Niche

Puzzle + RPG

Games tagged both Puzzle and RPG: 311 indie paid launches, 8 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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.

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$10 to $20

Showing Puzzle + RPG priced $10 to $20.

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

Puzzle + RPG is about level with Puzzle and trails RPG: 13.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.3 in 100 for Puzzle and 20.3 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 0.6 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied

Tag onePuzzle

14.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.3 in 100

Typical earnings$5,070

Launches684 / 98 hits

A tie, apart by1.2 in 100

TIETied

This pairPuzzle + RPG

13.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.2 in 100

$1k+71 in 100

$10k+45 in 100

Launches38 / 5 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

1STWinner

Tag twoRPG

20.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.3 in 100

Typical earnings$11,268

Launches789 / 160 hits

Pair trails by7.1 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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 prices311 in pair Under $5182 in pair $5 to $1086 in pair $10 to $2038 in pair$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 38 games tagged both Puzzle and RPG priced $10 to $20. 13.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.4 in 100 for Puzzle-only games and 20.6 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix is about level with Puzzle alone and trails RPG alone.

Both: 38 games priced $10 to $20; 13.2 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 71 in 100 · $10k+ 45 in 100 · $100k+ 13 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 38 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

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalleyleads this pair28.6%

PairSnufkin: Melody of Moominvalley28.6%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.4%

RPGPath of Exile 218.0%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Puzzle + RPG

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

Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley earned 28.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 311 Puzzle + RPG launches.
Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.4% of its money.
RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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

Puzzle + RPG holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Puzzle + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view233 of 311 launches	Without the breakout310 of 311 launches	Last 18 months95 of 311 launches
Launches counted	3118 hits	2337 hits	3107 hits	953 hits
Earned $100k+	2.6 in 1001 in 39	3.0 in 1001 in 33	2.3 in 1001 in 44	3 of 95too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$424top tenth $12,437+	$479	$424	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+16.8%0.4 more in 100	-12.2%0.3 fewer in 100	+22.8%0.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+13.0%$55 more	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 311 launches.

Launches counted: 3118 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings: $424top tenth $12,437+
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: 78 of 311 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2337 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $479
Chance against standard: +16.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.0%$55 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (28.6% of the money): 310 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3107 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings: $424
Chance against standard: -12.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 95 of 311.

Launches counted: 953 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 95too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +22.8%0.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 311 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: 78 of 311 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, Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (28.6% of the money): 310 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: 95 of 311.

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 view5,055 of 5,256 launches	Without the breakout5,255 of 5,256 launches	Last 18 months1,493 of 5,256 launches
Launches counted	5,256185 hits	5,055174 hits	5,255184 hits	1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.5 in 1001 in 29	4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$421top tenth $14,242+	$428	$421	$428
Chance against standard	the base	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.5%no change	+12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.7%$7 more	0.0%no change	+1.7%$7 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,256 launches.

Launches counted: 5,256185 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $421top tenth $14,242+
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: 201 of 5,256 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5,055174 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $428
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.7%$7 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.4% of the money): 5,255 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 5,255184 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $421
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: 1,493 of 5,256.

Launches counted: 1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $428
Chance against standard: +12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.7%$7 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,256 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: 201 of 5,256 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 (7.4% of the money): 5,255 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: 1,493 of 5,256.

RPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPG	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,132 of 3,723 launches	Without the breakout3,722 of 3,723 launches	Last 18 months1,023 of 3,723 launches
Launches counted	3,723297 hits	3,132251 hits	3,722296 hits	1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+	8.0 in 1001 in 13	8.0 in 1001 in 12	8.0 in 1001 in 13	8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$701top tenth $63,965+	$766	$701	$893
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+9.3%$65 more	0.0%no change	+27.4%$192 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 launches.

Launches counted: 3,723297 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $701top tenth $63,965+
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: 591 of 3,723 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,132251 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $766
Chance against standard: +0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +9.3%$65 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,722296 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $701
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,023 of 3,723.

Launches counted: 1,02385 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $893
Chance against standard: +4.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +27.4%$192 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,723 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: 591 of 3,723 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,722 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: 1,023 of 3,723.

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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