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Niches / Arcade + Psychological Horror

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Arcade + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Arcade and Psychological Horror: 44 indie paid launches, 1 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 Arcade + Psychological Horror 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

Arcade + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Arcade and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 1 of its 36 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.3 in 100 for Arcade and 1.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 36 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneArcade
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 376
Typical earnings$101
Launches2,256 / 6 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairArcade + Psychological Horror
1 of 36launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 36 launches
Typical earnings$187
Launches36 / 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 $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: 0.5 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 prices44 in pairUnder $536 in pair$5 to $107: too few$10 to $201: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 36 games tagged both Arcade and Psychological Horror priced under $5. 1 of 36 of them earned $100k+, against 0.2 in 100 for Arcade-only games and 1.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Arcade alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 36 games priced under $5; 1 of 36 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $187.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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 pair92.7%
PairNubby's Number Factory92.7%
ArcadeREMATCH32.2%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company39.3%
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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Arcade + 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

  • Nubby's Number Factory earned 92.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Arcade + Psychological Horror launches.
  • Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% of its money.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 39.3% 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

Arcade + Psychological Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Arcade + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view44 of 44 launchesWithout the breakout43 of 44 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted441 hits441 hits430 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+1 of 44too few for a rate1 of 44too few for a rate0 of 43too few for a ratetoo few
Typical first-year earnings$283top tenth $12,950+$283$191too few
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-32.5%$92 lesstoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted
441 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$283top tenth $12,950+
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 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
441 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$283
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, Nubby's Number Factory (92.7% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
430 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 43too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$191
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-32.5%$92 less
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Typical first-year earnings
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Arcade and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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 44 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 (92.7% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted
3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+
2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$229top tenth $7,485+
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: 24 of 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+
2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
-1.2%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted
1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$229
Chance against standard
+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 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: 24 of 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 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: 1,003 of 3,582.

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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