Niche

PvE + Zombies

Games tagged both PvE and Zombies: 45 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing PvE + Zombies priced $10 to $20.

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

PvE + Zombies is too small to compare with PvE and is too small to compare with Zombies: 1 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.6 in 100 for PvE and 16.4 in 100 for Zombies.

Small sample: 10 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagPvE

10.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds10.6 in 100

Typical earnings$6,317

Launches189 / 20 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPvE + Zombies

1 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 10 launches

Typical earnings$5,171

Launches10 / 1 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoZombies

16.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds16.4 in 100

Typical earnings$3,670

Launches73 / 12 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20PvE 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 prices45 in pair Under $521 in pair $5 to $1011 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both PvE and Zombies priced $10 to $20. 1 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 10.6 in 100 for PvE-only games and 17.5 in 100 for Zombies-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with PvE alone and is too small to compare with Zombies alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 10 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,171.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Killing Floor 3leads this pair96.7%

PairKilling Floor 396.7%

PvELethal Company31.0%

ZombiesKilling Floor 333.6%

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 PvE + 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

Killing Floor 3 earned 96.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 PvE + Zombies launches.
PvE is led by Lethal Company, with 31.0% of its money.
It also leads Zombies, with 33.6% of that tag's 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

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

PvE + Zombies through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view45 of 45 launches	Without the breakout44 of 45 launches	Last 18 months17 of 45 launches
Launches counted	452 hits	452 hits	441 hits	171 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 45too few for a rate	2 of 45too few for a rate	1 of 44too few for a rate	1 of 17too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$306top tenth $33,555+	$306	$306	$306
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-48.9%2.2 fewer in 100	+32.4%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both PvE and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted: 452 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $306top tenth $33,555+
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: 0 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 452 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 45too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $306
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (96.7% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 441 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $306
Chance against standard: -48.9%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 45.

Launches counted: 171 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 17too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $306
Chance against standard: +32.4%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both PvE and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 45 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: 0 of 45 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 (96.7% of the money): 44 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: 17 of 45.

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

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvE	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,298 of 1,316 launches	Without the breakout1,315 of 1,316 launches	Last 18 months386 of 1,316 launches
Launches counted	1,31660 hits	1,29857 hits	1,31559 hits	38623 hits
Earned $100k+	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.4 in 1001 in 23	4.5 in 1001 in 22	6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$383top tenth $22,048+	$385	$383	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+30.7%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.5%$2 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,316 launches.

Launches counted: 1,31660 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $383top tenth $22,048+
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: 18 of 1,316 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,29857 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $385
Chance against standard: -3.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.5%$2 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (31.0% of the money): 1,315 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,31559 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,316.

Launches counted: 38623 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +30.7%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,316 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: 18 of 1,316 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 (31.0% of the money): 1,315 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: 386 of 1,316.

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
Zombies	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view443 of 472 launches	Without the breakout471 of 472 launches	Last 18 months128 of 472 launches
Launches counted	47227 hits	44325 hits	47126 hits	12810 hits
Earned $100k+	5.7 in 1001 in 17	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$425top tenth $25,761+	$421	$425	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100	+36.6%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-0.9%$4 less	0.0%no change	-9.9%$42 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 472 launches.

Launches counted: 47227 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $425top tenth $25,761+
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 472 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 44325 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $421
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.9%$4 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (33.6% of the money): 471 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 47126 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $425
Chance against standard: -3.5%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 472.

Launches counted: 12810 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +36.6%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -9.9%$42 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 472 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 472 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 (33.6% of the money): 471 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 472.

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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