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Niches / Physics + Puzzle Platformer

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Physics + Puzzle Platformer

Games tagged both Physics and Puzzle Platformer: 100 indie paid launches, 2 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 Physics + Puzzle Platformer priced $10 to $20.

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

Physics + Puzzle Platformer is too small to compare with Physics and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.7 in 100 for Physics and 7.0 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagPhysics
22.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.7 in 100
Typical earnings$14,880
Launches163 / 37 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPhysics + Puzzle Platformer
1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 10 launches
$1k+7 of 10 launches
$10k+5 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 1 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoPuzzle Platformer
7.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 14
Typical earnings$6,496
Launches129 / 9 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 $20Physics is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices100 in pairUnder $554 in pair$5 to $1035 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Physics and Puzzle Platformer priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 23.5 in 100 for Physics-only games and 6.7 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Physics alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 10 launches · $10k+ 5 of 10 launches · $100k+ 1 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

Carry The Glassleads this pair27.5%
PairCarry The Glass27.5%
PhysicsR.E.P.O.30.2%
Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL23.4%
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 Physics + Puzzle Platformer

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

  • Carry The Glass earned 27.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 100 Physics + Puzzle Platformer launches.
  • Physics is led by R.E.P.O., with 30.2% of its money.
  • Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 23.4% 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

Physics + Puzzle Platformer 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.

Physics + Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view96 of 100 launchesWithout the breakout99 of 100 launchesLast 18 months25 of 100 launches
Launches counted1002 hits962 hits991 hits250 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 100too few for a rate2 of 96too few for a rate1 of 99too few for a rate0 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$195top tenth $15,259+under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.2%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-49.5%1.0 fewer in 100-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; 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 Physics and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 100 launches.

Launches counted
1002 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 100too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$195top tenth $15,259+
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 100 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
962 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 96too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Carry The Glass (27.5% of the money): 99 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
991 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 99too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-49.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 100.

Launches counted
250 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 100 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 100 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, Carry The Glass (27.5% of the money): 99 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: 25 of 100.

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

Physics through every lens, all prices
PhysicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,135 of 1,157 launchesWithout the breakout1,156 of 1,157 launchesLast 18 months301 of 1,157 launches
Launches counted1,15776 hits1,13575 hits1,15675 hits30130 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 1510.0 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$417top tenth $34,042+$432$417$509
Chance against standardthe base+0.6%no change-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100+51.7%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.6%$15 more0.0%no change+22.1%$92 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,157 launches.

Launches counted
1,15776 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$417top tenth $34,042+
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: 22 of 1,157 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,13575 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$432
Chance against standard
+0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+3.6%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (30.2% of the money): 1,156 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,15675 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$417
Chance against standard
-1.2%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: 301 of 1,157.

Launches counted
30130 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$509
Chance against standard
+51.7%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+22.1%$92 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,157 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: 22 of 1,157 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, R.E.P.O. (30.2% of the money): 1,156 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: 301 of 1,157.

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

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,102 of 1,154 launchesWithout the breakout1,153 of 1,154 launchesLast 18 months330 of 1,154 launches
Launches counted1,15432 hits1,10227 hits1,15331 hits3308 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.5 in 1001 in 412.7 in 1001 in 372.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings$218top tenth $11,158+$218$218$214
Chance against standardthe base-11.6%0.3 fewer in 100-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100-12.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-1.8%$4 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,154 launches.

Launches counted
1,15432 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$218top tenth $11,158+
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: 52 of 1,154 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,10227 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-11.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (23.4% of the money): 1,153 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,15331 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 330 of 1,154.

Launches counted
3308 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
-12.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$4 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,154 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: 52 of 1,154 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, ANIMAL WELL (23.4% of the money): 1,153 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: 330 of 1,154.

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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