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Niches / Hidden Object + Relaxing
Hidden Object + Relaxing
Games tagged both Hidden Object and Relaxing: 346 indie paid launches, 9 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Hidden Object + Relaxing priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Hidden Object and trails Relaxing; priced $10 to $20 it beats both 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.
Hidden Object + Relaxing beats both its tags: 6 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 6.9 in 100 for Hidden Object and 23.6 in 100 for Relaxing.
Small sample: 23 launches, 6 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Hidden Object and Relaxing priced $10 to $20. 26.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 4.2 for Hidden Object-only games and 23.4 for Relaxing-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 23 games priced $10 to $20; 26.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,006.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
Hidden Object + Relaxing holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view335 of 346 launches | Without the breakout345 of 346 launches | Last 18 months194 of 346 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3469 hits | 3358 hits | 3458 hits | 1946 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.3 in 1001 in 43 | 3.1 in 1001 in 32 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $722top tenth $7,680+ | $728 | $708 | $662 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -7.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -11.5%0.3 fewer in 100 | +19.2%0.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.8%$6 more | -1.9%$14 less | -8.3%$60 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 346 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 11 of 346 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (26.3% of the money): 345 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 194 of 346.
Hidden Object holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Hidden Object | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,721 of 1,767 launches | Without the breakout1,766 of 1,767 launches | Last 18 months937 of 1,767 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,76726 hits | 1,72125 hits | 1,76625 hits | 93717 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 1.5 in 1001 in 67 | 1.5 in 1001 in 67 | 1.4 in 1001 in 71 | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $541top tenth $6,669+ | $545 | $541 | $424 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -6.7%0.1 fewer in 100 | +20.0%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +0.7%$4 more | 0.0%no change | -21.6%$117 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 6 to 30 months old: 1,767 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 46 of 1,767 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (10.0% of the money): 1,766 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 937 of 1,767.
Relaxing holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Relaxing | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,742 of 2,876 launches | Without the breakout2,875 of 2,876 launches | Last 18 months1,653 of 2,876 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,876162 hits | 2,742150 hits | 2,875161 hits | 1,653103 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.6 in 1001 in 18 | 6.2 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $546top tenth $31,569+ | $581 | $546 | $485 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | +10.7%0.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +6.4%$35 more | 0.0%no change | -11.2%$61 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 134 of 2,876 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.
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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