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Niches / Puzzle + Puzzle Platformer
Puzzle + Puzzle Platformer
Games tagged both Puzzle and Puzzle Platformer: 785 indie paid launches, 22 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Puzzle + Puzzle Platformer priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Puzzle and is about level with Puzzle Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it trails Puzzle and is about level with Puzzle Platformer.
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.
Puzzle + Puzzle Platformer trails Puzzle and is about level with Puzzle Platformer: 8.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.0 in 100 for Puzzle and 7.0 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer.
That is 1 in 12, about 0.4 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 82 games tagged both Puzzle and Puzzle Platformer priced $10 to $20. 8.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.9 in 100 for Puzzle-only games and 2 of 47 for Puzzle Platformer-only games, so the mix trails Puzzle alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer alone.
Both: 82 games priced $10 to $20; 8.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 12), odds by size $1k+ 76 in 100 · $10k+ 38 in 100 · $100k+ 9 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 82 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
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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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.
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.
Puzzle + 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view748 of 785 launches | Without the breakout784 of 785 launches | Last 18 months221 of 785 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 78522 hits | 74817 hits | 78421 hits | 2215 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.3 in 1001 in 44 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.3 in 1001 in 44 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $203top tenth $6,607+ | $214 | $203 | $182 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -18.9%0.5 fewer in 100 | -4.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | -19.3%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.4%$11 more | 0.0%no change | -10.3%$21 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 785 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 37 of 785 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (31.0% of the money): 784 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 221 of 785.
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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view5,129 of 5,329 launches | Without the breakout5,328 of 5,329 launches | Last 18 months1,514 of 5,329 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,329188 hits | 5,129177 hits | 5,328187 hits | 1,51458 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.5 in 1001 in 28 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.5 in 1001 in 28 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $417top tenth $14,053+ | $429 | $417 | $454 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.5%no change | +8.6%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.9%$12 more | 0.0%no change | +8.9%$37 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,329 launches.
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.
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.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,514 of 5,329.
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 | 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 |
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,154 launches.
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.
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.
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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