japan Stigmatized Property- (9.7% of the money): 108 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 109.

Dark holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Dark through every lens, all prices
DarkBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,414 of 1,445 launchesWithout the breakout1,444 of 1,445 launchesLast 18 months785 of 1,445 launches
Launches counted1,44574 hits1,41472 hits1,44473 hits78534 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 205.1 in 1001 in 205.1 in 1001 in 204.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$849top tenth $28,119+$887$849$808
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-15.7%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.5%$38 more0.0%no change-4.8%$41 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 6 to 30 months old: 1,445 launches.

Launches counted
1,44574 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849top tenth $28,119+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 1,445 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,41472 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$887
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+4.5%$38 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (11.5% of the money): 1,444 launches left.

Launches counted
1,44473 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 785 of 1,445.

Launches counted
78534 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$808
Chance against standard
-15.7%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.8%$41 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 6 to 30 months old: 1,445 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 1,445 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, Mouthwashing (11.5% of the money): 1,444 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 785 of 1,445.

Hidden Object holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
Hidden ObjectBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,721 of 1,767 launchesWithout the breakout1,766 of 1,767 launchesLast 18 months937 of 1,767 launches
Launches counted1,76726 hits1,72125 hits1,76625 hits93717 hits
Earned $100k+1.5 in 1001 in 671.5 in 1001 in 671.4 in 1001 in 711.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings$541top tenth $6,669+$545$541$424
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-6.7%0.1 fewer in 100+20.0%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.7%$4 more0.0%no change-21.6%$117 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 1,767 launches.

Launches counted
1,76726 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings
$541top tenth $6,669+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 46 of 1,767 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,72125 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.7%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (10.0% of the money): 1,766 launches left.

Launches counted
1,76625 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$541
Chance against standard
-6.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 937 of 1,767.

Launches counted
93717 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings
$424
Chance against standard
+20.0%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-21.6%$117 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 1,767 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 46 of 1,767 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 (10.0% of the money): 1,766 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 937 of 1,767.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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