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Niches / Puzzle Platformer + Third Person

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Puzzle Platformer + Third Person

Games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Third Person: 82 indie paid launches, 6 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 Puzzle Platformer + Third Person priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

14 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag onePuzzle Platformer
8.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 13
Typical earnings$7,222
Launches137 / 11 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairPuzzle Platformer + Third Person
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches14

14 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagThird Person
15.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.0 in 100
Typical earnings$3,946
Launches273 / 41 hits
Pairno reading
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 $20Third Person 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 prices82 in pairUnder $546 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Third Person priced $10 to $20. 7.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 8.1 for Puzzle Platformer-only games and 15.4 for Third Person-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 7.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 14), typical first-year earnings $6,071.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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 IV-VI Remasteredleads this pair34.9%
PairTomb Raider IV-VI Remastered34.9%
Puzzle PlatformerANIMAL WELL30.5%
Third PersonThe Forever Winter13.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Puzzle Platformer + Third Person

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 34.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 82 Puzzle Platformer + Third Person launches.
  • Puzzle Platformer is led by ANIMAL WELL, with 30.5% of its money.
  • Third Person is led by The Forever Winter, with 13.7% 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

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

Puzzle Platformer + Third Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view81 of 82 launchesWithout the breakout81 of 82 launchesLast 18 months51 of 82 launches
Launches counted826 hits816 hits815 hits513 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 146.2 in 1001 in 165.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $34,408+$303$303$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.4%0.1 more in 100-15.1%1.1 fewer in 100-19.2%1.4 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 both Puzzle Platformer and Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 82 launches.

Launches counted
826 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $34,408+
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: 1 of 82 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
816 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered (34.9% of the money): 81 launches left.

Launches counted
815 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-15.1%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 82.

Launches counted
513 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-19.2%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Puzzle Platformer and Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 82 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: 1 of 82 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 (34.9% of the money): 81 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 51 of 82.

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

Puzzle Platformer through every lens, all prices
Puzzle PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,136 of 1,194 launchesWithout the breakout1,193 of 1,194 launchesLast 18 months637 of 1,194 launches
Launches counted1,19433 hits1,13629 hits1,19332 hits63715 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.6 in 1001 in 382.7 in 1001 in 372.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings$243top tenth $11,354+$283$243$242
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.1%0.2 fewer in 100-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+16.5%$40 more0.0%no change-0.4%$1 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 launches.

Launches counted
1,19433 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$243top tenth $11,354+
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: 58 of 1,194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,13629 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$283
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+16.5%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.

Launches counted
1,19332 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.

Launches counted
63715 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-14.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.4%$1 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,194 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: 58 of 1,194 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, ANIMAL WELL (30.5% of the money): 1,193 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 637 of 1,194.

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

Third Person through every lens, all prices
Third PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,564 of 1,628 launchesWithout the breakout1,627 of 1,628 launchesLast 18 months893 of 1,628 launches
Launches counted1,62893 hits1,56491 hits1,62792 hits89348 hits
Earned $100k+5.7 in 1001 in 185.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 185.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$324top tenth $24,288+$364$324$304
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.8%0.1 more in 1000.0%no change-5.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+12.3%$40 more0.0%no change-6.2%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 1,628 launches.

Launches counted
1,62893 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$324top tenth $24,288+
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: 64 of 1,628 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,56491 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (13.7% of the money): 1,627 launches left.

Launches counted
1,62792 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$324
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: 893 of 1,628.

Launches counted
89348 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$304
Chance against standard
-5.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.2%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 1,628 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: 64 of 1,628 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 Forever Winter (13.7% of the money): 1,627 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 893 of 1,628.

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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