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Niches / Linear + Psychological Horror

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Linear + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Linear and Psychological Horror: 137 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Linear + Psychological Horror priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Linear + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Linear and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 2 of its 110 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 653 launches for Linear and 1.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 110 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagLinear
3 of 653launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 653 launches
Typical earnings$191
Launches653 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairLinear + Psychological Horror
2 of 110launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 110 launches
Typical earnings$786
Launches110 / 2 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoPsychological Horror
1.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 76
Typical earnings$722
Launches1,291 / 17 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Linear 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices137 in pairUnder $5110 in pair$5 to $1020 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 110 games tagged both Linear and Psychological Horror priced under $5. 2 of 110 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 543 for Linear-only games and 1.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Linear alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 110 games priced under $5; 2 of 110 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $786.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 110 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

Last Reportleads this pair25.2%
PairLast Report25.2%
LinearSpilled!11.0%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company39.3%
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 Linear + 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

  • Last Report earned 25.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 137 Linear + Psychological Horror launches.
  • Linear is led by Spilled!, with 11.0% of its money.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 39.3% 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

Linear + 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.

Linear + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view134 of 137 launchesWithout the breakout136 of 137 launchesLast 18 months40 of 137 launches
Launches counted1373 hits1343 hits1362 hits401 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 137too few for a rate3 of 134too few for a rate2 of 136too few for a rate1 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$861top tenth $7,486+$909$861$574
Chance against standardthe base+2.2%no change; too few to tell-32.8%0.7 fewer in 100+14.2%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+5.6%$48 more0.0%no change-33.3%$287 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 137 launches.

Launches counted
1373 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 137too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$861top tenth $7,486+
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 137 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1343 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 134too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
+2.2%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+5.6%$48 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Last Report (25.2% of the money): 136 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1362 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 136too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$861
Chance against standard
-32.8%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 40 of 137.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$574
Chance against standard
+14.2%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-33.3%$287 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Linear and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 137 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 137 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, Last Report (25.2% of the money): 136 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: 40 of 137.

Linear is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Linear through every lens, all prices
LinearBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,010 of 1,038 launchesWithout the breakout1,037 of 1,038 launchesLast 18 months289 of 1,038 launches
Launches counted1,0389 hits1,0107 hits1,0378 hits2894 hits
Earned $100k+0.9 in 1001 in 1150.7 in 1001 in 1440.8 in 1001 in 1304 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$313top tenth $5,620+$328$313$287
Chance against standardthe base-20.1%0.2 fewer in 100-11.0%0.1 fewer in 100+59.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+4.8%$15 more0.0%no change-8.3%$26 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,038 launches.

Launches counted
1,0389 hits
Earned $100k+
0.9 in 1001 in 115
Typical first-year earnings
$313top tenth $5,620+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 28 of 1,038 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,0107 hits
Earned $100k+
0.7 in 1001 in 144
Typical first-year earnings
$328
Chance against standard
-20.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.8%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spilled! (11.0% of the money): 1,037 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,0378 hits
Earned $100k+
0.8 in 1001 in 130
Typical first-year earnings
$313
Chance against standard
-11.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 289 of 1,038.

Launches counted
2894 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 289too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+59.6%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-8.3%$26 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Linear, 12 to 36 months old: 1,038 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: 28 of 1,038 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, Spilled! (11.0% of the money): 1,037 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: 289 of 1,038.

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 view2,001 of 2,109 launchesWithout the breakout2,108 of 2,109 launchesLast 18 months575 of 2,109 launches
Launches counted2,109117 hits2,001110 hits2,108116 hits57526 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 184.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$1,246top tenth $32,125+$1,261$1,246$1,144
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.8%no change-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.2%$15 more0.0%no change-8.2%$102 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,109 launches.

Launches counted
2,109117 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,246top tenth $32,125+
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 2,109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,001110 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,261
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.2%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (39.3% of the money): 2,108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,108116 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,246
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 575 of 2,109.

Launches counted
57526 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,144
Chance against standard
-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.2%$102 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,109 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 2,109 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 (39.3% of the money): 2,108 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: 575 of 2,109.

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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