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Niches / 1990's + Horror

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1990's + Horror

Games tagged both 1990's and Horror: 137 indie paid launches, 13 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 1990's + Horror priced $10 to $20.

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

1990's + Horror beats both its tags: 6 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.3 in 100 for 1990's and 19.9 in 100 for Horror.

Small sample: 11 launches, 6 hits.

3RDThird
Tag one1990's
18.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.3 in 100
Typical earnings$10,017
Launches126 / 23 hits
Pair leads by36.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pair1990's + Horror
6 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds6 of 11 launches
Typical earnings$100,171
Launches11 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoHorror
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$10,460
Launches397 / 79 hits
Pair leads by34.6 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 5 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.

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What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both 1990's and Horror priced $10 to $20. 54.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.8 for 1990's-only games and 18.9 for Horror-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 54.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $100,171.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Crow Countryleads this pair42.0%
PairCrow Country42.0%
1990'sMy Winter Car16.9%
HorrorR.E.P.O.18.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 1990's + Horror

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

  • Crow Country earned 42.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 137 1990's + Horror launches.
  • 1990's is led by My Winter Car, with 16.9% of its money.
  • Horror is led by R.E.P.O., with 18.8% 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

1990's + Horror is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

1990's + Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view131 of 137 launchesWithout the breakout136 of 137 launchesLast 18 months72 of 137 launches
Launches counted13713 hits13113 hits13612 hits728 hits
Earned $100k+9.5 in 1001 in 119.9 in 1001 in 108.8 in 1001 in 1111.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$908top tenth $99,182+$970$908$1,271
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.2%0.4 more in 100-7.4%0.7 fewer in 100+16.8%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+6.8%$62 more0.0%no change+40.0%$363 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 137 launches.

Launches counted
13713 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$908top tenth $99,182+
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: 6 of 137 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
13113 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$970
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+6.8%$62 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crow Country (42.0% of the money): 136 launches left.

Launches counted
13612 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$908
Chance against standard
-7.4%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: 72 of 137.

Launches counted
728 hits
Earned $100k+
11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,271
Chance against standard
+16.8%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+40.0%$363 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 137 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: 6 of 137 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, Crow Country (42.0% of the money): 136 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 72 of 137.

1990's holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

1990's through every lens, all prices
1990'sBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view747 of 775 launchesWithout the breakout774 of 775 launchesLast 18 months419 of 775 launches
Launches counted77545 hits74743 hits77444 hits41927 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 186.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $31,154+$485$485$566
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100+10.3%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+16.7%$81 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 1990's, 6 to 30 months old: 775 launches.

Launches counted
77545 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $31,154+
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: 28 of 775 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
74743 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, My Winter Car (16.9% of the money): 774 launches left.

Launches counted
77444 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 419 of 775.

Launches counted
41927 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$566
Chance against standard
+10.3%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.7%$81 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 1990's, 6 to 30 months old: 775 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: 28 of 775 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, My Winter Car (16.9% of the money): 774 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 419 of 775.

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

Horror through every lens, all prices
HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,529 of 3,676 launchesWithout the breakout3,675 of 3,676 launchesLast 18 months2,001 of 3,676 launches
Launches counted3,676218 hits3,529211 hits3,675217 hits2,00197 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 174.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$1,029top tenth $35,417+$1,029$1,029$909
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.7%0.1 more in 1000.0%no change-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.7%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 3,676 launches.

Launches counted
3,676218 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029top tenth $35,417+
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: 147 of 3,676 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,529211 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (18.8% of the money): 3,675 launches left.

Launches counted
3,675217 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
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: 2,001 of 3,676.

Launches counted
2,00197 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.7%$120 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 3,676 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: 147 of 3,676 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, R.E.P.O. (18.8% of the money): 3,675 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,001 of 3,676.

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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