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Niches / Platformer + Puzzle

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Platformer + Puzzle

Games tagged both Platformer and Puzzle: 485 indie paid launches, 20 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 Platformer + Puzzle priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Platformer and is about level with Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Platformer + Puzzle trails both its tags: 11.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.5 in 100 for Platformer and 15.0 in 100 for Puzzle.

That is about 0.6 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag onePlatformer
17.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,763
Launches303 / 53 hits
Pair trails by6.0 in 100
3RDThird
This pairPlatformer + Puzzle
11.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.5 in 100
$1k+74 in 100
$10k+39 in 100
Launches61 / 7 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPuzzle
15.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.0 in 100
Typical earnings$5,373
Launches680 / 102 hits
Pair trails by3.5 in 100
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 prices485 in pairUnder $5283 in pair$5 to $10120 in pair$10 to $2061 in pair$20 to $4021 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 61 games tagged both Platformer and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 11.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 19.0 in 100 for Platformer-only games and 15.3 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 61 games priced $10 to $20; 11.5 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 74 in 100 · $10k+ 39 in 100 · $100k+ 11 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 61 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

ANIMAL WELLleads this pair40.4%
PairANIMAL WELL40.4%
PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong66.0%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience split +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Platformer + 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

  • ANIMAL WELL earned 40.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 485 Platformer + Puzzle launches.
  • Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 66.0% of its money.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% 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

Platformer + Puzzle 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.

Platformer + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view472 of 485 launchesWithout the breakout484 of 485 launchesLast 18 months134 of 485 launches
Launches counted48520 hits47215 hits48419 hits1344 hits
Earned $100k+4.1 in 1001 in 243.2 in 1001 in 313.9 in 1001 in 254 of 134too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$218top tenth $13,233+$216$218$145
Chance against standardthe base-22.9%0.9 fewer in 100-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100-27.6%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-0.9%$2 less0.0%no change-33.5%$73 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 485 launches.

Launches counted
48520 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$218top tenth $13,233+
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: 13 of 485 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
47215 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$216
Chance against standard
-22.9%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$2 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (40.4% of the money): 484 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
48419 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 134 of 485.

Launches counted
1344 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 134too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$145
Chance against standard
-27.6%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-33.5%$73 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 485 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: 13 of 485 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 (40.4% of the money): 484 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: 134 of 485.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,384 of 2,429 launchesWithout the breakout2,428 of 2,429 launchesLast 18 months639 of 2,429 launches
Launches counted2,42994 hits2,38487 hits2,42893 hits63927 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.6 in 1001 in 273.8 in 1001 in 264.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$273top tenth $13,791+$278$273$218
Chance against standardthe base-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100-1.0%no change+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.8%$5 more0.0%no change-20.1%$55 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,429 launches.

Launches counted
2,42994 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$273top tenth $13,791+
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: 45 of 2,429 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,38487 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.8%$5 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (66.0% of the money): 2,428 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,42893 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$273
Chance against standard
-1.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 639 of 2,429.

Launches counted
63927 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$55 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,429 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: 45 of 2,429 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (66.0% of the money): 2,428 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: 639 of 2,429.

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 view5,129 of 5,329 launchesWithout the breakout5,328 of 5,329 launchesLast 18 months1,514 of 5,329 launches
Launches counted5,329188 hits5,129177 hits5,328187 hits1,51458 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 283.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 283.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$417top tenth $14,053+$429$417$454
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+8.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.9%$12 more0.0%no change+8.9%$37 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,329 launches.

Launches counted
5,329188 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$417top tenth $14,053+
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: 200 of 5,329 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,129177 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$429
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.9%$12 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.2% of the money): 5,328 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5,328187 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$417
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: 1,514 of 5,329.

Launches counted
1,51458 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$454
Chance against standard
+8.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.9%$37 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,329 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: 200 of 5,329 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 (7.2% of the money): 5,328 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: 1,514 of 5,329.

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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