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Niches / Logic + Puzzle

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Logic + Puzzle

Games tagged both Logic and Puzzle: 708 indie paid launches, 17 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 Logic + Puzzle priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Logic and is about level with Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Logic and trails Puzzle.

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

Logic + Puzzle is about level with Logic and trails Puzzle: 10.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.4 in 100 for Logic and 14.3 in 100 for Puzzle.

That is about 0.5 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

TIEA tie
Tag oneLogic
12.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.4 in 100
$1k+75 in 100
$10k+44 in 100
Launches97 / 12 hits
A tie, apart by2.1 in 100
TIETied
This pairLogic + Puzzle
10.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.3 in 100
$1k+74 in 100
$10k+42 in 100
Launches78 / 8 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPuzzle
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
Typical earnings$5,070
Launches684 / 98 hits
Pair trails by4.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices708 in pairUnder $5438 in pair$5 to $10184 in pair$10 to $2078 in pair$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 78 games tagged both Logic and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 10.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 19 for Logic-only games and 14.9 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Logic alone and trails Puzzle alone.

Both: 78 games priced $10 to $20; 10.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 74 in 100 · $10k+ 42 in 100 · $100k+ 10 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 78 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Murders on the Yangtze Riverleads this pair21.3%
PairMurders on the Yangtze River21.3%
LogicMurders on the Yangtze River17.7%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Logic + 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

  • Murders on the Yangtze River earned 21.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 708 Logic + Puzzle launches.
  • It also leads Logic, with 17.7% of that tag's 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

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

Logic + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view696 of 708 launchesWithout the breakout707 of 708 launchesLast 18 months176 of 708 launches
Launches counted70817 hits69614 hits70716 hits1766 hits
Earned $100k+2.4 in 1001 in 422.0 in 1001 in 502.3 in 1001 in 443.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$331top tenth $14,029+$344$331$266
Chance against standardthe base-16.2%0.4 fewer in 100-5.7%0.1 fewer in 100+42.0%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.9%$13 more0.0%no change-19.6%$65 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Logic and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 708 launches.

Launches counted
70817 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$331top tenth $14,029+
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: 12 of 708 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
69614 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$344
Chance against standard
-16.2%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.9%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Murders on the Yangtze River (21.3% of the money): 707 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
70716 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$331
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 176 of 708.

Launches counted
1766 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$266
Chance against standard
+42.0%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-19.6%$65 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Logic and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 708 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: 12 of 708 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, Murders on the Yangtze River (21.3% of the money): 707 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: 176 of 708.

Logic is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Logic through every lens, all prices
LogicBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view871 of 887 launchesWithout the breakout886 of 887 launchesLast 18 months230 of 887 launches
Launches counted88723 hits87120 hits88622 hits23010 hits
Earned $100k+2.6 in 1001 in 392.3 in 1001 in 442.5 in 1001 in 404.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$331top tenth $14,029+$344$331$268
Chance against standardthe base-11.4%0.3 fewer in 100-4.2%0.1 fewer in 100+67.7%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.9%$13 more0.0%no change-19.0%$63 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Logic, 12 to 36 months old: 887 launches.

Launches counted
88723 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$331top tenth $14,029+
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: 16 of 887 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
87120 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$344
Chance against standard
-11.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.9%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Murders on the Yangtze River (17.7% of the money): 886 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
88622 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$331
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 230 of 887.

Launches counted
23010 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+67.7%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-19.0%$63 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Logic, 12 to 36 months old: 887 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: 16 of 887 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, Murders on the Yangtze River (17.7% of the money): 886 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: 230 of 887.

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
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,055 of 5,256 launchesWithout the breakout5,255 of 5,256 launchesLast 18 months1,493 of 5,256 launches
Launches counted5,256185 hits5,055174 hits5,255184 hits1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 283.4 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 294.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$421top tenth $14,242+$428$421$428
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$7 more0.0%no change+1.7%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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