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Puzzles (Puzzles & Games, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Puzzles (Puzzles & Games, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $9.89, median 1,041 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 29/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9.00 – $13.09 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 19% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 19% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 89% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- At $9.89 its median price is below 92% of Books categories, so it is a volume game.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 86% of Books categories: the median best seller has 1,041 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Puzzles best sellers
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Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
- List rank#2
- Price$15.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,367
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The Killer Isn't Alice: The Bestselling Murder Mystery Puzzle Book - 46,600 Suspects, 1 Killer. Can You Solve the Crime?
by Iris Starling
- List rank#3
- Price$13.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,308
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Murdoku: Back in Time: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
- List rank#4
- Price$9.78
- Rating4.8
- Reviews787
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Puzzle Mania!: Wordle, Connections, Spelling Bee, Minis and More! (New York Times Games Books)
by The New York Times Games
- List rank#5
- Price$21.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews553
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Murdoku: Around the World: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
- List rank#6
- Price$15.19
- Rating4.6
- Reviews15
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A Beginner's Guide to American Mah Jongg: How to Play the Game & Win
by Elaine Sandberg
- List rank#7
- Price$9.91
- Rating4.7
- Reviews4,549
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The Big Book of Sudoku: Over 500 Puzzles & Solutions, Easy to Hard Puzzles for Adults (Brain Busters)
- List rank#8
- Price$9.31
- Rating4.8
- Reviews8,705
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The Ultimate Fun Adult Activity Book: Logic Puzzles, Sudoku, Mazes, Word Searches, Crosswords, Acrostics, Coloring, and More!
by Julie Demyanovich
- List rank#9
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews512
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Murder Mystery Advent Calendar: The Killer Checked In | 9,600 Guests. 24 Clues. One Killer. An Interactive Christmas Mystery Game for Adults
by M. L. Winterquill
- List rank#10
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews40
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FAQ
Is Puzzles a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 29/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 1,041 reviews and sells for $9.89.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Puzzles?
The median best seller has 1,041 reviews, and 23% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Puzzles best sellers cost?
The median price is $9.89; half of the best sellers are priced between $9.00 and $13.09.
Can new books break into Puzzles?
19% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.