Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Point & Click / Logic
Point & Click + Logic: a typical launch earns $363 in its first year
That is the median of 35 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 4 of 73 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 55% on the year before: 59 against 38.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- $363 median of 35 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −45.5% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 59 38 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 71 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 314 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
| 0.08%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.15% | 5 ranked of 71 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,819 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.16xhits against expected | 0.80x to 1.91x | 73 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,932 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 73
- Hit rate
- 5.5%1.3% to 12.6%
- Expected rate
- 4.2%
- Against expected
- 1.16x0.80x to 1.91x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
73 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $405
- Top tenth
- $42,727
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +55%
Parent tags
- Point & ClickGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- LogicGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- The Roottrees are Dead (opens the Steam store)2025 · 9,792 reviews, 96% positiveest. $3.3M
- Noun Town Language Learning (opens the Steam store)2023 · 713 reviews, 84% positiveest. $289k
- Confidential Killings - A Detective Game (opens the Steam store)2026 · 720 reviews, 76% positiveest. $219k
- Bento Blocks (opens the Steam store)2026 · 375 reviews, 97% positiveest. $114k
- A Case of Fraud (opens the Steam store)2025 · 558 reviews, 96% positiveest. $102k
- Security 51 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 468 reviews, 71% positiveest. $95k
- Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game (opens the Steam store)2025 · 455 reviews, 90% positiveest. $92k
- Looking For Fael (opens the Steam store)2026 · 168 reviews, 98% positiveest. $68k
Related niches
pairs with Point & Click- Point & Click + Investigation$4,85753 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Female Protagonist$3,03141 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Story Rich$2,569170 launches priced, 208 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Mystery$2,426120 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Psychological Horror$2,30264 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Detective$2,10470 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
More with Logic
pairs with Logic- Difficult + Logic$1,87747 launches priced, 36 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Logic$1,13385 launches priced, 101 releases in 12 months
- Mystery + Logic$72833 launches priced, 71 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Logic$71766 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Logic$60752 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Logic$60681 launches priced, 116 releases in 12 months
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