Niche

Platformer + Puzzle Platformer

Games tagged both Platformer and Puzzle Platformer: 534 indie paid launches, 14 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Platformer + Puzzle Platformer 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 Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer.

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 Platformer is too small to compare with Platformer and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer: 4 of its 65 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.5 in 100 for Platformer and 7.0 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer.

Small sample: 65 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onePlatformer

17.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.5 in 100

Typical earnings$9,763

Launches303 / 53 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPlatformer + Puzzle Platformer

4 of 65launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 65 launches

$1k+80 in 100

$10k+45 in 100

Launches65 / 4 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 $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 prices534 in pair Under $5327 in pair $5 to $10127 in pair $10 to $2065 in pair $20 to $4015 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 65 games tagged both Platformer and Puzzle Platformer priced $10 to $20. 4 of 65 of them earned $100k+, against 20.6 in 100 for Platformer-only games and 7.8 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer alone.

Both: 65 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 65 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 80 in 100 · $10k+ 45 in 100 · $100k+ 4 of 65 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 65 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 pair48.9%

PairANIMAL WELL48.9%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong66.0%

Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL23.4%

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 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

ANIMAL WELL earned 48.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 534 Platformer + Puzzle Platformer launches.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 66.0% of its money.
It also leads Puzzle Platformer, with 23.4% of that tag's 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 Platformer 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 Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view520 of 534 launches	Without the breakout533 of 534 launches	Last 18 months157 of 534 launches
Launches counted	53414 hits	52010 hits	53313 hits	1572 hits
Earned $100k+	2.6 in 1001 in 38	1.9 in 1001 in 52	2.4 in 1001 in 41	2 of 157too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$243top tenth $12,204+	$221	$230	$150
Chance against standard	the base	-26.6%0.7 fewer in 100	-7.0%0.2 fewer in 100	-51.4%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-9.1%$22 less	-5.3%$13 less	-38.3%$93 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 534 launches.

Launches counted: 53414 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings: $243top tenth $12,204+
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: 14 of 534 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52010 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings: $221
Chance against standard: -26.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.1%$22 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (48.9% of the money): 533 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 53313 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings: $230
Chance against standard: -7.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.3%$13 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 534.

Launches counted: 1572 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 157too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $150
Chance against standard: -51.4%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -38.3%$93 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Platformer and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 534 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: 14 of 534 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 (48.9% of the money): 533 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: 157 of 534.

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
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,384 of 2,429 launches	Without the breakout2,428 of 2,429 launches	Last 18 months639 of 2,429 launches
Launches counted	2,42994 hits	2,38487 hits	2,42893 hits	63927 hits
Earned $100k+	3.9 in 1001 in 26	3.6 in 1001 in 27	3.8 in 1001 in 26	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$273top tenth $13,791+	$278	$273	$218
Chance against standard	the base	-5.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.0%no change	+9.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.8%$5 more	0.0%no change	-20.1%$55 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

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 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 Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,102 of 1,154 launches	Without the breakout1,153 of 1,154 launches	Last 18 months330 of 1,154 launches
Launches counted	1,15432 hits	1,10227 hits	1,15331 hits	3308 hits
Earned $100k+	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.5 in 1001 in 41	2.7 in 1001 in 37	2.4 in 1001 in 41
Typical first-year earnings	$218top tenth $11,158+	$218	$218	$214
Chance against standard	the base	-11.6%0.3 fewer in 100	-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100	-12.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-1.8%$4 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

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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