Niches / Cinematic + Psychological Horror

Niche

Cinematic + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror: 81 indie paid launches, 6 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Cinematic + Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Cinematic and is about level with Psychological Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Cinematic 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?$10 to $20

Cinematic + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Cinematic and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 3 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 33.3 in 100 for Cinematic and 26.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 11 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCinematic

33.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds33.3 in 100

$1k+82 in 100

$10k+61 in 100

Launches87 / 29 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCinematic + Psychological Horror

3 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 11 launches

$1k+10 of 11 launches

$10k+9 of 11 launches

Launches11 / 3 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoPsychological Horror

26.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds26.3 in 100

Typical earnings$21,183

Launches205 / 54 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 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: 0.4 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 prices81 in pair Under $543 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 3 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 34.2 in 100 for Cinematic-only games and 26.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cinematic alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 11 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 11 launches · $10k+ 9 of 11 launches · $100k+ 3 of 11 launches.

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

The Casting of Frank Stone™leads this pair64.0%

PairThe Casting of Frank Stone™64.0%

CinematicThe Casting of Frank Stone™9.2%

Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cinematic + 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

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The leaders, in words

The Casting of Frank Stone™ earned 64.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 81 Cinematic + Psychological Horror launches.
It also leads Cinematic, with 9.2% of that tag's money.
Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 36.5% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Cinematic + Psychological Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Cinematic + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view78 of 81 launches	Without the breakout80 of 81 launches	Last 18 months22 of 81 launches
Launches counted	816 hits	786 hits	805 hits	222 hits
Earned $100k+	7.4 in 1001 in 14	7.7 in 1001 in 13	6.3 in 1001 in 16	2 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	31 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 72 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+3.8%0.3 more in 100	-15.6%1.2 fewer in 100	+22.7%1.7 more 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	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 81 launches.

Launches counted: 816 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Chance of $10k+: 31 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 72 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: 3 of 81 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 786 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +3.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (64.0% of the money): 80 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 805 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -15.6%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: 22 of 81.

Launches counted: 222 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +22.7%1.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 81 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: 3 of 81 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, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (64.0% of the money): 80 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: 22 of 81.

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

Cinematic through every lens, all prices
Cinematic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view448 of 483 launches	Without the breakout482 of 483 launches	Last 18 months144 of 483 launches
Launches counted	48364 hits	44855 hits	48263 hits	14424 hits
Earned $100k+	13.3 in 100	12.3 in 100	13.1 in 100	16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,339top tenth $162,664+	$1,138	$1,339	$1,327
Chance against standard	the base	-7.3%1.0 fewer in 100	-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100	+25.8%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-15.0%$201 less	0.0%no change	-0.9%$12 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cinematic, 12 to 36 months old: 483 launches.

Launches counted: 48364 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,339top tenth $162,664+
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: 35 of 483 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 44855 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,138
Chance against standard: -7.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -15.0%$201 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (9.2% of the money): 482 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 48263 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,339
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 144 of 483.

Launches counted: 14424 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,327
Chance against standard: +25.8%3.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: -0.9%$12 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cinematic, 12 to 36 months old: 483 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: 35 of 483 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, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (9.2% of the money): 482 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 483.

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 Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,003 of 2,111 launches	Without the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launches	Last 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted	2,111129 hits	2,003122 hits	2,110128 hits	57430 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings	$1,193top tenth $37,665+	$1,231	$1,193	$1,073
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-0.7%no change	-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$38 more	0.0%no change	-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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