Niche

Isometric + Puzzle

Games tagged both Isometric and Puzzle: 105 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Isometric + 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

Isometric + Puzzle is too small to compare with Isometric and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 1 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.5 in 100 for Isometric and 12.4 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 24 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagIsometric

14.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.5 in 100

Typical earnings$6,174

Launches110 / 16 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairIsometric + Puzzle

1 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 24 launches

Typical earnings$2,701

Launches24 / 1 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPuzzle

12.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds12.4 in 100

Typical earnings$3,798

Launches686 / 85 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Isometric is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices105 in pair Under $556 in pair $5 to $1023 in pair $10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Isometric and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 1 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 17.4 in 100 for Isometric-only games and 12.7 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Isometric alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 24 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,701.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Monument Valley 3leads this pair35.2%

PairMonument Valley 335.2%

IsometricPath of Exile 266.2%

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 Isometric + 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

Monument Valley 3 earned 35.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 105 Isometric + Puzzle launches.
Isometric is led by Path of Exile 2, with 66.2% 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

Isometric + 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.

Isometric + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view104 of 105 launches	Without the breakout104 of 105 launches	Last 18 months31 of 105 launches
Launches counted	1052 hits	1041 hits	1041 hits	311 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 105too few for a rate	1 of 104too few for a rate	1 of 104too few for a rate	1 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$564top tenth $7,930+	$564	$564	$575
Chance against standard	the base	-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100	+69.4%1.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	+2.0%$11 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Isometric and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 105 launches.

Launches counted: 1052 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 105too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $564top tenth $7,930+
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: 1 of 105 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1041 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 104too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $564
Chance against standard: -49.5%0.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Monument Valley 3 (35.2% of the money): 104 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1041 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 104too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $564
Chance against standard: -49.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 105.

Launches counted: 311 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $575
Chance against standard: +69.4%1.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +2.0%$11 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Isometric and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 105 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: 1 of 105 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, Monument Valley 3 (35.2% of the money): 104 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: 31 of 105.

Isometric is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 2 more lenses too.

Isometric through every lens, all prices
Isometric	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view454 of 458 launches	Without the breakout457 of 458 launches	Last 18 months135 of 458 launches
Launches counted	45841 hits	45439 hits	45740 hits	13515 hits
Earned $100k+	9.0 in 1001 in 11	8.6 in 1001 in 12	8.8 in 1001 in 11	11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$862top tenth $74,922+	$852	$852	$1,340
Chance against standard	the base	-4.0%0.4 fewer in 100	-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100	+24.1%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.2%$10 less	-1.2%$10 less	+55.5%$478 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Isometric, 12 to 36 months old: 458 launches.

Launches counted: 45841 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $862top tenth $74,922+
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: 4 of 458 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 45439 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $852
Chance against standard: -4.0%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.2%$10 less

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (66.2% of the money): 457 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 45740 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $852
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.2%$10 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 135 of 458.

Launches counted: 13515 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,340
Chance against standard: +24.1%2.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +55.5%$478 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Isometric, 12 to 36 months old: 458 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: 4 of 458 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, Path of Exile 2 (66.2% of the money): 457 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: 135 of 458.

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
Puzzle	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view5,057 of 5,257 launches	Without the breakout5,256 of 5,257 launches	Last 18 months1,499 of 5,257 launches
Launches counted	5,257163 hits	5,057152 hits	5,256162 hits	1,49953 hits
Earned $100k+	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.1 in 1001 in 32	3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings	$405top tenth $12,506+	$421	$405	$402
Chance against standard	the base	-3.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.6%no change	+14.0%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.0%$16 more	0.0%no change	-0.7%$3 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

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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