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Niches / 1990's + Psychological Horror

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1990's + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both 1990's and Psychological Horror: 82 indie paid launches, 5 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 1990's + Psychological Horror priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 1990's and is about level with Psychological Horror; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with 1990's and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror.

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?Under $5

1990's + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with 1990's and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 0 of its 56 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 360 launches for 1990's and 1.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 56 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag one1990's
2 of 360launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 360 launches
Typical earnings$158
Launches360 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair1990's + Psychological Horror
0 of 56launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 56 launches
$1k+39 in 100
$10k+2 of 56 launches
Launches56 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
1.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 86
Typical earnings$663
Launches1,293 / 15 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices82 in pairUnder $556 in pair$5 to $1024 in pair$10 to $202: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 56 games tagged both 1990's and Psychological Horror priced under $5. 0 of 56 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 304 for 1990's-only games and 1.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 1990's alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 56 games priced under $5; 0 of 56 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 39 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 56 launches · $100k+ 0 of 56 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 56 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 pair47.7%
PairCrow Country47.7%
1990'sLost Records: Bloom & Rage21.2%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 1990's + Psychological 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 47.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 82 1990's + Psychological Horror launches.
  • 1990's is led by Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, with 21.2% of its money.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 36.5% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

1990's + Psychological Horror holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

1990's + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view78 of 82 launchesWithout the breakout81 of 82 launchesLast 18 months24 of 82 launches
Launches counted825 hits785 hits814 hits240 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.4 in 1001 in 164 of 81too few for a rate0 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+5.1%0.3 more in 100-19.0%1.2 fewer in 100-100.0%6.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 82 launches.

Launches counted
825 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Chance of $10k+
18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 of 82 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
785 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+5.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crow Country (47.7% of the money): 81 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
814 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 81too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-19.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 82.

Launches counted
240 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%6.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 82 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 4 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, Crow Country (47.7% of the money): 81 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 82.

1990's is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

1990's through every lens, all prices
1990'sBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view648 of 673 launchesWithout the breakout672 of 673 launchesLast 18 months188 of 673 launches
Launches counted67338 hits64837 hits67237 hits18813 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.7 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 186.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$512top tenth $31,322+$530$512$758
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.1 more in 100-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100+22.5%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.5%$18 more0.0%no change+48.0%$246 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 1990's, 12 to 36 months old: 673 launches.

Launches counted
67338 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$512top tenth $31,322+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 25 of 673 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
64837 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$530
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.5%$18 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (21.2% of the money): 672 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
67237 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$512
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 188 of 673.

Launches counted
18813 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
+22.5%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+48.0%$246 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 1990's, 12 to 36 months old: 673 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 25 of 673 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, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (21.2% of the money): 672 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 188 of 673.

Psychological Horror holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
Psychological HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,003 of 2,111 launchesWithout the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launchesLast 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted2,111129 hits2,003122 hits2,110128 hits57430 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 165.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$1,193top tenth $37,665+$1,231$1,193$1,073
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.7%no change-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$38 more0.0%no change-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,111 launches.

Launches counted
2,111129 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,193top tenth $37,665+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 108 of 2,111 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,003122 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,231
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+3.2%$38 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (36.5% of the money): 2,110 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,110128 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$1,193
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 574 of 2,111.

Launches counted
57430 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,073
Chance against standard
-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.1%$120 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,111 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 108 of 2,111 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, Lethal Company (36.5% of the money): 2,110 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 574 of 2,111.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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