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Niches / Incremental + Logic

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Incremental + Logic

Games tagged both Incremental and Logic: 43 indie paid launches, 1 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.

Showing Incremental + Logic priced under $5, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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

Incremental + Logic is too small to compare with Incremental and is too small to compare with Logic: 0 of its 37 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.1 in 100 for Incremental and 1 of 535 launches for Logic.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 37 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 95
Typical earnings$178
Launches854 / 9 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairIncremental + Logic
0 of 37launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 37 launches
$1k+1 of 37 launches
$10k+0 of 37 launches
Launches37 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoLogic
1 of 535launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 535 launches
Typical earnings$119
Launches535 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 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: 0.4 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 prices43 in pairUnder $537 in pair$5 to $104: too few$10 to $202: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both Incremental and Logic priced under $5. 0 of 37 of them earned $100k+, against 1.1 in 100 for Incremental-only games and 1 of 498 for Logic-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Incremental alone and is too small to compare with Logic alone.

Both: 37 games priced under $5; 0 of 37 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 1 of 37 launches · $10k+ 0 of 37 launches · $100k+ 0 of 37 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Proverbsleads this pair84.0%
PairProverbs84.0%
Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.5%
LogicMurders on the Yangtze River17.7%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Incremental + Logic

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

  • Proverbs earned 84.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Incremental + Logic launches.
  • Incremental is led by (the) Gnorp Apologue, with 7.5% of its money.
  • Logic is led by Murders on the Yangtze River, with 17.7% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Incremental + Logic is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Incremental + Logic through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view41 of 43 launchesWithout the breakout42 of 43 launchesLast 18 months14 of 43 launches
Launches counted431 hits411 hits420 hits140 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 43too few for a rate1 of 41too few for a rate0 of 42too few for a rate0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+2 of 43 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 3 of 43 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Logic, 12 to 36 months old: 43 launches.

Launches counted
431 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
2 of 43 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 3 of 43 launches
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: 2 of 43 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
411 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+4.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Proverbs (84.0% of the money): 42 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
420 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 43.

Launches counted
140 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Logic, 12 to 36 months old: 43 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: 2 of 43 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, Proverbs (84.0% of the money): 42 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: 14 of 43.

Incremental 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.

Incremental through every lens, all prices
IncrementalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view977 of 1,070 launchesWithout the breakout1,069 of 1,070 launchesLast 18 months393 of 1,070 launches
Launches counted1,07023 hits97721 hits1,06922 hits39312 hits
Earned $100k+2.1 in 1001 in 472.1 in 1001 in 472.1 in 1001 in 493.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$268top tenth $12,346+$278$268$249
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-4.3%0.1 fewer in 100+42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.7%$10 more0.0%no change-7.1%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 launches.

Launches counted
1,07023 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings
$268top tenth $12,346+
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: 93 of 1,070 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
97721 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.7%$10 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06922 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 393 of 1,070.

Launches counted
39312 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$249
Chance against standard
+42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.1%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 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: 93 of 1,070 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, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 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: 393 of 1,070.

Logic is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Logic through every lens, all prices
LogicBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view871 of 887 launchesWithout the breakout886 of 887 launchesLast 18 months230 of 887 launches
Launches counted88723 hits87120 hits88622 hits23010 hits
Earned $100k+2.6 in 1001 in 392.3 in 1001 in 442.5 in 1001 in 404.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$331top tenth $14,029+$344$331$268
Chance against standardthe base-11.4%0.3 fewer in 100-4.2%0.1 fewer in 100+67.7%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.9%$13 more0.0%no change-19.0%$63 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Logic, 12 to 36 months old: 887 launches.

Launches counted
88723 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 39
Typical first-year earnings
$331top tenth $14,029+
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: 16 of 887 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
87120 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$344
Chance against standard
-11.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.9%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Murders on the Yangtze River (17.7% of the money): 886 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
88622 hits
Earned $100k+
2.5 in 1001 in 40
Typical first-year earnings
$331
Chance against standard
-4.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 230 of 887.

Launches counted
23010 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+67.7%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
-19.0%$63 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Logic, 12 to 36 months old: 887 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: 16 of 887 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, Murders on the Yangtze River (17.7% of the money): 886 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: 230 of 887.

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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