Niche

Hidden Object + Strategy

Games tagged both Hidden Object and Strategy: 114 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". 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 30+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 30+ launches Reset

Showing Hidden Object + Strategy priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with Hidden Object and is too small to compare with Strategy; priced $10 to $20 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?$10 to $20

17 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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2NDRunner-up

Tag oneHidden Object

7.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 14

Typical earnings$2,044

Launches172 / 12 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pairHidden Object + Strategy

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches17

17 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner

Tag twoStrategy

18.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.8 in 100

Typical earnings$10,037

Launches845 / 159 hits

Pairno reading

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices114 in pair Under $573 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair $10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Hidden Object and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 0 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 7.7 in 100 for Hidden Object-only games and 19.2 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Hidden Object alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 17 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 17 launches · $10k+ 2 of 17 launches · $100k+ 0 of 17 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

Ship, Inc.leads this pair44.3%

PairShip, Inc.44.3%

Hidden ObjectWhisper of the House12.9%

StrategyManor Lords15.2%

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 Hidden Object + Strategy

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

Ship, Inc. earned 44.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 114 Hidden Object + Strategy launches.
Hidden Object is led by Whisper of the House, with 12.9% of its money.
Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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

Hidden Object + Strategy 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.

Hidden Object + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view111 of 114 launches	Without the breakout113 of 114 launches	Last 18 months26 of 114 launches
Launches counted	1142 hits	1112 hits	1131 hits	261 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 114too few for a rate	2 of 111too few for a rate	1 of 113too few for a rate	1 of 26too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$211top tenth $1,916+	$214	$188	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.7%no change; too few to tell	-49.6%0.9 fewer in 100	+119.2%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+1.4%$3 more	-10.9%$23 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 114 launches.

Launches counted: 1142 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 114too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $211top tenth $1,916+
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: 3 of 114 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1112 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 111too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $214
Chance against standard: +2.7%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +1.4%$3 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Ship, Inc. (44.3% of the money): 113 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1131 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 113too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $188
Chance against standard: -49.6%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -10.9%$23 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 114.

Launches counted: 261 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 26too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +119.2%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Hidden Object and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 114 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: 3 of 114 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, Ship, Inc. (44.3% of the money): 113 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: 26 of 114.

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 Object	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,583 of 1,625 launches	Without the breakout1,624 of 1,625 launches	Last 18 months464 of 1,625 launches
Launches counted	1,62525 hits	1,58324 hits	1,62424 hits	4649 hits
Earned $100k+	1.5 in 1001 in 65	1.5 in 1001 in 66	1.5 in 1001 in 68	1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings	$536top tenth $6,591+	$536	$536	$463
Chance against standard	the base	-1.5%no change	-3.9%0.1 fewer in 100	+26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-13.6%$73 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,625 launches.

Launches counted: 1,62525 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.5 in 1001 in 65
Typical first-year earnings: $536top tenth $6,591+
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 1,625 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,58324 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.5 in 1001 in 66
Typical first-year earnings: $536
Chance against standard: -1.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Whisper of the House (12.9% of the money): 1,624 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,62424 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.5 in 1001 in 68
Typical first-year earnings: $536
Chance against standard: -3.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 464 of 1,625.

Launches counted: 4649 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.9 in 1001 in 52
Typical first-year earnings: $463
Chance against standard: +26.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -13.6%$73 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hidden Object, 12 to 36 months old: 1,625 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 1,625 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 (12.9% of the money): 1,624 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: 464 of 1,625.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launches	Without the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launches	Last 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted	4,688325 hits	4,307297 hits	4,687324 hits	1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 15	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$439top tenth $49,022+	$496	$439	$521
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+13.0%$57 more	0.0%no change	+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted: 4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $496
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +13.0%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted: 1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $521
Chance against standard: +5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.7%$82 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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