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Niches / Funny + Puzzle

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Funny + Puzzle

Games tagged both Funny and Puzzle: 332 indie paid launches, 15 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 Funny + Puzzle priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Funny and beats Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Funny + Puzzle beats both its tags: 22.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.4 in 100 for Funny and 13.8 in 100 for Puzzle.

That is about 1.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tagFunny
18.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.4 in 100
Typical earnings$14,168
Launches277 / 51 hits
Pair leads by3.6 in 100
1STWinner
This pairFunny + Puzzle
22.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.0 in 100
Typical earnings$19,123
Launches50 / 11 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoPuzzle
13.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.8 in 100
Typical earnings$4,553
Launches775 / 107 hits
Pair leads by8.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Funny 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 50 games tagged both Funny and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 22.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.6 for Funny-only games and 13.2 for Puzzle-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 50 games priced $10 to $20; 22.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $19,123.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 50 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 west-facing view 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

Tactical Breach Wizardsleads this pair37.3%
PairTactical Breach Wizards37.3%
FunnyDELTARUNE26.3%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.0%
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 Funny + Puzzle

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

  • Tactical Breach Wizards earned 37.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 332 Funny + Puzzle launches.
  • Funny is led by DELTARUNE, with 26.3% of its money.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.0% 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

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

Funny + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view322 of 332 launchesWithout the breakout331 of 332 launchesLast 18 months161 of 332 launches
Launches counted33215 hits32214 hits33114 hits1616 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.3 in 1001 in 234.2 in 1001 in 243.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$722top tenth $19,123+$728$722$485
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.4%0.2 fewer in 100-6.7%0.3 fewer in 100-17.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.8%$6 more0.0%no change-32.8%$237 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Funny and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 332 launches.

Launches counted
33215 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$722top tenth $19,123+
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: 10 of 332 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
32214 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-4.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.8%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tactical Breach Wizards (37.3% of the money): 331 launches left.

Launches counted
33114 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$722
Chance against standard
-6.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 161 of 332.

Launches counted
1616 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-17.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-32.8%$237 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Funny and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 332 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: 10 of 332 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, Tactical Breach Wizards (37.3% of the money): 331 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 161 of 332.

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

Funny through every lens, all prices
FunnyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,883 of 1,962 launchesWithout the breakout1,961 of 1,962 launchesLast 18 months1,086 of 1,962 launches
Launches counted1,962117 hits1,883108 hits1,961116 hits1,08656 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 185.9 in 1001 in 175.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$808top tenth $37,489+$809$808$655
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.0%0.3 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-13.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change-18.9%$153 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 6 to 30 months old: 1,962 launches.

Launches counted
1,962117 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$808top tenth $37,489+
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: 79 of 1,962 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,883108 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-5.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (26.3% of the money): 1,961 launches left.

Launches counted
1,961116 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$808
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,086 of 1,962.

Launches counted
1,08656 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$655
Chance against standard
-13.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.9%$153 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 6 to 30 months old: 1,962 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: 79 of 1,962 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, DELTARUNE (26.3% of the money): 1,961 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,086 of 1,962.

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

Puzzle through every lens, all prices
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,529 of 5,739 launchesWithout the breakout5,738 of 5,739 launchesLast 18 months3,111 of 5,739 launches
Launches counted5,739203 hits5,529192 hits5,738202 hits3,111106 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$443top tenth $14,400+$461$443$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$18 more0.0%no change-8.6%$38 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 launches.

Launches counted
5,739203 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$443top tenth $14,400+
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: 210 of 5,739 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,529192 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$461
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+4.1%$18 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.

Launches counted
5,738202 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$443
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: 3,111 of 5,739.

Launches counted
3,111106 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.6%$38 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 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: 210 of 5,739 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, Blue Prince (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,111 of 5,739.

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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