Niche

Creature Collector + Puzzle

Games tagged both Creature Collector and Puzzle: 89 indie paid launches, 3 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 Creature Collector + 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

Creature Collector + Puzzle is too small to compare with Creature Collector and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 0 of its 69 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 281 launches for Creature Collector and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 69 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCreature Collector

4 of 281launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 281 launches

Typical earnings$376

Launches281 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCreature Collector + Puzzle

0 of 69launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 69 launches

Typical earnings$485

Launches69 / 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 prices89 in pair Under $569 in pair $5 to $1011 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 69 games tagged both Creature Collector and Puzzle priced under $5. 0 of 69 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 212 for Creature Collector-only games and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Creature Collector alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 69 games priced under $5; 0 of 69 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $485.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 69 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

A Tower Full of Catsleads this pair26.3%

PairA Tower Full of Cats26.3%

Creature CollectorPalworld86.7%

PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%

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 Creature Collector + 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

A Tower Full of Cats earned 26.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 89 Creature Collector + Puzzle launches.
Creature Collector is led by Palworld, with 86.7% 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

Creature Collector + Puzzle 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.

Creature Collector + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view83 of 89 launches	Without the breakout88 of 89 launches	Last 18 months21 of 89 launches
Launches counted	893 hits	833 hits	882 hits	210 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 89too few for a rate	3 of 83too few for a rate	2 of 88too few for a rate	0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$769top tenth $14,940+	$777	$769	$1,773
Chance against standard	the base	+7.2%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-32.6%1.1 fewer in 100	-100.0%3.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+1.0%$8 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+130.6%$1,004 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Creature Collector and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 89 launches.

Launches counted: 893 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 89too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $769top tenth $14,940+
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: 6 of 89 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 833 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 83too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $777
Chance against standard: +7.2%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +1.0%$8 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Tower Full of Cats (26.3% of the money): 88 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 882 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 88too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $769
Chance against standard: -32.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 89.

Launches counted: 210 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,773
Chance against standard: -100.0%3.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +130.6%$1,004 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Creature Collector and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 89 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: 6 of 89 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, A Tower Full of Cats (26.3% of the money): 88 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: 21 of 89.

Creature Collector is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Creature Collector through every lens, all prices
Creature Collector	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view450 of 492 launches	Without the breakout491 of 492 launches	Last 18 months161 of 492 launches
Launches counted	49239 hits	45035 hits	49138 hits	16115 hits
Earned $100k+	7.9 in 1001 in 13	7.8 in 1001 in 13	7.7 in 1001 in 13	9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$908top tenth $56,466+	$1,070	$851	$1,149
Chance against standard	the base	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+17.5%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+17.8%$162 more	-6.3%$57 less	+26.5%$241 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Creature Collector, 12 to 36 months old: 492 launches.

Launches counted: 49239 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $908top tenth $56,466+
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 492 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 45035 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,070
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +17.8%$162 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (86.7% of the money): 491 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 49138 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $851
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.3%$57 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 161 of 492.

Launches counted: 16115 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,149
Chance against standard: +17.5%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +26.5%$241 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Creature Collector, 12 to 36 months old: 492 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 492 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, Palworld (86.7% of the money): 491 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: 161 of 492.

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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