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Niches / Arcade + Hidden Object

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Arcade + Hidden Object

Games tagged both Arcade and Hidden Object: 85 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.

Showing Arcade + Hidden Object priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Hidden Object; priced under $5 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?Under $5

57 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

TIEA tie
Tag oneArcade
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 376
Typical earnings$101
Launches2,256 / 6 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairArcade + Hidden Object
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches57

57 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie
Tag twoHidden Object
1 of 1,036launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 1,036 launches
Typical earnings$371
Launches1,036 / 1 hits
Pairno reading
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 prices85 in pairUnder $557 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 57 games tagged both Arcade and Hidden Object priced under $5. 0 of 57 of them earned $100k+, against 0.3 in 100 for Arcade-only games and 1 of 979 for Hidden Object-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Arcade alone and is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone.

Both: 57 games priced under $5; 0 of 57 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $84.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 57 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

Agatha Christie - Death on the Nileleads this pair46.8%
PairAgatha Christie - Death on the Nile46.8%
ArcadeREMATCH32.2%
Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House11.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Arcade + 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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile earned 46.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 85 Arcade + Hidden Object launches.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% 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

Arcade + Hidden Object holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Arcade + Hidden Object through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view85 of 85 launchesWithout the breakout84 of 85 launchesLast 18 months30 of 85 launches
Launches counted851 hits851 hits840 hits301 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 85too few for a rate1 of 85too few for a rate0 of 84too few for a rate1 of 30too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$142top tenth $3,547+$142$142$344
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-100.0%1.2 fewer in 100+183.3%2.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change+142.3%$202 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 85 launches.

Launches counted
851 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 85too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$142top tenth $3,547+
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: 0 of 85 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
851 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 85too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$142
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile (46.8% of the money): 84 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
840 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 84too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$142
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 30 of 85.

Launches counted
301 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 30too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$344
Chance against standard
+183.3%2.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+142.3%$202 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 85 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: 0 of 85 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, Agatha Christie - Death on the Nile (46.8% of the money): 84 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: 30 of 85.

Arcade is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted
3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$229top tenth $7,485+
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: 24 of 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted
1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 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: 24 of 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 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: 1,003 of 3,582.

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 ObjectBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,584 of 1,626 launchesWithout the breakout1,625 of 1,626 launchesLast 18 months466 of 1,626 launches
Launches counted1,62620 hits1,58419 hits1,62519 hits4669 hits
Earned $100k+1.2 in 1001 in 811.2 in 1001 in 831.2 in 1001 in 861.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings$548top tenth $6,135+$548$535$455
Chance against standardthe base-2.5%no change-4.9%0.1 fewer in 100+57.0%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-2.4%$13 less-17.0%$93 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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