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Niches / Old School + Puzzle

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Old School + Puzzle

Games tagged both Old School and Puzzle: 76 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.

Showing Old School + 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

Old School + Puzzle is too small to compare with Old School and is too small to compare with Puzzle: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.9 in 100 for Old School and 14.3 in 100 for Puzzle.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagOld School
21.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.9 in 100
$1k+89 in 100
$10k+52 in 100
Launches96 / 21 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairOld School + Puzzle
1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 10 launches
$1k+10 of 10 launches
$10k+5 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 1 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoPuzzle
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
Typical earnings$5,070
Launches684 / 98 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 $20Old School 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: 0.4 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 prices76 in pairUnder $547 in pair$5 to $1017 in pair$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Old School and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 23.3 in 100 for Old School-only games and 14.4 in 100 for Puzzle-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Old School alone and is too small to compare with Puzzle alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 10 launches · $10k+ 5 of 10 launches · $100k+ 1 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croftleads this pair89.4%
PairTomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft89.4%
Old SchoolSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection28.8%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.4%
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 Old School + 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

  • Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft earned 89.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 76 Old School + Puzzle launches.
  • Old School is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 28.8% of its money.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.4% 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

Old School + Puzzle is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Old School + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view75 of 76 launchesWithout the breakout75 of 76 launchesLast 18 months17 of 76 launches
Launches counted762 hits752 hits751 hits171 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 76too few for a rate2 of 75too few for a rate1 of 75too few for a rate1 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+11 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 36 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.3%no change; too few to tell-49.3%1.3 fewer in 100+123.5%3.3 more 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 Old School and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 76 launches.

Launches counted
762 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 76too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
11 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 36 in 100
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: 1 of 76 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
752 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.3%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (89.4% of the money): 75 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
751 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-49.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 76.

Launches counted
171 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+123.5%3.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Old School and Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 76 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 76 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, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft (89.4% of the money): 75 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: 17 of 76.

Old School is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Old School through every lens, all prices
Old SchoolBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view523 of 527 launchesWithout the breakout526 of 527 launchesLast 18 months121 of 527 launches
Launches counted52733 hits52333 hits52632 hits1218 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$547top tenth $36,162+$530$547$375
Chance against standardthe base+0.8%no change-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100+5.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-3.1%$17 less0.0%no change-31.4%$172 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 527 launches.

Launches counted
52733 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$547top tenth $36,162+
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: 4 of 527 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
52333 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$530
Chance against standard
+0.8%no change
Typical against standard
-3.1%$17 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.8% of the money): 526 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
52632 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$547
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 121 of 527.

Launches counted
1218 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
+5.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-31.4%$172 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 527 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 527 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.8% of the money): 526 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: 121 of 527.

Puzzle 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.

Puzzle through every lens, all prices
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,055 of 5,256 launchesWithout the breakout5,255 of 5,256 launchesLast 18 months1,493 of 5,256 launches
Launches counted5,256185 hits5,055174 hits5,255184 hits1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 283.4 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 294.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings$421top tenth $14,242+$428$421$428
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.5%no change+12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$7 more0.0%no change+1.7%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,256 launches.

Launches counted
5,256185 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$421top tenth $14,242+
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: 201 of 5,256 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,055174 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$428
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$7 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.4% of the money): 5,255 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
5,255184 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,493 of 5,256.

Launches counted
1,49359 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$428
Chance against standard
+12.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 12 to 36 months old: 5,256 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: 201 of 5,256 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 (7.4% of the money): 5,255 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: 1,493 of 5,256.

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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