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Niches / Anime + Psychological Horror

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Anime + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Anime and Psychological Horror: 62 indie paid launches, 6 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.

Showing Anime + Psychological Horror priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Anime and beats Psychological Horror; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Psychological 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?Under $5

Anime + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 1 of its 33 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 679 launches for Anime and 1.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 33 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagAnime
3 of 679launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 679 launches
Typical earnings$253
Launches679 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAnime + Psychological Horror
1 of 33launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 33 launches
Typical earnings$939
Launches33 / 1 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
1.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 76
Typical earnings$722
Launches1,291 / 17 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Anime 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 prices62 in pairUnder $533 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both Anime and Psychological Horror priced under $5. 1 of 33 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 646 for Anime-only games and 1.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 33 games priced under $5; 1 of 33 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $939.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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

Psychopomp GOLDleads this pair25.0%
PairPsychopomp GOLD25.0%
AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.0%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company39.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Psychological 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

  • Psychopomp GOLD earned 25.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 62 Anime + Psychological Horror launches.
  • Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.0% of its money.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 39.3% 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

Anime + Psychological Horror is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Anime + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view60 of 62 launchesWithout the breakout61 of 62 launchesLast 18 months15 of 62 launches
Launches counted626 hits605 hits615 hits150 hits
Earned $100k+9.7 in 1001 in 108.3 in 1001 in 128.2 in 1001 in 120 of 15too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$2,104top tenth $63,989+$1,845$1,845$2,104
Chance against standardthe base-13.9%1.3 fewer in 100-15.3%1.5 fewer in 100-100.0%9.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-12.3%$259 less; too few to tell-12.3%$259 less0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.

Launches counted
626 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$2,104top tenth $63,989+
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: 2 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
605 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,845
Chance against standard
-13.9%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.3%$259 less; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Psychopomp GOLD (25.0% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
615 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,845
Chance against standard
-15.3%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-12.3%$259 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 62.

Launches counted
150 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 15too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$2,104
Chance against standard
-100.0%9.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 62 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: 2 of 62 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, Psychopomp GOLD (25.0% of the money): 61 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: 15 of 62.

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

Anime through every lens, all prices
AnimeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,403 of 1,558 launchesWithout the breakout1,557 of 1,558 launchesLast 18 months446 of 1,558 launches
Launches counted1,558112 hits1,40390 hits1,557111 hits44632 hits
Earned $100k+7.2 in 1001 in 146.4 in 1001 in 167.1 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$957top tenth $59,371+$941$946$1,051
Chance against standardthe base-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100-0.2%no change
Typical against standardthe base-1.7%$16 less-1.1%$11 less+9.8%$94 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 launches.

Launches counted
1,558112 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$957top tenth $59,371+
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: 155 of 1,558 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,40390 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$941
Chance against standard
-10.8%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.7%$16 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,557111 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$946
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.1%$11 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 446 of 1,558.

Launches counted
44632 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,051
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+9.8%$94 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,558 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: 155 of 1,558 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.0% of the money): 1,557 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: 446 of 1,558.

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 view2,001 of 2,109 launchesWithout the breakout2,108 of 2,109 launchesLast 18 months575 of 2,109 launches
Launches counted2,109117 hits2,001110 hits2,108116 hits57526 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 184.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings$1,246top tenth $32,125+$1,261$1,246$1,144
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.8%no change-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.2%$15 more0.0%no change-8.2%$102 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,109 launches.

Launches counted
2,109117 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,246top tenth $32,125+
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 2,109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,001110 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,261
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.2%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (39.3% of the money): 2,108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,108116 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,246
Chance against standard
-0.8%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 575 of 2,109.

Launches counted
57526 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,144
Chance against standard
-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-8.2%$102 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,109 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 2,109 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 (39.3% of the money): 2,108 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: 575 of 2,109.

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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