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Niches / Hidden Object + Walking Simulator

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Hidden Object + Walking Simulator

Games tagged both Hidden Object and Walking Simulator: 257 indie paid launches, 7 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.

Showing Hidden Object + Walking Simulator priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Hidden Object and is about level with Walking Simulator; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Hidden Object and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator.

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 + Walking Simulator is too small to compare with Hidden Object and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator: 3 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 6.3 in 100 for Hidden Object and 21.1 in 100 for Walking Simulator.

Small sample: 10 launches, 3 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 + Walking Simulator
3 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 10 launches
$1k+7 of 10 launches
$10k+7 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 3 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoWalking Simulator
21.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.1 in 100
$1k+86 in 100
$10k+54 in 100
Launches95 / 20 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 $20

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 prices257 in pairUnder $5195 in pair$5 to $1050 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Hidden Object and Walking Simulator priced $10 to $20. 3 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 4.8 in 100 for Hidden Object-only games and 20.0 in 100 for Walking Simulator-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 10 launches · $10k+ 7 of 10 launches · $100k+ 3 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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 pair23.4%
PairLushfoil Photography Sim23.4%
Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House13.5%
Walking SimulatorThe Talos Principle 218.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hidden Object + Walking Simulator

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 23.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 257 Hidden Object + Walking Simulator launches.
  • Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 13.5% of its money.
  • Walking Simulator is led by The Talos Principle 2, with 18.3% 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 + Walking Simulator holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Hidden Object + Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view247 of 257 launchesWithout the breakout256 of 257 launchesLast 18 months74 of 257 launches
Launches counted2577 hits2477 hits2566 hits741 hits
Earned $100k+2.7 in 1001 in 372.8 in 1001 in 352.3 in 1001 in 431 of 74too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$701top tenth $9,422+$707$701under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.0%0.1 more in 100-14.0%0.4 fewer in 100-50.4%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+0.9%$6 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 257 launches.

Launches counted
2577 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$701top tenth $9,422+
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: 10 of 257 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2477 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
+4.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.9%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lushfoil Photography Sim (23.4% of the money): 256 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2566 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 43
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-14.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 74 of 257.

Launches counted
741 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 74too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-50.4%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 257 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: 10 of 257 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 (23.4% of the money): 256 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: 74 of 257.

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 view1,615 of 1,657 launchesWithout the breakout1,656 of 1,657 launchesLast 18 months476 of 1,657 launches
Launches counted1,65724 hits1,61523 hits1,65623 hits4766 hits
Earned $100k+1.4 in 1001 in 691.4 in 1001 in 701.4 in 1001 in 721.3 in 1001 in 79
Typical first-year earnings$541top tenth $6,829+$541$541$520
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%no change-4.1%0.1 fewer in 100-13.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-3.9%$21 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Walking Simulator 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.

Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
Walking SimulatorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,369 of 1,429 launchesWithout the breakout1,428 of 1,429 launchesLast 18 months449 of 1,429 launches
Launches counted1,42950 hits1,36950 hits1,42849 hits44915 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.7 in 1001 in 273.4 in 1001 in 293.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings$906top tenth $16,441+$925$906$799
Chance against standardthe base+4.4%0.2 more in 100-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.1%$19 more0.0%no change-11.8%$107 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,429 launches.

Launches counted
1,42950 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$906top tenth $16,441+
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: 60 of 1,429 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,36950 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$925
Chance against standard
+4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.1%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (18.3% of the money): 1,428 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,42849 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$906
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 449 of 1,429.

Launches counted
44915 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$799
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.8%$107 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,429 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: 60 of 1,429 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 Talos Principle 2 (18.3% of the money): 1,428 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: 449 of 1,429.

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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