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Niches / Hidden Object + RPG

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Hidden Object + RPG

Games tagged both Hidden Object and RPG: 55 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Hidden Object + RPG 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

Hidden Object + RPG is too small to compare with Hidden Object and is too small to compare with RPG: 0 of its 41 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 1,036 launches for Hidden Object and 2 of 1,574 launches for RPG.

Small sample: 41 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneHidden Object
1 of 1,036launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 1,036 launches
Typical earnings$346
Launches1,036 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairHidden Object + RPG
0 of 41launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 41 launches
$1k+20 in 100
$10k+0 of 41 launches
Launches41 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRPG
2 of 1,574launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 1,574 launches
Typical earnings$131
Launches1,574 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 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 prices55 in pairUnder $541 in pair$5 to $109: too few$10 to $204: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 41 games tagged both Hidden Object and RPG priced under $5. 0 of 41 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 995 for Hidden Object-only games and 2 of 1,533 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 41 games priced under $5; 0 of 41 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 20 in 100 · $10k+ 0 of 41 launches · $100k+ 0 of 41 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 41 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

Hotel Business Simulatorleads this pair29.9%
PairHotel Business Simulator29.9%
Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House12.9%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hidden Object + RPG

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

  • Hotel Business Simulator earned 29.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 55 Hidden Object + RPG launches.
  • Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 12.9% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Hidden Object + RPG holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Hidden Object + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view53 of 55 launchesWithout the breakout54 of 55 launchesLast 18 months15 of 55 launches
Launches counted550 hits530 hits540 hits150 hits
Earned $100k+0 of 55too few for a rate0 of 53too few for a rate0 of 54too few for a rate0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 55 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 29 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 55 launches.

Launches counted
550 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 55too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 55 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 29 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 55 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
530 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 53too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hotel Business Simulator (29.9% of the money): 54 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
540 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 54too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 55.

Launches counted
150 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 55 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 55 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, Hotel Business Simulator (29.9% of the money): 54 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: 15 of 55.

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 view1,583 of 1,625 launchesWithout the breakout1,624 of 1,625 launchesLast 18 months464 of 1,625 launches
Launches counted1,62525 hits1,58324 hits1,62424 hits4649 hits
Earned $100k+1.5 in 1001 in 651.5 in 1001 in 661.5 in 1001 in 681.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings$536top tenth $6,591+$536$536$463
Chance against standardthe base-1.5%no change-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100+26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-13.6%$73 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,625 launches.

Launches counted
1,62525 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 65
Typical first-year earnings
$536top tenth $6,591+
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 1,625 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,58324 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 66
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-1.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (12.9% of the money): 1,624 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,62424 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 68
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 464 of 1,625.

Launches counted
4649 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings
$463
Chance against standard
+26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.6%$73 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,625 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 1,625 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 (12.9% of the money): 1,624 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: 464 of 1,625.

RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launchesWithout the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launchesLast 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted3,723297 hits3,132251 hits3,722296 hits1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+8.0 in 1001 in 138.0 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $63,965+$766$701$893
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-0.3%no change+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.3%$65 more0.0%no change+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted
3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+9.3%$65 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted
1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.4%$192 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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