Indie · Platformer · Puzzle: where the solo math is least punishing this week

74 solo titles·32% saturation·$175K/game

You know the feeling of opening a store page you love and quietly doing the arithmetic on whether one person could have built it. This week the numbers point somewhere specific.

Across the 74 solo-built games tagged Indie · Platformer · Puzzle, 27% cleared the bar we count as a genuine win — the strongest solo track record anywhere on this week's board. The lane runs 32% saturation: busy, but there's still daylight.

The honest asterisk: 74 titles is a modest sample, so treat 27% as a lean, not a law. Point your next month here because the odds are kinder — not because they're a sure thing.

The Board · ranks 2–10

02IP

Indie · Platformer · Puzzle Platformer

25% of 49 titles · 32% sat

03AF

Action · Funny · Multiplayer

27% of 22 titles · 30% sat

04IP

Indie · Puzzle · Puzzle Platformer

21% of 66 titles · 34% sat

05AF

Anime · Fighting

25% of 20 titles · 33% sat

06IR

Indie · Rhythm

19% of 58 titles · 32% sat

07IP

Indie · Parkour

21% of 33 titles · 32% sat

08SS

Sandbox · Space

21% of 33 titles · 30% sat

09AI

Action Roguelike · Indie · RPG

21% of 33 titles · 31% sat

10IP

Indie · Pixel Graphics · Puzzle

21% of 34 titles · 34% sat

Why we frame it this way

We could dress these numbers up. "92% opportunity" reads better than "11% of 28 solo titles broke through." But you've shipped enough to know which one actually helps you decide. Low odds, named honestly with the denominator attached, are a map. Hype is just a nicer way to spend the one real shot you get this year. Pick the lane that fits what you can actually build — and go.

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