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Niches / Horror + Survival

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Horror + Survival

Games tagged both Horror and Survival: 179 indie paid launches, 8 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 Horror + Survival priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Horror and trails Survival; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Horror and is too small to compare with Survival.

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

Horror + Survival is too small to compare with Horror and is too small to compare with Survival: 1 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.0 in 100 for Horror and 24.3 in 100 for Survival.

Small sample: 27 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneHorror
22.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.0 in 100
Typical earnings$12,981
Launches345 / 76 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairHorror + Survival
1 of 27launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 27 launches
$1k+23 of 27 launches
$10k+14 of 27 launches
Launches27 / 1 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSurvival
24.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.3 in 100
Typical earnings$24,935
Launches206 / 50 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Horror and Survival priced $10 to $20. 1 of 27 of them earned $100k+, against 23.6 in 100 for Horror-only games and 27.4 in 100 for Survival-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Horror alone and is too small to compare with Survival alone.

Both: 27 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 27 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 23 of 27 launches · $10k+ 14 of 27 launches · $100k+ 1 of 27 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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

R.E.P.O.leads this pair82.9%
PairR.E.P.O.82.9%
HorrorLethal Company18.3%
SurvivalPalworld39.6%
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 Horror + Survival

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

  • R.E.P.O. earned 82.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 179 Horror + Survival launches.
  • Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 18.3% of its money.
  • Survival is led by Palworld, with 39.6% 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

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

Horror + Survival through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view175 of 179 launchesWithout the breakout178 of 179 launchesLast 18 months52 of 179 launches
Launches counted1798 hits1758 hits1787 hits521 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.6 in 1001 in 223.9 in 1001 in 251 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,081top tenth $36,318+$1,081$1,081under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.3%0.1 more in 100-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100-57.0%2.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Horror and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 179 launches.

Launches counted
1798 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081top tenth $36,318+
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: 4 of 179 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1758 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (82.9% of the money): 178 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1787 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081
Chance against standard
-12.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 179.

Launches counted
521 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-57.0%2.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Horror and Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 179 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: 4 of 179 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. (82.9% of the money): 178 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: 52 of 179.

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.

Horror through every lens, all prices
HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,992 of 3,140 launchesWithout the breakout3,139 of 3,140 launchesLast 18 months884 of 3,140 launches
Launches counted3,140186 hits2,992181 hits3,139185 hits88449 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$1,007top tenth $37,527+$1,011$1,007$893
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.1 more in 100-0.5%no change-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$4 more0.0%no change-11.3%$114 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 launches.

Launches counted
3,140186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007top tenth $37,527+
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: 148 of 3,140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,992181 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (18.3% of the money): 3,139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,139185 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 884 of 3,140.

Launches counted
88449 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.3%$114 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 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: 148 of 3,140 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 (18.3% of the money): 3,139 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: 884 of 3,140.

Survival 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 through every lens, all prices
SurvivalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view975 of 1,018 launchesWithout the breakout1,017 of 1,018 launchesLast 18 months269 of 1,018 launches
Launches counted1,018105 hits975102 hits1,017104 hits26923 hits
Earned $100k+10.3 in 10010.5 in 10010.2 in 1008.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,115top tenth $107,290+$1,138$1,095$1,068
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-17.1%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.1%$23 more-1.8%$20 less-4.2%$47 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,018 launches.

Launches counted
1,018105 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,115top tenth $107,290+
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: 43 of 1,018 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
975102 hits
Earned $100k+
10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,138
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.1%$23 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (39.6% of the money): 1,017 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,017104 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,095
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$20 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 269 of 1,018.

Launches counted
26923 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,068
Chance against standard
-17.1%1.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.2%$47 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,018 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: 43 of 1,018 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, Palworld (39.6% of the money): 1,017 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: 269 of 1,018.

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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