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Niches / Gore + Psychological Horror

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Gore + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Gore and Psychological Horror: 76 indie paid launches, 5 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.

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

Gore + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Gore and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 3 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.0 in 100 for Gore and 26.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 10 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagGore
29.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.0 in 100
$1k+90 in 100
$10k+61 in 100
Launches69 / 20 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairGore + Psychological Horror
3 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 10 launches
$1k+10 of 10 launches
$10k+7 of 10 launches
Launches10 / 3 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
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 $20Gore 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Gore and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 3 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 28.8 in 100 for Gore-only games and 26.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Gore alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

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

Mouthwashingleads this pair60.6%
PairMouthwashing60.6%
GoreCrime Scene Cleaner20.0%
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 Gore + 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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Mouthwashing earned 60.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 76 Gore + Psychological Horror launches.
  • Gore is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 20.0% of its 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

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

Gore + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view73 of 76 launchesWithout the breakout75 of 76 launchesLast 18 months22 of 76 launches
Launches counted765 hits735 hits754 hits221 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 154 of 75too few for a rate1 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 64 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.1%0.3 more in 100-18.9%1.2 fewer in 100-30.9%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Gore and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 76 launches.

Launches counted
765 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Chance of $10k+
24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 64 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 76 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
735 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+4.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (60.6% of the money): 75 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
754 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 75too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.9%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 76.

Launches counted
221 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 22too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-30.9%2.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Gore and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 76 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 76 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 (60.6% of the money): 75 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 76.

Gore 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.

Gore through every lens, all prices
GoreBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view331 of 343 launchesWithout the breakout342 of 343 launchesLast 18 months89 of 343 launches
Launches counted34339 hits33139 hits34238 hits8910 hits
Earned $100k+11.4 in 10011.8 in 10011.1 in 10011.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,386top tenth $160,378+$1,389$1,386under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.6%0.4 more in 100-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.2%$3 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Gore, 12 to 36 months old: 343 launches.

Launches counted
34339 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,386top tenth $160,378+
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: 12 of 343 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
33139 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,389
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$3 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (20.0% of the money): 342 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
34238 hits
Earned $100k+
11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,386
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 89 of 343.

Launches counted
8910 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Gore, 12 to 36 months old: 343 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: 12 of 343 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (20.0% of the money): 342 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: 89 of 343.

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 HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,003 of 2,111 launchesWithout the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launchesLast 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted2,111129 hits2,003122 hits2,110128 hits57430 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 165.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$1,193top tenth $37,665+$1,231$1,193$1,073
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.7%no change-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$38 more0.0%no change-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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