Niche

Puzzle Platformer + RPG

Games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and RPG: 53 indie paid launches, 0 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 Platformer + RPG 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 Platformer + RPG is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer and is too small to compare with RPG: 0 of its 40 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 683 launches for Puzzle Platformer and 2 of 1,571 launches for RPG.

Small sample: 40 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onePuzzle Platformer

4 of 683launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 683 launches

Typical earnings$84

Launches683 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPuzzle Platformer + RPG

0 of 40launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 40 launches

Typical earnings$42

Launches40 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRPG

2 of 1,571launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 1,571 launches

Typical earnings$141

Launches1,571 / 2 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices53 in pair Under $540 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $20no launches$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 40 games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and RPG priced under $5. 0 of 40 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 643 for Puzzle Platformer-only games and 2 of 1,531 for RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Puzzle Platformer alone and is too small to compare with RPG alone.

Both: 40 games priced under $5; 0 of 40 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $42.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 40 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

Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimesleads this pair55.7%

PairPaper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes55.7%

Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL23.1%

RPGPath of Exile 218.0%

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 Platformer + 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

Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes earned 55.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 53 Puzzle Platformer + RPG launches.
Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 23.1% of its money.
RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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 Platformer + RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Puzzle Platformer + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view37 of 53 launches	Without the breakout52 of 53 launches	Last 18 months18 of 53 launches
Launches counted	530 hits	370 hits	520 hits	180 hits
Earned $100k+	0 of 53too few for a rate	0 of 37too few for a rate	0 of 52too few for a rate	0 of 18too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$109top tenth $6,447+	$109	$109	$76
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	-30.3%$33 less; too few to tell
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 Platformer and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 53 launches.

Launches counted: 530 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $109top tenth $6,447+
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: 16 of 53 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 370 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 37too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $109
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes (55.7% of the money): 52 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 520 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $109
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 18 of 53.

Launches counted: 180 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 18too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $76
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -30.3%$33 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 53 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: 16 of 53 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, Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes (55.7% of the money): 52 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 53.

Puzzle Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,085 of 1,139 launches	Without the breakout1,138 of 1,139 launches	Last 18 months329 of 1,139 launches
Launches counted	1,13927 hits	1,08522 hits	1,13826 hits	3297 hits
Earned $100k+	2.4 in 1001 in 42	2.0 in 1001 in 49	2.3 in 1001 in 44	2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings	$213top tenth $8,103+	$226	$213	$228
Chance against standard	the base	-14.5%0.3 fewer in 100	-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100	-10.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.1%$13 more	0.0%no change	+7.0%$15 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,139 launches.

Launches counted: 1,13927 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings: $213top tenth $8,103+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 54 of 1,139 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,08522 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.0 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings: $226
Chance against standard: -14.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +6.1%$13 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (23.1% of the money): 1,138 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,13826 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings: $213
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 329 of 1,139.

Launches counted: 3297 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings: $228
Chance against standard: -10.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +7.0%$15 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,139 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: 54 of 1,139 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, ANIMAL WELL (23.1% of the money): 1,138 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: 329 of 1,139.

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 view3,125 of 3,715 launches	Without the breakout3,714 of 3,715 launches	Last 18 months1,018 of 3,715 launches
Launches counted	3,715270 hits	3,125225 hits	3,714269 hits	1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.2 in 1001 in 14	7.2 in 1001 in 14	8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$675top tenth $51,629+	$729	$675	$859
Chance against standard	the base	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.3%no change	+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+8.0%$54 more	0.0%no change	+27.3%$184 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: 3,715 launches.

Launches counted: 3,715270 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $675top tenth $51,629+
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: 590 of 3,715 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,125225 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $729
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +8.0%$54 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,714269 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $675
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: 1,018 of 3,715.

Launches counted: 1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $859
Chance against standard: +10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +27.3%$184 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 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: 590 of 3,715 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): 3,714 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: 1,018 of 3,715.

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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