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Niches / FPS + Hidden Object

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FPS + Hidden Object

Games tagged both FPS and Hidden Object: 53 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing FPS + 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

FPS + Hidden Object is too small to compare with FPS and is too small to compare with Hidden Object: 0 of its 37 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 673 launches for FPS and 1 of 1,064 launches for Hidden Object.

Small sample: 37 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneFPS
4 of 673launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 673 launches
Typical earnings$163
Launches673 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairFPS + Hidden Object
0 of 37launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 37 launches
$1k+16 in 100
$10k+1 of 37 launches
Launches37 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoHidden Object
1 of 1,064launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 1,064 launches
Typical earnings$353
Launches1,064 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 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 prices53 in pairUnder $537 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both FPS and Hidden Object priced under $5. 0 of 37 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 636 for FPS-only games and 1 of 1,027 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with FPS alone and is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 37 games priced under $5; 0 of 37 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 16 in 100 · $10k+ 1 of 37 launches · $100k+ 0 of 37 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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

UNDERWARDleads this pair61.0%
PairUNDERWARD61.0%
FPSGray Zone Warfare20.5%
Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House13.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads FPS + 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

  • UNDERWARD earned 61.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 53 FPS + Hidden Object launches.
  • FPS is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 20.5% of its money.
  • Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 13.5% 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

FPS + Hidden Object is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

FPS + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view51 of 53 launchesWithout the breakout52 of 53 launchesLast 18 months17 of 53 launches
Launches counted531 hits511 hits520 hits170 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 53too few for a rate1 of 51too few for a rate0 of 52too few for a rate0 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 53 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 30 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both FPS and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 53 launches.

Launches counted
531 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 53too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 53 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 30 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 53 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
511 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 51too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+3.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, UNDERWARD (61.0% of the money): 52 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
520 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 52too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 53.

Launches counted
170 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both FPS and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 53 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 53 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, UNDERWARD (61.0% of the money): 52 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: 17 of 53.

FPS 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.

FPS through every lens, all prices
FPSBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,270 of 1,302 launchesWithout the breakout1,301 of 1,302 launchesLast 18 months369 of 1,302 launches
Launches counted1,302113 hits1,270112 hits1,301112 hits36938 hits
Earned $100k+8.7 in 1001 in 128.8 in 1001 in 118.6 in 1001 in 1210.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$559top tenth $60,733+$575$556$643
Chance against standardthe base+1.6%0.1 more in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+18.7%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.9%$16 more-0.5%$3 less+15.0%$84 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 1,302 launches.

Launches counted
1,302113 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$559top tenth $60,733+
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: 32 of 1,302 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,270112 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$575
Chance against standard
+1.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.9%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.5% of the money): 1,301 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,301112 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$556
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 369 of 1,302.

Launches counted
36938 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
+18.7%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+15.0%$84 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 1,302 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: 32 of 1,302 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, Gray Zone Warfare (20.5% of the money): 1,301 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: 369 of 1,302.

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 ObjectBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,615 of 1,657 launchesWithout the breakout1,656 of 1,657 launchesLast 18 months476 of 1,657 launches
Launches counted1,65724 hits1,61523 hits1,65623 hits4766 hits
Earned $100k+1.4 in 1001 in 691.4 in 1001 in 701.4 in 1001 in 721.3 in 1001 in 79
Typical first-year earnings$541top tenth $6,829+$541$541$520
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%no change-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100-13.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-3.9%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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