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Niches / Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer

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Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer

Games tagged both Hand-drawn and Puzzle Platformer: 43 indie paid launches, 3 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 Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 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

23 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagHand-drawn
0.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 167
Typical earnings$404
Launches683 / 4 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairHand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches23

23 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STTied winner
Tag twoPuzzle Platformer
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 143
Typical earnings$101
Launches717 / 5 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 $5Hand-drawn 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 prices43 in pairUnder $523 in pair$5 to $1011 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Hand-drawn and Puzzle Platformer priced under $5. 4.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.5 for Hand-drawn-only games and 0.6 for Puzzle Platformer-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 23 games priced under $5; 4.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 23), typical first-year earnings $156.

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

The Liar Princess and the Blind Princeleads this pair25.2%
PairThe Liar Princess and the Blind Prince25.2%
Hand-drawnNine Sols37.2%
Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL30.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +2. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer

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

  • The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince earned 25.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer launches.
  • Hand-drawn is led by Nine Sols, with 37.2% of its money.
  • Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 30.5% 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

Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 2 more lenses too. It holds in 0 of 3.

Hand-drawn + Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view41 of 43 launchesWithout the breakout42 of 43 launchesLast 18 months24 of 43 launches
Launches counted433 hits412 hits422 hits241 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 144.9 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 214.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $69,220+$485$485$485
Chance against standardthe yardstick-30.0%2.1 fewer in 100-31.4%2.2 fewer in 100-40.0%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 43 launches.

Launches counted
433 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $69,220+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 43 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
412 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-30.0%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (25.2% of the money): 42 launches left.

Launches counted
422 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-31.4%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 43.

Launches counted
241 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-40.0%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hand-drawn and Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 43 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: 2 of 43 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 Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (25.2% of the money): 42 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 43.

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

Hand-drawn through every lens, all prices
Hand-drawnBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,125 of 1,182 launchesWithout the breakout1,181 of 1,182 launchesLast 18 months593 of 1,182 launches
Launches counted1,18259 hits1,12558 hits1,18158 hits59324 hits
Earned $100k+5.0 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 194.9 in 1001 in 204.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $31,652+$842$809$787
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.0%0.2 more in 100-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100-20.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$33 more0.0%no change-2.7%$22 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 launches.

Launches counted
1,18259 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $31,652+
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: 57 of 1,182 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,12558 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$842
Chance against standard
+4.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.1%$33 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nine Sols (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.

Launches counted
1,18158 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 593 of 1,182.

Launches counted
59324 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$787
Chance against standard
-20.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.7%$22 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hand-drawn, 6 to 30 months old: 1,182 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: 57 of 1,182 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, Nine Sols (37.2% of the money): 1,181 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 593 of 1,182.

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

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,136 of 1,194 launchesWithout the breakout1,193 of 1,194 launchesLast 18 months637 of 1,194 launches
Launches counted1,19433 hits1,13629 hits1,19332 hits63715 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.6 in 1001 in 382.7 in 1001 in 372.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings$243top tenth $11,354+$283$243$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.1%0.2 fewer in 100-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+16.5%$40 more0.0%no change-0.4%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 launches.

Launches counted
1,19433 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$243top tenth $11,354+
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: 58 of 1,194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,13629 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+16.5%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.

Launches counted
1,19332 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.

Launches counted
63715 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 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: 58 of 1,194 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, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.

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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