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Niches / Puzzle + Turn-Based Tactics

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Puzzle + Turn-Based Tactics

Games tagged both Puzzle and Turn-Based Tactics: 126 indie paid launches, 5 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 + Turn-Based Tactics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Puzzle and trails Turn-Based Tactics; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Puzzle and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Tactics.

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 + Turn-Based Tactics is too small to compare with Puzzle and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Tactics: 3 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.0 in 100 for Puzzle and 16.9 in 100 for Turn-Based Tactics.

Small sample: 27 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onePuzzle
15.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.0 in 100
Typical earnings$5,373
Launches680 / 102 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPuzzle + Turn-Based Tactics
3 of 27launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 27 launches
$1k+22 of 27 launches
$10k+13 of 27 launches
Launches27 / 3 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTurn-Based Tactics
16.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.9 in 100
Typical earnings$8,788
Launches249 / 42 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices126 in pairUnder $564 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $2027 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Puzzle and Turn-Based Tactics priced $10 to $20. 3 of 27 of them earned $100k+, against 15.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games and 17.6 in 100 for Turn-Based Tactics-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Puzzle alone and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Tactics alone.

Both: 27 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 27 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 22 of 27 launches · $10k+ 13 of 27 launches · $100k+ 3 of 27 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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

Tactical Breach Wizardsleads this pair56.1%
PairTactical Breach Wizards56.1%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%
Turn-Based TacticsTactical Breach Wizards10.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Puzzle + Turn-Based Tactics

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

  • Tactical Breach Wizards earned 56.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 126 Puzzle + Turn-Based Tactics launches.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% of its money.
  • It also leads Turn-Based Tactics, with 10.6% of that tag's 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 + Turn-Based Tactics is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Puzzle + Turn-Based Tactics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view118 of 126 launchesWithout the breakout125 of 126 launchesLast 18 months39 of 126 launches
Launches counted1265 hits1185 hits1254 hits391 hits
Earned $100k+4.0 in 1001 in 254.2 in 1001 in 244 of 125too few for a rate1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$589top tenth $32,969+$648$581under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+6.8%0.3 more in 100-19.4%0.8 fewer in 100-35.4%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+10.0%$59 more-1.4%$8 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 126 launches.

Launches counted
1265 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$589top tenth $32,969+
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: 8 of 126 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1185 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$648
Chance against standard
+6.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+10.0%$59 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Tactical Breach Wizards (56.1% of the money): 125 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1254 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 125too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$581
Chance against standard
-19.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$8 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 126.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-35.4%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle and Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 126 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: 8 of 126 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, Tactical Breach Wizards (56.1% of the money): 125 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: 39 of 126.

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.

Turn-Based Tactics 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.

Turn-Based Tactics through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based TacticsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view876 of 981 launchesWithout the breakout980 of 981 launchesLast 18 months301 of 981 launches
Launches counted98172 hits87665 hits98071 hits30125 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 148.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$717top tenth $63,122+$772$717$581
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.1 more in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100+13.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.7%$55 more0.0%no change-19.0%$136 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 981 launches.

Launches counted
98172 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$717top tenth $63,122+
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: 105 of 981 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
87665 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$772
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+7.7%$55 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tactical Breach Wizards (10.6% of the money): 980 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
98071 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$717
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 301 of 981.

Launches counted
30125 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$581
Chance against standard
+13.2%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-19.0%$136 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Tactics, 12 to 36 months old: 981 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: 105 of 981 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, Tactical Breach Wizards (10.6% of the money): 980 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: 301 of 981.

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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