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Niches / Puzzle Platformer + Strategy
Puzzle Platformer + Strategy
Games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Strategy: 161 indie paid launches, 0 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Puzzle Platformer + Strategy priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.
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.
Puzzle Platformer + Strategy trails both its tags: 0 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 8.0 in 100 for Puzzle Platformer and 16.5 in 100 for Strategy.
Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 11 launches, 0 hits.
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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 8.7 for Puzzle Platformer-only games and 16.6 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,642.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Puzzle Platformer + Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view149 of 161 launches | Without the breakout160 of 161 launches | Last 18 months82 of 161 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1610 hits | 1490 hits | 1600 hits | 820 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 0.0 in 100 | 0.0 in 100 | 0.0 in 100 | 0.0 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $100top tenth $2,589+ | $101 | $100 | $100 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +1.0%$1 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 161 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 161 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Drill Bird (20.1% of the money): 160 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 161.
Puzzle Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Puzzle Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,136 of 1,194 launches | Without the breakout1,193 of 1,194 launches | Last 18 months637 of 1,194 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,19433 hits | 1,13629 hits | 1,19332 hits | 63715 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.8 in 1001 in 36 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 | 2.7 in 1001 in 37 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $243top tenth $11,354+ | $283 | $243 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -7.1%0.2 fewer in 100 | -3.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -14.3%0.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +16.5%$40 more | 0.0%no change | -0.4%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 58 of 1,194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.
Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Strategy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,988 of 5,391 launches | Without the breakout5,390 of 5,391 launches | Last 18 months3,128 of 5,391 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,391337 hits | 4,988308 hits | 5,390336 hits | 3,128178 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 | 5.7 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $505top tenth $44,532+ | $545 | $505 | $505 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -9.5%0.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +7.9%$40 more | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 5,391 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 403 of 5,391 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (17.1% of the money): 5,390 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,128 of 5,391.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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