Niches / Immersive Sim + Psychological Horror

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Immersive Sim + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Immersive Sim and Psychological Horror: 209 indie paid launches, 10 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

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

Immersive Sim + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Immersive Sim and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.6 in 100 for Immersive Sim and 26.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneImmersive Sim

25.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds25.6 in 100

Typical earnings$19,296

Launches312 / 80 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairImmersive Sim + Psychological Horror

1 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 11 launches

$1k+10 of 11 launches

$10k+5 of 11 launches

Launches11 / 1 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPsychological Horror

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 $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

All prices209 in pair Under $5139 in pair $5 to $1059 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Immersive Sim and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 26.2 in 100 for Immersive Sim-only games and 27.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Immersive Sim alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 11 launches · $10k+ 5 of 11 launches · $100k+ 1 of 11 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

KinitoPETleads this pair19.2%

PairKinitoPET19.2%

Immersive SimSupermarket Simulator20.5%

Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Immersive Sim + 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

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The leaders, in words

KinitoPET earned 19.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 209 Immersive Sim + Psychological Horror launches.
Immersive Sim is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 20.5% of its money.
Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 36.5% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Immersive Sim + Psychological Horror holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Immersive Sim + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view191 of 209 launches	Without the breakout208 of 209 launches	Last 18 months59 of 209 launches
Launches counted	20910 hits	1919 hits	2089 hits	591 hits
Earned $100k+	4.8 in 1001 in 21	4.7 in 1001 in 21	4.3 in 1001 in 23	1 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,638top tenth $54,960+	$1,510	$1,638	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100	-9.6%0.5 fewer in 100	-64.6%3.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-7.8%$128 less	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 209 launches.

Launches counted: 20910 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $1,638top tenth $54,960+
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: 18 of 209 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1919 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $1,510
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -7.8%$128 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, KinitoPET (19.2% of the money): 208 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2089 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $1,638
Chance against standard: -9.6%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: 59 of 209.

Launches counted: 591 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 59too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -64.6%3.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Immersive Sim and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 209 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: 18 of 209 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, KinitoPET (19.2% of the money): 208 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: 59 of 209.

Immersive Sim 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.

Immersive Sim through every lens, all prices
Immersive Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,280 of 1,379 launches	Without the breakout1,378 of 1,379 launches	Last 18 months433 of 1,379 launches
Launches counted	1,379140 hits	1,280127 hits	1,378139 hits	43346 hits
Earned $100k+	10.2 in 100	9.9 in 1001 in 10	10.1 in 100	10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,380top tenth $106,817+	$1,389	$1,380	$1,380
Chance against standard	the base	-2.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+4.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.7%$9 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 1,379 launches.

Launches counted: 1,379140 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,380top tenth $106,817+
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: 99 of 1,379 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,280127 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,389
Chance against standard: -2.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.7%$9 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (20.5% of the money): 1,378 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,378139 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,380
Chance against standard: -0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 433 of 1,379.

Launches counted: 43346 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,380
Chance against standard: +4.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Immersive Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 1,379 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: 99 of 1,379 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, Supermarket Simulator (20.5% of the money): 1,378 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: 433 of 1,379.

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 Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,003 of 2,111 launches	Without the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launches	Last 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted	2,111129 hits	2,003122 hits	2,110128 hits	57430 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings	$1,193top tenth $37,665+	$1,231	$1,193	$1,073
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-0.7%no change	-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$38 more	0.0%no change	-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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