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Niches / Adventure + Horror

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Adventure + Horror

Games tagged both Adventure and Horror: 1,407 indie paid launches, 62 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Adventure + Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Adventure and is about level with Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Adventure and trails Horror.

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

Adventure + Horror is about level with Adventure and trails Horror: 17.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Adventure and 22.2 in 100 for Horror.

That is about 0.9 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagAdventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,393
Launches1,315 / 207 hits
A tie, apart by2.2 in 100
TIETied
This pairAdventure + Horror
17.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.9 in 100
Typical earnings$11,503
Launches134 / 24 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoHorror
22.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.2 in 100
Typical earnings$13,250
Launches360 / 80 hits
Pair trails by4.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Adventure 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 prices1,407 in pairUnder $5844 in pair$5 to $10405 in pair$10 to $20134 in pair$20 to $4024 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 134 games tagged both Adventure and Horror priced $10 to $20. 17.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.5 in 100 for Adventure-only games and 24.8 in 100 for Horror-only games, so the mix is about level with Adventure alone and trails Horror alone.

Both: 134 games priced $10 to $20; 17.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $11,503.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 134 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimicleads this pair16.9%
PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic16.9%
AdventurePalworld27.4%
HorrorR.E.P.O.17.8%
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 Adventure + 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

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic earned 16.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 1,407 Adventure + Horror launches.
  • Adventure is led by Palworld, with 27.4% of its money.
  • Horror is led by R.E.P.O., with 17.8% 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

Adventure + 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.

Adventure + Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,336 of 1,407 launchesWithout the breakout1,406 of 1,407 launchesLast 18 months456 of 1,407 launches
Launches counted1,40762 hits1,33661 hits1,40661 hits45617 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.6 in 1001 in 224.3 in 1001 in 233.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$908top tenth $26,635+$910$908$858
Chance against standardthe base+3.6%0.2 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-15.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.2%$2 more0.0%no change-5.5%$50 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 1,407 launches.

Launches counted
1,40762 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$908top tenth $26,635+
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: 71 of 1,407 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,33661 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$910
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (16.9% of the money): 1,406 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,40661 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$908
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 456 of 1,407.

Launches counted
45617 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$858
Chance against standard
-15.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.5%$50 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Adventure and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 1,407 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: 71 of 1,407 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (16.9% of the money): 1,406 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: 456 of 1,407.

Adventure 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.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,233 of 7,710 launchesWithout the breakout7,709 of 7,710 launchesLast 18 months2,176 of 7,710 launches
Launches counted7,710449 hits7,233421 hits7,709448 hits2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$618top tenth $35,206+$643$618$707
Chance against standardthe base-0.1%no change-0.2%no change-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$25 more0.0%no change+14.4%$89 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 launches.

Launches counted
7,710449 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$618top tenth $35,206+
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: 477 of 7,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,233421 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$643
Chance against standard
-0.1%no change
Typical against standard
+4.0%$25 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
7,709448 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$618
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,176 of 7,710.

Launches counted
2,176124 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.4%$89 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,710 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: 477 of 7,710 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, Palworld (27.4% of the money): 7,709 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: 2,176 of 7,710.

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

Horror through every lens, all prices
HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,137 of 3,283 launchesWithout the breakout3,282 of 3,283 launchesLast 18 months1,000 of 3,283 launches
Launches counted3,283193 hits3,137189 hits3,282192 hits1,00058 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$1,005top tenth $35,503+$1,023$1,005$942
Chance against standardthe base+2.5%0.1 more in 100-0.5%no change-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.8%$18 more0.0%no change-6.3%$63 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,283 launches.

Launches counted
3,283193 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,005top tenth $35,503+
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: 146 of 3,283 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,137189 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,023
Chance against standard
+2.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.8%$18 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (17.8% of the money): 3,282 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,282192 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,005
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,000 of 3,283.

Launches counted
1,00058 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$942
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.3%$63 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,283 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: 146 of 3,283 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, R.E.P.O. (17.8% of the money): 3,282 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: 1,000 of 3,283.

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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