Niche

Mystery + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Mystery and Psychological Horror: 426 indie paid launches, 22 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".
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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$10 to $20

Showing Mystery + Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Mystery and is level with Psychological Horror; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Mystery + Psychological Horror trails both its tags: 18.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.7 in 100 for Mystery and 19.7 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

That is about 1.0 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner

Tag onemood tagMystery

22.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,891

Launches299 / 68 hits

Pair trails by3.8 in 100

3RDThird

This pairMystery + Psychological Horror

18.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.9 in 100

Typical earnings$16,510

Launches53 / 10 hits

Expected18.6 in 100

2NDRunner-up

Tag twoPsychological Horror

19.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.7 in 100

Typical earnings$16,691

Launches228 / 45 hits

Pair trails by0.8 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Mystery 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices426 in pair Under $5229 in pair $5 to $10138 in pair $10 to $2053 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 53 games tagged both Mystery and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 18.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 23.6 for Mystery-only games and 20.0 for Psychological Horror-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 53 games priced $10 to $20; 18.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16,510.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 53 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

Urban Myth Dissolution Centerleads this pair18.6%

PairUrban Myth Dissolution Center18.6%

MysteryBlue Prince12.8%

Psychological HorrorMouthwashing7.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Mystery + 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

Urban Myth Dissolution Center earned 18.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 426 Mystery + Psychological Horror launches.
Mystery is led by Blue Prince, with 12.8% of its money.
Psychological Horror is led by Mouthwashing, with 7.5% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Mystery + Psychological Horror is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Mystery + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view404 of 426 launches	Without the breakout425 of 426 launches	Last 18 months227 of 426 launches
Launches counted	42622 hits	40420 hits	42521 hits	2278 hits
Earned $100k+	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.0 in 1001 in 20	4.9 in 1001 in 20	3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings	$1,314top tenth $27,829+	$1,294	$1,294	$887
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-3.8%0.2 fewer in 100	-5.8%0.3 fewer in 100	-32.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	-1.5%$20 less	-1.5%$20 less	-32.5%$427 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Mystery and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 426 launches.

Launches counted: 42622 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314top tenth $27,829+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 22 of 426 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 40420 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $1,294
Chance against standard: -3.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.5%$20 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Urban Myth Dissolution Center (18.6% of the money): 425 launches left.

Launches counted: 42521 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $1,294
Chance against standard: -5.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.5%$20 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 227 of 426.

Launches counted: 2278 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $887
Chance against standard: -32.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -32.5%$427 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Mystery and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 426 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 22 of 426 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, Urban Myth Dissolution Center (18.6% of the money): 425 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 227 of 426.

Mystery holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Mystery through every lens, all prices
Mystery	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,293 of 1,381 launches	Without the breakout1,380 of 1,381 launches	Last 18 months791 of 1,381 launches
Launches counted	1,381125 hits	1,293110 hits	1,380124 hits	79161 hits
Earned $100k+	9.1 in 1001 in 11	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.0 in 1001 in 11	7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,052top tenth $74,317+	$1,013	$1,052	$810
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-6.6%0.6 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-15.4%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	-3.7%$39 less	0.0%no change	-23.0%$242 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery, 6 to 30 months old: 1,381 launches.

Launches counted: 1,381125 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052top tenth $74,317+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 88 of 1,381 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,293110 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,013
Chance against standard: -6.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -3.7%$39 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (12.8% of the money): 1,380 launches left.

Launches counted: 1,380124 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 791 of 1,381.

Launches counted: 79161 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $810
Chance against standard: -15.4%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -23.0%$242 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Mystery, 6 to 30 months old: 1,381 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 88 of 1,381 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, Blue Prince (12.8% of the money): 1,380 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 791 of 1,381.

Psychological Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
Psychological Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,390 of 2,500 launches	Without the breakout2,499 of 2,500 launches	Last 18 months1,334 of 2,500 launches
Launches counted	2,500136 hits	2,390127 hits	2,499135 hits	1,33456 hits
Earned $100k+	5.4 in 1001 in 19	5.3 in 1001 in 19	5.4 in 1001 in 19	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$1,314top tenth $30,835+	$1,314	$1,314	$1,112
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	0.0%no change	-22.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-15.4%$202 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 launches.

Launches counted: 2,500136 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314top tenth $30,835+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 110 of 2,500 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,390127 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.

Launches counted: 2,499135 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,334 of 2,500.

Launches counted: 1,33456 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $1,112
Chance against standard: -22.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -15.4%$202 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 110 of 2,500 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 (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,334 of 2,500.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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