Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Horror / Time Management
Horror + Time Management: 47 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 2 of 62 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 74% on the year before: 47 against 27.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 47 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 95 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 222 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
| 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.05% | 7 ranked of 95 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,823 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.01xhits against expected | 0.74x to 1.77x | 62 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,728 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 62
- Hit rate
- 3.2%0.0% to 7.1%
- Expected rate
- 3.1%
- Against expected
- 1.01x0.74x to 1.77x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
62 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $22
- Median
- $566
- Top tenth
- $17,977
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +74%
Parent tags
- HorrorGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Time ManagementGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Mars Attracts (opens the Steam store)2025 · 239 reviews, 89% positiveest. $121k
- Life Eater (opens the Steam store)2024 · 330 reviews, 86% positiveest. $100k
- Retail Hell (opens the Steam store)2026 · 560 reviews, 95% positiveest. $91k
- Wasteland Bites (opens the Steam store)2026 · 446 reviews, 93% positiveest. $90k
- Corner Shop: NightShift (opens the Steam store)2026 · 206 reviews, 84% positiveest. $83k
- Angel Engine (opens the Steam store)2026 · 305 reviews, 79% positiveest. $49k
- Orten Was The Case (opens the Steam store)2023 · 127 reviews, 94% positiveest. $39k
- Jeffrey Eggstein (opens the Steam store)2026 · 297 reviews, 94% positiveest. $30k
More with Horror
pairs with Horror- Horror + Co-op$7,08089 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Online Co-Op$5,819120 launches priced, 169 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Multiplayer$5,680106 launches priced, 172 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Lovecraftian$3,41850 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Roguelike$3,33937 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Horror + Text-Based$2,83130 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
More with Time Management
pairs with Time Management- Management + Time Management$4,513108 launches priced, 174 releases in 12 months
- Crafting + Time Management$4,50230 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Time Management$3,82249 launches priced, 106 releases in 12 months
- Life Sim + Time Management$3,64385 launches priced, 143 releases in 12 months
- Building + Time Management$2,83132 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- Cooking + Time Management$2,66937 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
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