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Niches / Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban

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Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban

Games tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Sokoban: 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".
  • 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 Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Grid-Based Movement and beats Sokoban; priced under $5 it is level with Grid-Based Movement and is level with Sokoban.

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

Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban is level with Grid-Based Movement and is level with Sokoban: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.0 in 100 for Grid-Based Movement and 0.0 in 100 for Sokoban.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
Tag oneGrid-Based Movement
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$162
Launches140 / 0 hits
Pair is level0.0 in 100
1STTied winner
This pairGrid-Based Movement + Sokoban
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$566
Launches30 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoSokoban
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$162
Launches156 / 0 hits
Pair is level0.0 in 100
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 $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: 0.5 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 prices53 in pairUnder $530 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Sokoban priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.0 for Grid-Based Movement-only games and 0.0 for Sokoban-only games, so the mix is level with Grid-Based Movement alone and is level with Sokoban alone.

Both: 30 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $566.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

Maxwell's puzzling demonleads this pair40.0%
PairMaxwell's puzzling demon40.0%
Grid-Based MovementDemeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked20.8%
SokobanIsles of Sea and Sky38.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban

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

  • Maxwell's puzzling demon earned 40.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 53 Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban launches.
  • Grid-Based Movement is led by Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked, with 20.8% of its money.
  • Sokoban is led by Isles of Sea and Sky, with 38.7% 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

Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Grid-Based Movement + Sokoban through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view52 of 53 launchesWithout the breakout52 of 53 launchesLast 18 months30 of 53 launches
Launches counted531 hits521 hits520 hits300 hits
Earned $100k+1.9 in 1001 in 531.9 in 1001 in 530.0 in 1000.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$606top tenth $4,653+$606$606$546
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.9%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Sokoban, 6 to 30 months old: 53 launches.

Launches counted
531 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$606top tenth $4,653+
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: 1 of 53 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
521 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Maxwell's puzzling demon (40.0% of the money): 52 launches left.

Launches counted
520 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$606
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 30 of 53.

Launches counted
300 hits
Earned $100k+
0.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$546
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Grid-Based Movement and Sokoban, 6 to 30 months old: 53 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: 1 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, Maxwell's puzzling demon (40.0% of the money): 52 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 30 of 53.

Grid-Based Movement is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Grid-Based Movement through every lens, all prices
Grid-Based MovementBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view253 of 254 launchesWithout the breakout253 of 254 launchesLast 18 months145 of 254 launches
Launches counted2548 hits2538 hits2537 hits1453 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.2 in 1001 in 312.8 in 1001 in 362.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $24,693+$405$404$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.2%0.1 more in 100-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100-32.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.2%$1 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Grid-Based Movement, 6 to 30 months old: 254 launches.

Launches counted
2548 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$405top tenth $24,693+
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: 1 of 254 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2538 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (20.8% of the money): 253 launches left.

Launches counted
2537 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-9.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$1 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 145 of 254.

Launches counted
1453 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-32.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Grid-Based Movement, 6 to 30 months old: 254 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: 1 of 254 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, Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (20.8% of the money): 253 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 145 of 254.

Sokoban is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Sokoban through every lens, all prices
SokobanBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view234 of 244 launchesWithout the breakout243 of 244 launchesLast 18 months127 of 244 launches
Launches counted2443 hits2343 hits2432 hits1271 hits
Earned $100k+1.2 in 1001 in 831.3 in 1001 in 770.8 in 1001 in 1250.8 in 1001 in 125
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $6,070+$485$404$400
Chance against standardthe yardstick+8.3%0.1 more in 100-33.3%0.4 fewer in 100-33.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+20.0%$81 more0.0%no change-1.0%$4 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sokoban, 6 to 30 months old: 244 launches.

Launches counted
2443 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 83
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $6,070+
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 244 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2343 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
+8.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.0%$81 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Isles of Sea and Sky (38.7% of the money): 243 launches left.

Launches counted
2432 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 125
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-33.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 127 of 244.

Launches counted
1271 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 125
Typical first-year earnings
$400
Chance against standard
-33.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$4 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Sokoban, 6 to 30 months old: 244 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 244 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, Isles of Sea and Sky (38.7% of the money): 243 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 127 of 244.

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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