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Niches / Precision Platformer + Puzzle

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Precision Platformer + Puzzle

Games tagged both Precision Platformer and Puzzle: 138 indie paid launches, 4 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.

Showing Precision Platformer + Puzzle 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 Precision Platformer and trails Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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

Precision Platformer + Puzzle beats both its tags: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 12.5 in 100 for Precision Platformer and 13.8 in 100 for Puzzle.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 12 launches, 2 hits.

3RDThird
Tag onePrecision Platformer
12.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.5 in 100
Typical earnings$8,499
Launches88 / 11 hits
Pair leads by4.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pairPrecision Platformer + Puzzle
2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 12 launches
Typical earnings$7,286
Launches12 / 2 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoPuzzle
13.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.8 in 100
Typical earnings$4,553
Launches775 / 107 hits
Pair leads by2.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices138 in pairUnder $5100 in pair$5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Precision Platformer and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 11.8 for Precision Platformer-only games and 13.8 for Puzzle-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,286.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Tomb Raider IV-VI Remasteredleads this pair42.8%
PairTomb Raider IV-VI Remastered42.8%
Precision PlatformerWhite Knuckle36.9%
PuzzleBlue Prince7.0%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Precision Platformer + 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 IV-VI Remastered earned 42.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 138 Precision Platformer + Puzzle launches.
  • Precision Platformer is led by White Knuckle, with 36.9% of its money.
  • Puzzle is led by Blue Prince, with 7.0% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Precision Platformer + Puzzle is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Precision Platformer + Puzzle through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view135 of 138 launchesWithout the breakout137 of 138 launchesLast 18 months77 of 138 launches
Launches counted1384 hits1352 hits1373 hits771 hits
Earned $100k+2.9 in 1001 in 341.5 in 1001 in 672.2 in 1001 in 451.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings$202top tenth $11,126+$180$202$142
Chance against standardthe yardstick-48.3%1.4 fewer in 100-24.1%0.7 fewer in 100-55.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-10.9%$22 less0.0%no change-29.7%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 138 launches.

Launches counted
1384 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$202top tenth $11,126+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 3 of 138 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1352 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings
$180
Chance against standard
-48.3%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.9%$22 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (42.8% of the money): 137 launches left.

Launches counted
1373 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-24.1%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 77 of 138.

Launches counted
771 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$142
Chance against standard
-55.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-29.7%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 138 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: 3 of 138 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 IV-VI Remastered (42.8% of the money): 137 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 77 of 138.

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

Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
Precision PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view935 of 948 launchesWithout the breakout947 of 948 launchesLast 18 months513 of 948 launches
Launches counted94816 hits93514 hits94715 hits5137 hits
Earned $100k+1.7 in 1001 in 591.5 in 1001 in 671.6 in 1001 in 631.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $6,678+$303$303$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-11.8%0.2 fewer in 100-5.9%0.1 fewer in 100-17.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-20.1%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 948 launches.

Launches counted
94816 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $6,678+
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: 13 of 948 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
93514 hits
Earned $100k+
1.5 in 1001 in 67
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-11.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (36.9% of the money): 947 launches left.

Launches counted
94715 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 63
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 513 of 948.

Launches counted
5137 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-17.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 948 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: 13 of 948 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, White Knuckle (36.9% of the money): 947 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 513 of 948.

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

Puzzle through every lens, all prices
PuzzleBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,529 of 5,739 launchesWithout the breakout5,738 of 5,739 launchesLast 18 months3,111 of 5,739 launches
Launches counted5,739203 hits5,529192 hits5,738202 hits3,111106 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings$443top tenth $14,400+$461$443$405
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.1%$18 more0.0%no change-8.6%$38 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 launches.

Launches counted
5,739203 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$443top tenth $14,400+
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: 210 of 5,739 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,529192 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$461
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+4.1%$18 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.

Launches counted
5,738202 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$443
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: 3,111 of 5,739.

Launches counted
3,111106 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.6%$38 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 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: 210 of 5,739 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 (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,111 of 5,739.

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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