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Puzzles & Games: Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Puzzles & Games, updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $11.16, median 744 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 34/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $9 – $14.99 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 25% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- 25% of its best sellers came out in the last 90 days, more than in 94% of Books categories: readers here keep buying new titles.
- Its median reviews are 36% of the parent category Humor & Entertainment (2,084), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 744 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Puzzles & Games best sellers
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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#2
- Price$13.19
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,308
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Murdoku: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
- List rank#3
- Price$15.19
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,367
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The Book of Unusual Knowledge: Big Book of Fascinating Facts & Information | Hardcover Gift for Trivia Buffs, Curious Minds, Adults, Dad & Knowledge Seekers
by Publications International Ltd.
- List rank#4
- Price$10.18
- Rating4.7
- Reviews24,708
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True Facts That Sound Like Bull$#*t: 500 Insane-But-True Facts That Will Shock and Impress Your Friends (1) (Mind-Blowing True Facts)
by Shane Carley
- List rank#5
- Price$7.45
- Rating4.6
- Reviews9,854
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Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids: A Funny, Laugh Out Loud Busy Book for Children with Over 250 Jokes, Riddles, Tongue Twisters, and Puns
by Whee Winn
- List rank#6
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews14,058
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Kill Grid Volume 1 | Murder Mystery Word Search: 120 Connected Detective Crime Cases for Adults & Teens | Follow the Clues, Unmask the Killer | Whodunit Word Find Puzzle Book, Gift for Mystery Lovers
by Hazel Woods
- List rank#7
- Price$9.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews128
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Murdoku: Back in Time: 80 Murder Mystery Logic Puzzles
- List rank#8
- Price$9.78
- Rating4.8
- Reviews787
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How to Win at Chess: The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
by Levy Rozman
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,958
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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#10
- Price$21.60
- Rating4.8
- Reviews553
Subcategories
Same niche in Kindle eBooks: Activities, Puzzles & Games
FAQ
Is Puzzles & Games a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 34/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 744 reviews and sells for $11.16.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Puzzles & Games?
The median best seller has 744 reviews, and 24% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Puzzles & Games best sellers cost?
The median price is $11.16; half of the best sellers are priced between $9 and $14.99.
Can new books break into Puzzles & Games?
25% 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.