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Niches / Incremental + Puzzle

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Incremental + Puzzle

Games tagged both Incremental and Puzzle: 273 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Incremental + 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

Incremental + Puzzle is too small to compare with Incremental and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 0 of its 229 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.2 in 100 for Incremental and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 229 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneIncremental
1.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 85
Typical earnings$191
Launches854 / 10 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairIncremental + Puzzle
0 of 229launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 229 launches
Typical earnings$117
Launches229 / 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 prices273 in pairUnder $5229 in pair$5 to $1036 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 229 games tagged both Incremental and Puzzle priced under $5. 0 of 229 of them earned $100k+, against 1.6 in 100 for Incremental-only games and 0.2 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Incremental alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 229 games priced under $5; 0 of 229 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $117.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 229 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

Proverbsleads this pair26.7%
PairProverbs26.7%
Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.2%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.2%
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 Incremental + 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

  • Proverbs earned 26.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 273 Incremental + Puzzle launches.
  • Incremental is led by (the) Gnorp Apologue, with 7.2% 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

Incremental + Puzzle 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.

Incremental + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view254 of 273 launchesWithout the breakout272 of 273 launchesLast 18 months79 of 273 launches
Launches counted2731 hits2541 hits2720 hits790 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 273too few for a rate1 of 254too few for a rate0 of 272too few for a rate0 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$142top tenth $3,083+$153$142$76
Chance against standardthe base+7.5%no change; too few to tell-100.0%0.4 fewer in 100-100.0%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+7.7%$11 more0.0%no change-46.5%$66 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 273 launches.

Launches counted
2731 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 273too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$142top tenth $3,083+
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: 19 of 273 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2541 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 254too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$153
Chance against standard
+7.5%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+7.7%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Proverbs (26.7% of the money): 272 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2720 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 272too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$142
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 79 of 273.

Launches counted
790 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 79too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$76
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-46.5%$66 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Incremental and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 273 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: 19 of 273 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 (26.7% of the money): 272 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: 79 of 273.

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 months394 of 1,070 launches
Launches counted1,07022 hits97720 hits1,06921 hits39411 hits
Earned $100k+2.1 in 1001 in 492.0 in 1001 in 492.0 in 1001 in 512.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings$285top tenth $11,515+$286$284$247
Chance against standardthe base-0.4%no change-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100+35.8%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more-0.4%$1 less-13.3%$38 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
1,07022 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings
$285top tenth $11,515+
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
97720 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings
$286
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.2% of the money): 1,069 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06921 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 51
Typical first-year earnings
$284
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 394 of 1,070.

Launches counted
39411 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$247
Chance against standard
+35.8%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
-13.3%$38 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 (7.2% 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: 394 of 1,070.

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
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,057 of 5,257 launchesWithout the breakout5,256 of 5,257 launchesLast 18 months1,499 of 5,257 launches
Launches counted5,257163 hits5,057152 hits5,256162 hits1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+3.1 in 1001 in 323.0 in 1001 in 333.1 in 1001 in 323.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$405top tenth $12,506+$421$405$402
Chance against standardthe base-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100-0.6%no change+14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$16 more0.0%no change-0.7%$3 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
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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