Niche

2D + Hidden Object

Games tagged both 2D and Hidden Object: 480 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

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 100+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing 2D + Hidden Object priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with 2D and is too small to compare with Hidden Object; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

72 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner

Tag onemood tag2D

13.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.8 in 100

Typical earnings$5,569

Launches960 / 132 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pair2D + Hidden Object

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches72

72 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up

Tag twoHidden Object

5.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 19

Typical earnings$1,532

Launches173 / 9 hits

Pairno reading

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202D is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices480 in pair Under $5252 in pair $5 to $10146 in pair $10 to $2072 in pair $20 to $4010 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 72 games tagged both 2D and Hidden Object priced $10 to $20. 0 of 72 of them earned $100k+, against 14.9 in 100 for 2D-only games and 8.9 in 100 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 2D alone and is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 72 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 72 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $766.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 72 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

True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3leads this pair9.6%

PairTrue Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 39.6%

2DHollow Knight: Silksong39.3%

Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House11.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D + Hidden Object

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

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The leaders, in words

True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 earned 9.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 480 2D + Hidden Object launches.
2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 39.3% of its money.
Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 11.8% 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

2D + Hidden Object 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.

2D + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view469 of 480 launches	Without the breakout479 of 480 launches	Last 18 months150 of 480 launches
Launches counted	4801 hits	4691 hits	4790 hits	1501 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 480too few for a rate	1 of 469too few for a rate	0 of 479too few for a rate	1 of 150too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$473top tenth $3,377+	$470	$470	$383
Chance against standard	the base	+2.3%no change; too few to tell	-100.0%0.2 fewer in 100	+220.0%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-0.6%$3 less	-0.6%$3 less	-19.0%$90 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 480 launches.

Launches counted: 4801 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 480too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $473top tenth $3,377+
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 480 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4691 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 469too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $470
Chance against standard: +2.3%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -0.6%$3 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 (9.6% of the money): 479 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4790 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 479too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $470
Chance against standard: -100.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.6%$3 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 150 of 480.

Launches counted: 1501 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 150too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +220.0%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -19.0%$90 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 480 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 480 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, True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3 (9.6% of the money): 479 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: 150 of 480.

2D is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

2D through every lens, all prices
2D	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,740 of 8,238 launches	Without the breakout8,237 of 8,238 launches	Last 18 months2,299 of 8,238 launches
Launches counted	8,238239 hits	7,740217 hits	8,237238 hits	2,29974 hits
Earned $100k+	2.9 in 1001 in 34	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.9 in 1001 in 35	3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings	$286top tenth $11,851+	$303	$286	$285
Chance against standard	the base	-3.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+10.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.9%$17 more	0.0%no change	-0.3%$1 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,238 launches.

Launches counted: 8,238239 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $286top tenth $11,851+
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: 498 of 8,238 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,740217 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $303
Chance against standard: -3.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.9%$17 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (39.3% of the money): 8,237 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 8,237238 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $286
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,299 of 8,238.

Launches counted: 2,29974 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $285
Chance against standard: +10.9%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: -0.3%$1 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,238 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: 498 of 8,238 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (39.3% of the money): 8,237 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: 2,299 of 8,238.

Hidden Object 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.

Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
Hidden Object	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,584 of 1,626 launches	Without the breakout1,625 of 1,626 launches	Last 18 months466 of 1,626 launches
Launches counted	1,62620 hits	1,58419 hits	1,62519 hits	4669 hits
Earned $100k+	1.2 in 1001 in 81	1.2 in 1001 in 83	1.2 in 1001 in 86	1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings	$548top tenth $6,135+	$548	$535	$455
Chance against standard	the base	-2.5%no change	-4.9%0.1 fewer in 100	+57.0%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-2.4%$13 less	-17.0%$93 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,626 launches.

Launches counted: 1,62620 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.2 in 1001 in 81
Typical first-year earnings: $548top tenth $6,135+
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: 42 of 1,626 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,58419 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.2 in 1001 in 83
Typical first-year earnings: $548
Chance against standard: -2.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (11.8% of the money): 1,625 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,62519 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.2 in 1001 in 86
Typical first-year earnings: $535
Chance against standard: -4.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.4%$13 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 466 of 1,626.

Launches counted: 4669 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings: $455
Chance against standard: +57.0%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: -17.0%$93 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,626 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: 42 of 1,626 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, Whisper of the House (11.8% of the money): 1,625 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: 466 of 1,626.

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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