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Niches / Emotional + Horror

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Emotional + Horror

Games tagged both Emotional and Horror: 82 indie paid launches, 2 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 Emotional + Horror priced under $5.

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

Emotional + Horror trails both its tags: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.0 in 100 for Emotional and 0.9 in 100 for Horror.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tagEmotional
1.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 100
Typical earnings$363
Launches300 / 3 hits
Pair trails by1.0 in 100
3RDThird
This pairEmotional + Horror
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$485
Launches51 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoHorror
0.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 111
Typical earnings$484
Launches2,126 / 20 hits
Pair trails by0.9 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Emotional 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices82 in pairUnder $551 in pair$5 to $1021 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 51 games tagged both Emotional and Horror priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 1.2 for Emotional-only games and 1.0 for Horror-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 51 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $485.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 51 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

HexBreaker Ⅱleads this pair38.8%
PairHexBreaker Ⅱ38.8%
EmotionalDELTARUNE67.2%
HorrorR.E.P.O.18.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +2. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Emotional + 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

  • HexBreaker Ⅱ earned 38.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 82 Emotional + Horror launches.
  • Emotional is led by DELTARUNE, with 67.2% 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

Emotional + Horror is changed recently +2: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 2 more lenses too. It holds in 0 of 3.

Emotional + Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view76 of 82 launchesWithout the breakout81 of 82 launchesLast 18 months48 of 82 launches
Launches counted822 hits761 hits811 hits482 hits
Earned $100k+2.4 in 1001 in 421.3 in 1001 in 771.2 in 1001 in 834.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$902top tenth $11,620+$902$890$1,516
Chance against standardthe yardstick-45.8%1.1 fewer in 100-50.0%1.2 fewer in 100+75.0%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.3%$12 less+68.1%$614 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Emotional and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 82 launches.

Launches counted
822 hits
Earned $100k+
2.4 in 1001 in 42
Typical first-year earnings
$902top tenth $11,620+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

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 82 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
761 hits
Earned $100k+
1.3 in 1001 in 77
Typical first-year earnings
$902
Chance against standard
-45.8%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, HexBreaker Ⅱ (38.8% of the money): 81 launches left.

Launches counted
811 hits
Earned $100k+
1.2 in 1001 in 83
Typical first-year earnings
$890
Chance against standard
-50.0%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.3%$12 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 48 of 82.

Launches counted
482 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$1,516
Chance against standard
+75.0%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+68.1%$614 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Emotional and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 82 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 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, HexBreaker Ⅱ (38.8% of the money): 81 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 48 of 82.

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

Emotional through every lens, all prices
EmotionalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view579 of 646 launchesWithout the breakout645 of 646 launchesLast 18 months375 of 646 launches
Launches counted64650 hits57944 hits64549 hits37527 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$1,334top tenth $71,625+$1,214$1,314$1,214
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-9.0%$120 less-1.5%$20 less-9.0%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Emotional, 6 to 30 months old: 646 launches.

Launches counted
64650 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,334top tenth $71,625+
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: 67 of 646 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
57944 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.0%$120 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (67.2% of the money): 645 launches left.

Launches counted
64549 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.5%$20 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 375 of 646.

Launches counted
37527 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.0%$120 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Emotional, 6 to 30 months old: 646 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: 67 of 646 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, DELTARUNE (67.2% of the money): 645 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 375 of 646.

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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