Niche

Dark + Survival Horror

Games tagged both Dark and Survival Horror: 192 indie paid launches, 14 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 Dark + Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Dark and is about level with Survival Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Dark and is too small to compare with Survival 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

Dark + Survival Horror is too small to compare with Dark and is too small to compare with Survival Horror: 5 of its 23 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.2 in 100 for Dark and 17.9 in 100 for Survival Horror.

Small sample: 23 launches, 5 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagDark

24.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.2 in 100

Typical earnings$15,598

Launches149 / 36 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairDark + Survival Horror

5 of 23launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 23 launches

$1k+22 of 23 launches

$10k+15 of 23 launches

Launches23 / 5 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoSurvival Horror

17.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.9 in 100

Typical earnings$14,458

Launches117 / 21 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 $20Dark 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 prices192 in pair Under $5111 in pair $5 to $1052 in pair $10 to $2023 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 23 games tagged both Dark and Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. 5 of 23 of them earned $100k+, against 24.6 in 100 for Dark-only games and 17.0 in 100 for Survival Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Dark alone and is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone.

Both: 23 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 23 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 22 of 23 launches · $10k+ 15 of 23 launches · $100k+ 5 of 23 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 23 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

Project Silverfishleads this pair32.4%

PairProject Silverfish32.4%

DarkNo, I'm not a Human12.9%

Survival HorrorLethal Company49.5%

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 Dark + Survival 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

Project Silverfish earned 32.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 192 Dark + Survival Horror launches.
Dark is led by No, I'm not a Human, with 12.9% of its money.
Survival Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 49.5% 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

Dark + Survival 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.

Dark + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view191 of 192 launches	Without the breakout191 of 192 launches	Last 18 months46 of 192 launches
Launches counted	19214 hits	19114 hits	19113 hits	464 hits
Earned $100k+	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14	6.8 in 1001 in 15	4 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$987top tenth $42,311+	$950	$950	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-6.7%0.5 fewer in 100	+19.3%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-3.7%$37 less	-3.7%$37 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 192 launches.

Launches counted: 19214 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $987top tenth $42,311+
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: 1 of 192 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 19114 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $950
Chance against standard: +0.5%no change
Typical against standard: -3.7%$37 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Project Silverfish (32.4% of the money): 191 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 19113 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $950
Chance against standard: -6.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.7%$37 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 192.

Launches counted: 464 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +19.3%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 192 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 192 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, Project Silverfish (32.4% of the money): 191 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: 46 of 192.

Dark 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.

Dark through every lens, all prices
Dark	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,201 of 1,224 launches	Without the breakout1,223 of 1,224 launches	Last 18 months343 of 1,224 launches
Launches counted	1,22473 hits	1,20171 hits	1,22372 hits	34320 hits
Earned $100k+	6.0 in 1001 in 17	5.9 in 1001 in 17	5.9 in 1001 in 17	5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$884top tenth $36,744+	$884	$862	$884
Chance against standard	the base	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-2.5%$22 less	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 12 to 36 months old: 1,224 launches.

Launches counted: 1,22473 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $884top tenth $36,744+
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: 23 of 1,224 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,20171 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $884
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No, I'm not a Human (12.9% of the money): 1,223 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,22372 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $862
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -2.5%$22 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 343 of 1,224.

Launches counted: 34320 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $884
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 12 to 36 months old: 1,224 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: 23 of 1,224 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, No, I'm not a Human (12.9% of the money): 1,223 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: 343 of 1,224.

Survival 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.

Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
Survival Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view855 of 887 launches	Without the breakout886 of 887 launches	Last 18 months233 of 887 launches
Launches counted	88757 hits	85556 hits	88656 hits	23315 hits
Earned $100k+	6.4 in 1001 in 16	6.5 in 1001 in 15	6.3 in 1001 in 16	6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$869top tenth $44,279+	$926	$869	$803
Chance against standard	the base	+1.9%0.1 more in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+0.2%no change
Typical against standard	the base	+6.6%$57 more	0.0%no change	-7.6%$66 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 launches.

Launches counted: 88757 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $869top tenth $44,279+
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: 32 of 887 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 85556 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $926
Chance against standard: +1.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.6%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (49.5% of the money): 886 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 88656 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $869
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 887.

Launches counted: 23315 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $803
Chance against standard: +0.2%no change
Typical against standard: -7.6%$66 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 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: 32 of 887 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 (49.5% of the money): 886 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: 233 of 887.

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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