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Niches / Hacking + Puzzle

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Hacking + Puzzle

Games tagged both Hacking and Puzzle: 41 indie paid launches, 2 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Hacking + Puzzle priced $10 to $20.

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

Hacking + Puzzle trails Hacking and beats Puzzle: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 17 launches for Hacking and 13.8 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

1STWinner
Tag oneHacking
4 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 17 launches
Typical earnings$14,417
Launches17 / 4 hits
Pair trails by3.5 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairHacking + Puzzle
2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 10 launches
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches10 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoPuzzle
13.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.8 in 100
Typical earnings$4,553
Launches775 / 107 hits
Pair leads by6.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices41 in pairUnder $519 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Hacking and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 28.6 for Hacking-only games and 13.7 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix trails Hacking alone and beats Puzzle alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,285.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulatorleads this pair63.3%
PairCyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator63.3%
HackingCyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator34.2%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.0%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +2. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Hacking + 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

  • Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator earned 63.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Hacking + Puzzle launches.
  • It also leads Hacking, with 34.2% of that tag's money.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.0% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Hacking + Puzzle is one-hit market +2: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 2 more lenses too. It holds in 0 of 3.

Hacking + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view39 of 41 launchesWithout the breakout40 of 41 launchesLast 18 months29 of 41 launches
Launches counted412 hits391 hits401 hits291 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 202.6 in 1001 in 382.5 in 1001 in 403.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$728top tenth $10,519+$728$728$728
Chance against standardthe yardstick-46.9%2.3 fewer in 100-49.0%2.4 fewer in 100-30.6%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hacking and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted
412 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$728top tenth $10,519+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-46.9%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator (63.3% of the money): 40 launches left.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-49.0%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 41.

Launches counted
291 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-30.6%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hacking and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 41 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 41 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, Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator (63.3% of the money): 40 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 41.

Hacking holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Hacking through every lens, all prices
HackingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view83 of 85 launchesWithout the breakout84 of 85 launchesLast 18 months52 of 85 launches
Launches counted855 hits834 hits844 hits523 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 174.8 in 1001 in 214.8 in 1001 in 215.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $32,306+$809$809$909
Chance against standardthe yardstick-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+12.4%$100 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hacking, 6 to 30 months old: 85 launches.

Launches counted
855 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $32,306+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 85 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
834 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator (34.2% of the money): 84 launches left.

Launches counted
844 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 85.

Launches counted
523 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.4%$100 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hacking, 6 to 30 months old: 85 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 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, Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator (34.2% of the money): 84 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 85.

Puzzle holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Puzzle through every lens, all prices
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,529 of 5,739 launchesWithout the breakout5,738 of 5,739 launchesLast 18 months3,111 of 5,739 launches
Launches counted5,739203 hits5,529192 hits5,738202 hits3,111106 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$443top tenth $14,400+$461$443$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$18 more0.0%no change-8.6%$38 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 launches.

Launches counted
5,739203 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$443top tenth $14,400+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 210 of 5,739 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,529192 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$461
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+4.1%$18 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.

Launches counted
5,738202 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$443
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,111 of 5,739.

Launches counted
3,111106 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.6%$38 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 210 of 5,739 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 (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,111 of 5,739.

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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