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Niches / Puzzle + Trivia

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Puzzle + Trivia

Games tagged both Puzzle and Trivia: 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.

Showing Puzzle + Trivia 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 + Trivia is too small to compare with Puzzle and is too small to compare with Trivia: 0 of its 33 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle and 0 of 78 launches for Trivia.

Small sample: 33 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 + Trivia
0 of 33launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 33 launches
$1k+21 in 100
$10k+0 of 33 launches
Launches33 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTrivia
0 of 78launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 78 launches
$1k+14 in 100
$10k+1 of 78 launches
Launches78 / 0 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 pairUnder $533 in pair$5 to $1013 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both Puzzle and Trivia priced under $5. 0 of 33 of them earned $100k+, against 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games and 0 of 45 for Trivia-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Puzzle alone and is too small to compare with Trivia alone.

Both: 33 games priced under $5; 0 of 33 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 21 in 100 · $10k+ 0 of 33 launches · $100k+ 0 of 33 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museumleads this pair65.5%
PairJuufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum65.5%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%
TriviaThe Jackbox Party Pack 1143.1%
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 + Trivia

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

  • Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum earned 65.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 49 Puzzle + Trivia launches.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% of its money.
  • Trivia is led by The Jackbox Party Pack 11, with 43.1% 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 + Trivia is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Puzzle + Trivia through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view48 of 49 launchesWithout the breakout48 of 49 launchesLast 18 months15 of 49 launches
Launches counted491 hits481 hits480 hits151 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 49too few for a rate1 of 48too few for a rate0 of 48too few for a rate1 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 49 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 24 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%no change; too few to tell-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100+226.7%4.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted
491 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 49 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 24 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: 1 of 49 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
481 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 48too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.1%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum (65.5% 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: 15 of 49.

Launches counted
151 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+226.7%4.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Trivia, 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: 1 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, Juufuutei Raden™'s Guide for Pixel Museum (65.5% 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: 15 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
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,129 of 5,329 launchesWithout the breakout5,328 of 5,329 launchesLast 18 months1,514 of 5,329 launches
Launches counted5,329188 hits5,129177 hits5,328187 hits1,51458 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 283.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 283.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$417top tenth $14,053+$429$417$454
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+8.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.9%$12 more0.0%no change+8.9%$37 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Trivia 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.

Trivia through every lens, all prices
TriviaBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view105 of 116 launchesWithout the breakout115 of 116 launchesLast 18 months29 of 116 launches
Launches counted1162 hits1052 hits1151 hits292 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 116too few for a rate2 of 105too few for a rate1 of 115too few for a rate2 of 29too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$129top tenth $6,220+$135$97under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+10.5%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell-49.6%0.9 fewer in 100+300.0%5.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+4.7%$6 more-24.8%$32 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Trivia, 12 to 36 months old: 116 launches.

Launches counted
1162 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 116too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$129top tenth $6,220+
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: 11 of 116 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1052 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 105too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$135
Chance against standard
+10.5%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+4.7%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 (43.1% of the money): 115 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1151 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 115too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$97
Chance against standard
-49.6%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-24.8%$32 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 116.

Launches counted
292 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 29too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+300.0%5.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Trivia, 12 to 36 months old: 116 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: 11 of 116 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, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 (43.1% of the money): 115 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: 29 of 116.

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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