Niche

Choices Matter + Psychological

Games tagged both Choices Matter and Psychological: 44 indie paid launches, 4 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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$10 to $20

Showing Choices Matter + Psychological 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

Choices Matter + Psychological is too small to compare with Choices Matter and is too small to compare with Psychological: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.3 in 100 for Choices Matter and 22.0 in 100 for Psychological.

Small sample: 10 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagChoices Matter

23.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.3 in 100

Typical earnings$18,577

Launches249 / 58 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairChoices Matter + Psychological

2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 10 launches

$1k+7 of 10 launches

$10k+3 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 2 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagPsychological

22.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.0 in 100

$1k+73 in 100

$10k+44 in 100

Launches41 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Choices Matter is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices44 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Choices Matter and Psychological priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 23.4 in 100 for Choices Matter-only games and 22.6 in 100 for Psychological-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Choices Matter alone and is too small to compare with Psychological alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 7 of 10 launches · $10k+ 3 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Static Dread: The Lighthouseleads this pair30.1%

PairStatic Dread: The Lighthouse30.1%

Choices MatterLegend of Mortal11.7%

PsychologicalMouthwashing33.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Choices Matter + Psychological

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

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The leaders, in words

Static Dread: The Lighthouse earned 30.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Choices Matter + Psychological launches.
Choices Matter is led by Legend of Mortal, with 11.7% of its money.
Psychological is led by Mouthwashing, with 33.5% 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

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

Choices Matter + Psychological through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view43 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 months20 of 44 launches
Launches counted	444 hits	434 hits	433 hits	201 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 44too few for a rate	4 of 43too few for a rate	3 of 43too few for a rate	1 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 70 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.3%2.1 fewer in 100	-45.0%4.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Choices Matter and Psychological, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 444 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 70 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 434 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Static Dread: The Lighthouse (30.1% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 433 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.3%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 44.

Launches counted: 201 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -45.0%4.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Choices Matter and Psychological, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 1 of 44 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, Static Dread: The Lighthouse (30.1% of the money): 43 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: 20 of 44.

Choices Matter is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Choices Matter through every lens, all prices
Choices Matter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,114 of 1,168 launches	Without the breakout1,167 of 1,168 launches	Last 18 months344 of 1,168 launches
Launches counted	1,168108 hits	1,11496 hits	1,167107 hits	34426 hits
Earned $100k+	9.2 in 1001 in 11	8.6 in 1001 in 12	9.2 in 1001 in 11	7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,201top tenth $88,388+	$1,168	$1,178	$1,089
Chance against standard	the base	-6.8%0.6 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-18.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-2.7%$33 less	-1.9%$23 less	-9.3%$112 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choices Matter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,168 launches.

Launches counted: 1,168108 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,201top tenth $88,388+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 54 of 1,168 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,11496 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,168
Chance against standard: -6.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.7%$33 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (11.7% of the money): 1,167 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,167107 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,178
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.9%$23 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 344 of 1,168.

Launches counted: 34426 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,089
Chance against standard: -18.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.3%$112 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Choices Matter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,168 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: 54 of 1,168 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, Legend of Mortal (11.7% of the money): 1,167 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: 344 of 1,168.

Psychological 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 through every lens, all prices
Psychological	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view427 of 458 launches	Without the breakout457 of 458 launches	Last 18 months144 of 458 launches
Launches counted	45822 hits	42722 hits	45721 hits	1445 hits
Earned $100k+	4.8 in 1001 in 21	5.2 in 1001 in 19	4.6 in 1001 in 22	3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings	$810top tenth $16,339+	$871	$797	$624
Chance against standard	the base	+7.3%0.3 more in 100	-4.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-27.7%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+7.5%$61 more	-1.6%$13 less	-23.0%$186 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological, 12 to 36 months old: 458 launches.

Launches counted: 45822 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $810top tenth $16,339+
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: 31 of 458 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 42722 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $871
Chance against standard: +7.3%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: +7.5%$61 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (33.5% of the money): 457 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 45721 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $797
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.6%$13 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 144 of 458.

Launches counted: 1445 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $624
Chance against standard: -27.7%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -23.0%$186 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological, 12 to 36 months old: 458 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: 31 of 458 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, Mouthwashing (33.5% of the money): 457 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: 144 of 458.

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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