Niche

Hidden Object + Sandbox

Games tagged both Hidden Object and Sandbox: 50 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Hidden Object + Sandbox 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 + Sandbox is too small to compare with Hidden Object and is too small to compare with Sandbox: 0 of its 37 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 1,064 launches for Hidden Object and 1.4 in 100 for Sandbox.

Small sample: 37 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneHidden Object

1 of 1,064launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 1,064 launches

Typical earnings$353

Launches1,064 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairHidden Object + Sandbox

0 of 37launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 37 launches

$1k+2 of 37 launches

$10k+0 of 37 launches

Launches37 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSandbox

1.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 73

Typical earnings$189

Launches438 / 6 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 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 prices50 in pair Under $537 in pair$5 to $109: too few$10 to $202: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both Hidden Object and Sandbox priced under $5. 0 of 37 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 1,027 for Hidden Object-only games and 1.5 in 100 for Sandbox-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone and is too small to compare with Sandbox alone.

Both: 37 games priced under $5; 0 of 37 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 37 launches · $10k+ 0 of 37 launches · $100k+ 0 of 37 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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

Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Islandleads this pair30.5%

PairMythwrecked: Ambrosia Island30.5%

Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House13.5%

SandboxManor Lords22.4%

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 + Sandbox

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

Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island earned 30.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 Hidden Object + Sandbox launches.
Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 13.5% of its money.
Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 22.4% 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 + Sandbox 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 + Sandbox through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view50 of 50 launches	Without the breakout49 of 50 launches	Last 18 months19 of 50 launches
Launches counted	500 hits	500 hits	490 hits	190 hits
Earned $100k+	0 of 50too few for a rate	0 of 50too few for a rate	0 of 49too few for a rate	0 of 19too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted: 500 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 50too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 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: 0 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 500 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 50too 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, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island (30.5% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 490 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 49too 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: 19 of 50.

Launches counted: 190 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 19too 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 Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 50 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: 0 of 50 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, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island (30.5% of the money): 49 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: 19 of 50.

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.

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

Sandbox through every lens, all prices
Sandbox	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,187 of 1,229 launches	Without the breakout1,228 of 1,229 launches	Last 18 months380 of 1,229 launches
Launches counted	1,229210 hits	1,187198 hits	1,228209 hits	38062 hits
Earned $100k+	17.1 in 100	16.7 in 100	17.0 in 100	16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,212top tenth $299,853+	$2,212	$2,212	$1,950
Chance against standard	the base	-2.4%0.4 fewer in 100	-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-11.8%$262 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 launches.

Launches counted: 1,229210 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212top tenth $299,853+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 1,229 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,187198 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,228209 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,212
Chance against standard: -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,229.

Launches counted: 38062 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,950
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$262 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,229 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 1,229 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, Manor Lords (22.4% of the money): 1,228 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: 380 of 1,229.

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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