Niche

Hidden Object + Realistic

Games tagged both Hidden Object and Realistic: 154 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Hidden Object + Realistic priced $10 to $20.

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

Hidden Object + Realistic is too small to compare with Hidden Object and is too small to compare with Realistic: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 6.3 in 100 for Hidden Object and 21.2 in 100 for Realistic.

Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied

Tag oneHidden Object

6.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 16

Typical earnings$2,325

Launches175 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairHidden Object + Realistic

1 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 11 launches

$1k+9 of 11 launches

$10k+2 of 11 launches

Launches11 / 1 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagRealistic

21.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.2 in 100

Typical earnings$11,856

Launches250 / 53 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Realistic 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: 0.4 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 prices154 in pair Under $594 in pair $5 to $1048 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Hidden Object and Realistic priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 6.1 in 100 for Hidden Object-only games and 21.8 in 100 for Realistic-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone and is too small to compare with Realistic alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 11 launches · $10k+ 2 of 11 launches · $100k+ 1 of 11 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Lushfoil Photography Simleads this pair51.2%

PairLushfoil Photography Sim51.2%

Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House13.5%

RealisticGray Zone Warfare25.2%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hidden Object + Realistic

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

Lushfoil Photography Sim earned 51.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 154 Hidden Object + Realistic launches.
Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 13.5% of its money.
Realistic is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 25.2% 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

Hidden Object + Realistic is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Hidden Object + Realistic through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view149 of 154 launches	Without the breakout153 of 154 launches	Last 18 months46 of 154 launches
Launches counted	1541 hits	1491 hits	1530 hits	460 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 154too few for a rate	1 of 149too few for a rate	0 of 153too few for a rate	0 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$575top tenth $7,835+	$556	$559	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+3.4%no change; too few to tell	-100.0%0.6 fewer in 100	-100.0%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-3.3%$19 less	-2.8%$16 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 154 launches.

Launches counted: 1541 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 154too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $575top tenth $7,835+
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: 5 of 154 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1491 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 149too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $556
Chance against standard: +3.4%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -3.3%$19 less

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Lushfoil Photography Sim (51.2% of the money): 153 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1530 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 153too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $559
Chance against standard: -100.0%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.8%$16 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 154.

Launches counted: 460 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 154 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: 5 of 154 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, Lushfoil Photography Sim (51.2% of the money): 153 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: 46 of 154.

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 Object	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,615 of 1,657 launches	Without the breakout1,656 of 1,657 launches	Last 18 months476 of 1,657 launches
Launches counted	1,65724 hits	1,61523 hits	1,65623 hits	4766 hits
Earned $100k+	1.4 in 1001 in 69	1.4 in 1001 in 70	1.4 in 1001 in 72	1.3 in 1001 in 79
Typical first-year earnings	$541top tenth $6,829+	$541	$541	$520
Chance against standard	the base	-1.7%no change	-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-13.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-3.9%$21 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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.

Realistic 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.

Realistic through every lens, all prices
Realistic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,488 of 1,520 launches	Without the breakout1,519 of 1,520 launches	Last 18 months431 of 1,520 launches
Launches counted	1,520112 hits	1,488112 hits	1,519111 hits	43134 hits
Earned $100k+	7.4 in 1001 in 14	7.5 in 1001 in 13	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$975top tenth $57,388+	$981	$975	$1,029
Chance against standard	the base	+2.2%0.2 more in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+7.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.6%$6 more	0.0%no change	+5.5%$54 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 1,520 launches.

Launches counted: 1,520112 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $975top tenth $57,388+
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 1,520 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,488112 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $981
Chance against standard: +2.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.6%$6 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (25.2% of the money): 1,519 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,519111 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $975
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 431 of 1,520.

Launches counted: 43134 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,029
Chance against standard: +7.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.5%$54 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 1,520 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 1,520 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 (25.2% of the money): 1,519 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: 431 of 1,520.

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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