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Niches / Psychological Horror + Surreal

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Psychological Horror + Surreal

Games tagged both Psychological Horror and Surreal: 200 indie paid launches, 19 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.

Showing Psychological Horror + Surreal priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Psychological Horror and is too small to compare with Surreal.

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

Psychological Horror + Surreal is too small to compare with Psychological Horror and is too small to compare with Surreal: 8 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror and 23.1 in 100 for Surreal.

Small sample: 22 launches, 8 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onePsychological Horror
26.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.3 in 100
Typical earnings$21,183
Launches205 / 54 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPsychological Horror + Surreal
8 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds8 of 22 launches
$1k+22 of 22 launches
$10k+18 of 22 launches
Launches22 / 8 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagSurreal
23.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.1 in 100
$1k+88 in 100
$10k+62 in 100
Launches78 / 18 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 $20Surreal 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: 0.4 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 prices200 in pairUnder $5122 in pair$5 to $1056 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Psychological Horror and Surreal priced $10 to $20. 8 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 25.1 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games and 17.9 in 100 for Surreal-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone and is too small to compare with Surreal alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 8 of 22 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 22 of 22 launches · $10k+ 18 of 22 launches · $100k+ 8 of 22 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Nubby's Number Factoryleads this pair12.5%
PairNubby's Number Factory12.5%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%
SurrealINDIKA14.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Psychological Horror + Surreal

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

  • Nubby's Number Factory earned 12.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 200 Psychological Horror + Surreal launches.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 36.5% of its money.
  • Surreal is led by INDIKA, with 14.1% 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

Psychological Horror + Surreal 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 + Surreal through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view192 of 200 launchesWithout the breakout199 of 200 launchesLast 18 months62 of 200 launches
Launches counted20019 hits19219 hits19918 hits625 hits
Earned $100k+9.5 in 1001 in 119.9 in 1001 in 109.0 in 1001 in 118.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,695top tenth $84,693+$1,701$1,672under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.2%0.4 more in 100-4.8%0.5 fewer in 100-15.1%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$6 more-1.4%$23 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Psychological Horror and Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 200 launches.

Launches counted
20019 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,695top tenth $84,693+
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: 8 of 200 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
19219 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,701
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Nubby's Number Factory (12.5% of the money): 199 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
19918 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,672
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$23 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 62 of 200.

Launches counted
625 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-15.1%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Psychological Horror and Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 200 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: 8 of 200 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, Nubby's Number Factory (12.5% of the money): 199 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: 62 of 200.

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 view2,003 of 2,111 launchesWithout the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launchesLast 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted2,111129 hits2,003122 hits2,110128 hits57430 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 165.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$1,193top tenth $37,665+$1,231$1,193$1,073
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.7%no change-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$38 more0.0%no change-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Surreal 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.

Surreal through every lens, all prices
SurrealBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view553 of 579 launchesWithout the breakout578 of 579 launchesLast 18 months157 of 579 launches
Launches counted57935 hits55333 hits57834 hits1577 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 174.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$1,034top tenth $46,867+$1,020$1,034$1,161
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100-26.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.4%$14 less0.0%no change+12.3%$127 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 579 launches.

Launches counted
57935 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034top tenth $46,867+
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: 26 of 579 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
55333 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,020
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$14 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, INDIKA (14.1% of the money): 578 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
57834 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,034
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 579.

Launches counted
1577 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,161
Chance against standard
-26.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$127 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Surreal, 12 to 36 months old: 579 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: 26 of 579 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, INDIKA (14.1% of the money): 578 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: 157 of 579.

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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