Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Point & Click / Psychological Horror
Point & Click + Psychological Horror: a typical launch earns $2,302 in its first year
That is the median of 64 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 9 of 145 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 5.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 46% on the year before: 114 against 78.
- Price
- $2,302 median of 64 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- +57.8% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 114 78 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 238 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 686 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. | 0.41%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.17% to 0.67% | 30 ranked of 238 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #562 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.48xhits against expected | 1.02x to 2.23x | 145 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #778 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| −8%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −27% to +14% | 45 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #1,674 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −2%review growth against same-age games | −12% to +8% | 45 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,135 of 2,461pairs on this board |
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
- 145
- Hit rate
- 6.2%3.2% to 8.6%
- Expected rate
- 3.5%
- Against expected
- 1.48x1.02x to 2.23x
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
145 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
- $101
- Median
- $1,211
- Top tenth
- $29,922
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
- +46%
- Against Steam
- +6%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Point & ClickGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Psychological HorrorGenre 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.
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (opens the Steam store)2023 · 32,257 reviews, 96% positiveest. $11M
Endacopia (opens the Steam store)2026 · 7,027 reviews, 99% positiveest. $2.3M
Servant of the Lake (opens the Steam store)2026 · 7,303 reviews, 98% positiveest. $889k
Desktop Explorer (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,222 reviews, 95% positiveest. $749k
and Roger (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,774 reviews, 94% positiveest. $280k
Last Report (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,440 reviews, 89% positiveest. $247k
Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken (opens the Steam store)2025 · 598 reviews, 94% positiveest. $242k
Slender Threads (opens the Steam store)2025 · 577 reviews, 90% positiveest. $234k
Related niches
pairs with Point & Click- Point & Click + Investigation$4,85753 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Female Protagonist$3,03141 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Story Rich$2,569170 launches priced, 208 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Mystery$2,426120 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Detective$2,10470 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Cozy$1,86352 launches priced, 123 releases in 12 months
More with Psychological Horror
pairs with Psychological Horror- Co-op + Psychological Horror$5,48140 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Cinematic$5,00947 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Online Co-Op$4,64950 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Multiplayer$4,45153 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Story Rich$3,335269 launches priced, 401 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Female Protagonist$2,91976 launches priced, 102 releases in 12 months
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