Niche

Mystery + Point & Click

Games tagged both Mystery and Point & Click: 216 indie paid launches, 32 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".
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Without the breakout

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Drops the single biggest earner. 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 Without the breakout Reset

Showing Mystery + Point & Click priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails Mystery and beats Point & Click.

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

Mystery + Point & Click trails Mystery and beats Point & Click: 18.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.7 in 100 for Mystery and 15.0 in 100 for Point & Click.

That is about 1.0 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

1STWinner

Tag onemood tagMystery

22.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,891

Launches299 / 68 hits

Pair trails by4.3 in 100

2NDRunner-up

This pairMystery + Point & Click

18.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.4 in 100

Typical earnings$2,834

Launches103 / 19 hits

Expected18.6 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twoPoint & Click

15.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.0 in 100

Typical earnings$3,339

Launches287 / 43 hits

Pair leads by3.4 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Mystery 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices216 in pair Under $552 in pair $5 to $1053 in pair $10 to $20103 in pair$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 103 games tagged both Mystery and Point & Click priced $10 to $20. 18.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.0 for Mystery-only games and 13.0 for Point & Click-only games, so the mix trails Mystery alone and beats Point & Click alone.

Both: 103 games priced $10 to $20; 18.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,834.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 103 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 without the breakout 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

The Roottrees are Deadleads this pair22.5%

PairThe Roottrees are Dead22.5%

MysteryBlue Prince12.8%

Point & ClickThe Roottrees are Dead8.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Mystery + Point & Click

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

The Roottrees are Dead earned 22.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 216 Mystery + Point & Click launches.
Mystery is led by Blue Prince, with 12.8% of its money.
It also leads Point & Click, with 8.9% of that tag's 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Mystery + Point & Click is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Mystery + Point & Click through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view212 of 216 launches	Without the breakout215 of 216 launches	Last 18 months139 of 216 launches
Launches counted	21632 hits	21230 hits	21531 hits	13914 hits
Earned $100k+	14.8 in 100	14.2 in 100	14.4 in 100	10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,700top tenth $150,989+	$1,619	$1,619	$1,011
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-4.1%0.6 fewer in 100	-2.7%0.4 fewer in 100	-31.8%4.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	-4.8%$81 less	-4.8%$81 less	-40.5%$689 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Mystery and Point & Click, 6 to 30 months old: 216 launches.

Launches counted: 21632 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,700top tenth $150,989+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 216 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 21230 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,619
Chance against standard: -4.1%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.8%$81 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Roottrees are Dead (22.5% of the money): 215 launches left.

Launches counted: 21531 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,619
Chance against standard: -2.7%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.8%$81 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 139 of 216.

Launches counted: 13914 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,011
Chance against standard: -31.8%4.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -40.5%$689 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Mystery and Point & Click, 6 to 30 months old: 216 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 216 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 Roottrees are Dead (22.5% of the money): 215 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 139 of 216.

Mystery holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Mystery through every lens, all prices
Mystery	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,293 of 1,381 launches	Without the breakout1,380 of 1,381 launches	Last 18 months791 of 1,381 launches
Launches counted	1,381125 hits	1,293110 hits	1,380124 hits	79161 hits
Earned $100k+	9.1 in 1001 in 11	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.0 in 1001 in 11	7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,052top tenth $74,317+	$1,013	$1,052	$810
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-6.6%0.6 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-15.4%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	-3.7%$39 less	0.0%no change	-23.0%$242 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery, 6 to 30 months old: 1,381 launches.

Launches counted: 1,381125 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052top tenth $74,317+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 88 of 1,381 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,293110 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,013
Chance against standard: -6.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.7%$39 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (12.8% of the money): 1,380 launches left.

Launches counted: 1,380124 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 791 of 1,381.

Launches counted: 79161 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $810
Chance against standard: -15.4%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -23.0%$242 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery, 6 to 30 months old: 1,381 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 88 of 1,381 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 (12.8% of the money): 1,380 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 791 of 1,381.

Point & Click holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Point & Click through every lens, all prices
Point & Click	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,916 of 1,981 launches	Without the breakout1,980 of 1,981 launches	Last 18 months1,107 of 1,981 launches
Launches counted	1,98182 hits	1,91679 hits	1,98081 hits	1,10743 hits
Earned $100k+	4.1 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 24	3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings	$561top tenth $15,526+	$566	$561	$485
Chance against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-4.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+0.9%$5 more	0.0%no change	-13.5%$76 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 6 to 30 months old: 1,981 launches.

Launches counted: 1,98182 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $561top tenth $15,526+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 65 of 1,981 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,91679 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $566
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +0.9%$5 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Roottrees are Dead (8.9% of the money): 1,980 launches left.

Launches counted: 1,98081 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $561
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,107 of 1,981.

Launches counted: 1,10743 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $485
Chance against standard: -4.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -13.5%$76 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Point & Click, 6 to 30 months old: 1,981 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 65 of 1,981 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 Roottrees are Dead (8.9% of the money): 1,980 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,107 of 1,981.

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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