Niche

Life Sim + Puzzle

Games tagged both Life Sim and Puzzle: 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 30+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5 30+ launches Reset

Showing Life Sim + Puzzle priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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

Life Sim + Puzzle is too small to compare with Life Sim and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 0 of its 31 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.3 in 100 for Life Sim and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 31 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneLife Sim

1.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 78

Typical earnings$265

Launches388 / 5 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairLife Sim + Puzzle

0 of 31launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 31 launches

$1k+26 in 100

$10k+4 of 31 launches

Launches31 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPuzzle

0.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 625

Typical earnings$159

Launches3,126 / 5 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 prices50 in pair Under $531 in pair $5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Life Sim and Puzzle priced under $5. 0 of 31 of them earned $100k+, against 1.4 in 100 for Life Sim-only games and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Life Sim alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 31 games priced under $5; 0 of 31 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 26 in 100 · $10k+ 4 of 31 launches · $100k+ 0 of 31 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

SchoolBoy Runawayleads this pair18.4%

PairSchoolBoy Runaway18.4%

Life SimSupermarket Simulator25.5%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.4%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Life Sim + Puzzle

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

SchoolBoy Runaway earned 18.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 Life Sim + Puzzle launches.
Life Sim is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 25.5% of its money.
Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.4% 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

Life Sim + Puzzle holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Life Sim + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view46 of 50 launches	Without the breakout49 of 50 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	500 hits	460 hits	490 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	0 of 50too few for a rate	0 of 46too few for a rate	0 of 49too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 46 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted: 500 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 50too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 46 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: 4 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 460 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 46too 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, SchoolBoy Runaway (18.4% 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 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Life Sim and Puzzle, 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: 4 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, SchoolBoy Runaway (18.4% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

Life Sim 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.

Life Sim through every lens, all prices
Life Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view846 of 894 launches	Without the breakout893 of 894 launches	Last 18 months292 of 894 launches
Launches counted	894127 hits	846119 hits	893126 hits	29246 hits
Earned $100k+	14.2 in 100	14.1 in 100	14.1 in 100	15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,965top tenth $194,928+	$2,054	$1,928	$2,054
Chance against standard	the base	-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+10.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.5%$89 more	-1.9%$37 less	+4.5%$89 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 894 launches.

Launches counted: 894127 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,965top tenth $194,928+
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: 48 of 894 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 846119 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,054
Chance against standard: -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.5%$89 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (25.5% of the money): 893 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 893126 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,928
Chance against standard: -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.9%$37 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 292 of 894.

Launches counted: 29246 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,054
Chance against standard: +10.9%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +4.5%$89 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Life Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 894 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: 48 of 894 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, Supermarket Simulator (25.5% of the money): 893 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: 292 of 894.

Puzzle 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.

Puzzle through every lens, all prices
Puzzle	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view5,055 of 5,256 launches	Without the breakout5,255 of 5,256 launches	Last 18 months1,493 of 5,256 launches
Launches counted	5,256185 hits	5,055174 hits	5,255184 hits	1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.5 in 1001 in 29	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$421top tenth $14,242+	$428	$421	$428
Chance against standard	the base	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.5%no change	+12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.7%$7 more	0.0%no change	+1.7%$7 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,256 launches.

Launches counted: 5,256185 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $421top tenth $14,242+
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: 201 of 5,256 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5,055174 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $428
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.7%$7 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.4% of the money): 5,255 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 5,255184 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $421
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,493 of 5,256.

Launches counted: 1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $428
Chance against standard: +12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.7%$7 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,256 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: 201 of 5,256 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, Blue Prince (7.4% of the money): 5,255 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: 1,493 of 5,256.

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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