Niche

Puzzle + Space

Games tagged both Puzzle and Space: 77 indie paid launches, 2 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 + Space 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 + Space is too small to compare with Puzzle and is too small to compare with Space: 0 of its 52 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle and 2 of 369 launches for Space.

Small sample: 52 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 + Space

0 of 52launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 52 launches

$1k+12 in 100

$10k+1 of 52 launches

Launches52 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSpace

2 of 369launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 369 launches

Typical earnings$81

Launches369 / 2 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 prices77 in pair Under $552 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 52 games tagged both Puzzle and Space priced under $5. 0 of 52 of them earned $100k+, against 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games and 2 of 317 for Space-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Puzzle alone and is too small to compare with Space alone.

Both: 52 games priced under $5; 0 of 52 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 in 100 · $10k+ 1 of 52 launches · $100k+ 0 of 52 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 52 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

Moon Mysteryleads this pair45.5%

PairMoon Mystery45.5%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%

SpaceSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection14.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Puzzle + Space

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

Moon Mystery earned 45.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 77 Puzzle + Space launches.
Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% of its money.
Space is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 14.6% 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 + Space holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Puzzle + Space through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view75 of 77 launches	Without the breakout76 of 77 launches	Last 18 months18 of 77 launches
Launches counted	772 hits	752 hits	761 hits	180 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 77too few for a rate	2 of 75too few for a rate	1 of 76too few for a rate	0 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	6 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.7%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.3%1.3 fewer in 100	-100.0%2.6 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	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 77 launches.

Launches counted: 772 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 77too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 6 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 26 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: 2 of 77 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 752 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.7%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Moon Mystery (45.5% of the money): 76 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 761 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 76too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 18 of 77.

Launches counted: 180 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 18too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%2.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 77 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: 2 of 77 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, Moon Mystery (45.5% of the money): 76 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: 18 of 77.

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.

Space 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.

Space through every lens, all prices
Space	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view663 of 689 launches	Without the breakout688 of 689 launches	Last 18 months176 of 689 launches
Launches counted	68942 hits	66341 hits	68841 hits	17610 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.2 in 1001 in 16	6.0 in 1001 in 17	5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$278top tenth $27,664+	$295	$278	$218
Chance against standard	the base	+1.4%0.1 more in 100	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-6.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.1%$17 more	0.0%no change	-21.6%$60 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 689 launches.

Launches counted: 68942 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $278top tenth $27,664+
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: 26 of 689 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 66341 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $295
Chance against standard: +1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.1%$17 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.6% of the money): 688 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 68841 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $278
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 176 of 689.

Launches counted: 17610 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $218
Chance against standard: -6.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -21.6%$60 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 689 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: 26 of 689 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.6% of the money): 688 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: 176 of 689.

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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