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Niches / First-Person + Horror
First-Person + Horror
Games tagged both First-Person and Horror: 1,736 indie paid launches, 92 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing First-Person + Horror priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails First-Person and is level with Horror.
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.
First-Person + Horror trails First-Person and is level with Horror: 19.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.2 in 100 for First-Person and 19.9 in 100 for Horror.
That is about 1.1 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 148 games tagged both First-Person and Horror priced $10 to $20. 19.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.4 for First-Person-only games and 20.1 for Horror-only games, so the mix trails First-Person alone and is level with Horror alone.
Both: 148 games priced $10 to $20; 19.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,286.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 148 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
First-Person + Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,687 of 1,736 launches | Without the breakout1,735 of 1,736 launches | Last 18 months950 of 1,736 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,73692 hits | 1,68790 hits | 1,73591 hits | 95047 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $942top tenth $26,211+ | $942 | $927 | $729 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -7.5%0.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -1.6%$15 less | -22.6%$213 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 1,736 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 1,736 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (29.2% of the money): 1,735 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 950 of 1,736.
First-Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| First-Person | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,135 of 4,266 launches | Without the breakout4,265 of 4,266 launches | Last 18 months2,372 of 4,266 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,266296 hits | 4,135284 hits | 4,265295 hits | 2,372163 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 | 6.9 in 1001 in 14 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $849top tenth $40,885+ | $849 | $849 | $728 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -14.3%$121 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 4,266 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.
Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Horror | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view3,529 of 3,676 launches | Without the breakout3,675 of 3,676 launches | Last 18 months2,001 of 3,676 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,676218 hits | 3,529211 hits | 3,675217 hits | 2,00197 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,029top tenth $35,417+ | $1,029 | $1,029 | $909 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.7%0.1 more in 100 | 0.0%no change | -18.6%1.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -11.7%$120 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 3,676 launches.
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.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (18.8% of the money): 3,675 launches left.
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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