Niche

Cats + Puzzle

Games tagged both Cats and Puzzle: 217 indie paid launches, 4 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 Cats + Puzzle 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

Cats + Puzzle is too small to compare with Cats and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 0 of its 189 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 359 launches for Cats and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 189 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCats

1 of 359launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 359 launches

Typical earnings$667

Launches359 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCats + Puzzle

0 of 189launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 189 launches

Typical earnings$876

Launches189 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPuzzle

0.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 625

Typical earnings$170

Launches3,126 / 5 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 prices217 in pair Under $5189 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 189 games tagged both Cats and Puzzle priced under $5. 0 of 189 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 170 for Cats-only games and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cats alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 189 games priced under $5; 0 of 189 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $876.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 189 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

CATO: Buttered Catleads this pair25.0%

PairCATO: Buttered Cat25.0%

CatsLittle Kitty, Big City32.0%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cats + Puzzle

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

CATO: Buttered Cat earned 25.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 217 Cats + Puzzle launches.
Cats is led by Little Kitty, Big City, with 32.0% of its money.
Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.2% 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

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

Cats + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view210 of 217 launches	Without the breakout216 of 217 launches	Last 18 months60 of 217 launches
Launches counted	2174 hits	2103 hits	2163 hits	601 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 217too few for a rate	3 of 210too few for a rate	3 of 216too few for a rate	1 of 60too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$934top tenth $5,801+	$934	$934	$861
Chance against standard	the base	-22.5%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-24.7%0.5 fewer in 100	-9.6%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-7.8%$73 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 217 launches.

Launches counted: 2174 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 217too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $934top tenth $5,801+
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: 7 of 217 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2103 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 210too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $934
Chance against standard: -22.5%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, CATO: Buttered Cat (25.0% of the money): 216 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2163 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 216too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $934
Chance against standard: -24.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 60 of 217.

Launches counted: 601 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 60too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $861
Chance against standard: -9.6%0.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -7.8%$73 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cats and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 217 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: 7 of 217 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, CATO: Buttered Cat (25.0% of the money): 216 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: 60 of 217.

Cats 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.

Cats through every lens, all prices
Cats	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view470 of 491 launches	Without the breakout490 of 491 launches	Last 18 months147 of 491 launches
Launches counted	49120 hits	47019 hits	49019 hits	1476 hits
Earned $100k+	4.1 in 1001 in 25	4.0 in 1001 in 25	3.9 in 1001 in 26	4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings	$769top tenth $13,128+	$809	$769	$683
Chance against standard	the base	-0.8%no change	-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100	+0.2%no change
Typical against standard	the base	+5.2%$40 more	0.0%no change	-11.2%$86 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 491 launches.

Launches counted: 49120 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $769top tenth $13,128+
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: 21 of 491 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 47019 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $809
Chance against standard: -0.8%no change
Typical against standard: +5.2%$40 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Kitty, Big City (32.0% of the money): 490 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 49019 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $769
Chance against standard: -4.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 147 of 491.

Launches counted: 1476 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $683
Chance against standard: +0.2%no change
Typical against standard: -11.2%$86 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cats, 12 to 36 months old: 491 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: 21 of 491 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, Little Kitty, Big City (32.0% of the money): 490 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: 147 of 491.

Puzzle 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 through every lens, all prices
Puzzle	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view5,057 of 5,257 launches	Without the breakout5,256 of 5,257 launches	Last 18 months1,499 of 5,257 launches
Launches counted	5,257163 hits	5,057152 hits	5,256162 hits	1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings	$405top tenth $12,506+	$421	$405	$402
Chance against standard	the base	-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.6%no change	+14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.0%$16 more	0.0%no change	-0.7%$3 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,257 launches.

Launches counted: 5,257163 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $405top tenth $12,506+
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: 200 of 5,257 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 5,057152 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $421
Chance against standard: -3.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +4.0%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.2% of the money): 5,256 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 5,256162 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.1 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $405
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,499 of 5,257.

Launches counted: 1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $402
Chance against standard: +14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -0.7%$3 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,257 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 5,257 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): 5,256 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: 1,499 of 5,257.

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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