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Niches / Psychological Horror + Zombies

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Psychological Horror + Zombies

Games tagged both Psychological Horror and Zombies: 43 indie paid launches, 2 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 + Zombies 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

Psychological Horror + Zombies is too small to compare with Psychological Horror and is too small to compare with Zombies: 0 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror and 0 of 246 launches for Zombies.

Small sample: 24 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
1.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 86
Typical earnings$663
Launches1,293 / 15 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPsychological Horror + Zombies
0 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 24 launches
$1k+8 of 24 launches
$10k+0 of 24 launches
Launches24 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoZombies
0 of 246launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 246 launches
Typical earnings$159
Launches246 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices43 in pairUnder $524 in pair$5 to $1011 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Psychological Horror and Zombies priced under $5. 0 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 1.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games and 0 of 222 for Zombies-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone and is too small to compare with Zombies alone.

Both: 24 games priced under $5; 0 of 24 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 24 launches · $10k+ 0 of 24 launches · $100k+ 0 of 24 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Daysleads this pair94.2%
PairInto the Dead: Our Darkest Days94.2%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%
ZombiesKilling Floor 334.1%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Psychological Horror + Zombies

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

  • Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days earned 94.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 43 Psychological Horror + Zombies launches.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 36.5% of its money.
  • Zombies is led by Killing Floor 3, with 34.1% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Zombies is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Psychological Horror + Zombies through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 43 launchesWithout the breakout42 of 43 launchesLast 18 months13 of 43 launches
Launches counted432 hits422 hits421 hits131 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 43too few for a rate2 of 42too few for a rate1 of 42too few for a rate1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+4 of 43 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 49 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100+65.4%3.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Psychological Horror and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 43 launches.

Launches counted
432 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
4 of 43 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 49 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 43 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
422 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (94.2% of the money): 42 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
421 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 42too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 43.

Launches counted
131 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+65.4%3.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Psychological Horror and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 43 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: 1 of 43 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, Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days (94.2% of the money): 42 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: 13 of 43.

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.

Zombies 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.

Zombies through every lens, all prices
ZombiesBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view442 of 471 launchesWithout the breakout470 of 471 launchesLast 18 months128 of 471 launches
Launches counted47128 hits44226 hits47027 hits12810 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 177.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$446top tenth $33,101+$446$446$428
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100+31.4%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.0%$18 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 471 launches.

Launches counted
47128 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$446top tenth $33,101+
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: 29 of 471 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
44226 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$446
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (34.1% of the money): 470 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
47027 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$446
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 128 of 471.

Launches counted
12810 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$428
Chance against standard
+31.4%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$18 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 471 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: 29 of 471 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, Killing Floor 3 (34.1% of the money): 470 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: 128 of 471.

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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