Niche

Puzzle + Romance

Games tagged both Puzzle and Romance: 49 indie paid launches, 1 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 Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Puzzle + Romance priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Puzzle + Romance is too small to compare with Puzzle and is too small to compare with Romance: 0 of its 31 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle and 1 of 210 launches for Romance.

Small sample: 31 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onePuzzle

0.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 635

Typical earnings$163

Launches3,173 / 5 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPuzzle + Romance

0 of 31launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 31 launches

$1k+2 of 31 launches

$10k+0 of 31 launches

Launches31 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRomance

1 of 210launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 210 launches

Typical earnings$338

Launches210 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices49 in pair Under $531 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Puzzle and Romance priced under $5. 0 of 31 of them earned $100k+, against 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games and 1 of 179 for Romance-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Puzzle alone and is too small to compare with Romance alone.

Both: 31 games priced under $5; 0 of 31 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 2 of 31 launches · $10k+ 0 of 31 launches · $100k+ 0 of 31 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

Superscoutleads this pair61.2%

PairSuperscout61.2%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%

RomanceFields of Mistria20.5%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Puzzle + Romance

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

Superscout earned 61.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 49 Puzzle + Romance launches.
Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% of its money.
Romance is led by Fields of Mistria, with 20.5% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Puzzle + Romance is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Puzzle + Romance through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view44 of 49 launches	Without the breakout48 of 49 launches	Last 18 months21 of 49 launches
Launches counted	491 hits	441 hits	480 hits	210 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 49too few for a rate	1 of 44too few for a rate	0 of 48too few for a rate	0 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+11.4%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 49 launches.

Launches counted: 491 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100
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: 5 of 49 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 441 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +11.4%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Superscout (61.2% of the money): 48 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 480 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 48too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 49.

Launches counted: 210 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 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 Puzzle and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 49 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: 5 of 49 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, Superscout (61.2% of the money): 48 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: 21 of 49.

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
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

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.

Romance 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.

Romance through every lens, all prices
Romance	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view524 of 592 launches	Without the breakout591 of 592 launches	Last 18 months144 of 592 launches
Launches counted	59245 hits	52439 hits	59144 hits	1449 hits
Earned $100k+	7.6 in 1001 in 13	7.4 in 1001 in 13	7.4 in 1001 in 13	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$2,188top tenth $54,648+	$2,263	$2,184	$2,058
Chance against standard	the base	-2.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-2.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-17.8%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.4%$75 more	-0.2%$4 less	-5.9%$130 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 592 launches.

Launches counted: 59245 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,188top tenth $54,648+
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: 68 of 592 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52439 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,263
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.4%$75 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fields of Mistria (20.5% of the money): 591 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 59144 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,184
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.2%$4 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 144 of 592.

Launches counted: 1449 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $2,058
Chance against standard: -17.8%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.9%$130 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 592 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: 68 of 592 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, Fields of Mistria (20.5% of the money): 591 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: 144 of 592.

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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