Niches / Cinematic + Psychological Horror

Niche

Cinematic + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror: 81 indie paid launches, 4 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

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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 Cinematic + Psychological Horror 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

Cinematic + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Cinematic and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 2 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 28.4 in 100 for Cinematic and 21.5 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 11 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneCinematic

28.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds28.4 in 100

Typical earnings$20,773

Launches88 / 25 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCinematic + Psychological Horror

2 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 11 launches

Typical earnings$34,685

Launches11 / 2 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoPsychological Horror

21.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.5 in 100

Typical earnings$15,887

Launches205 / 44 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 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices81 in pair Under $543 in pair $5 to $1024 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 2 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 29.9 in 100 for Cinematic-only games and 21.6 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cinematic alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $34,685.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

The Casting of Frank Stone™leads this pair62.0%

PairThe Casting of Frank Stone™62.0%

CinematicThe Casting of Frank Stone™8.9%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Cinematic + 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

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The leaders, in words

The Casting of Frank Stone™ earned 62.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 81 Cinematic + Psychological Horror launches.
It also leads Cinematic, with 8.9% of that tag's 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

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

Cinematic + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view78 of 81 launches	Without the breakout80 of 81 launches	Last 18 months22 of 81 launches
Launches counted	814 hits	784 hits	803 hits	222 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 81too few for a rate	4 of 78too few for a rate	3 of 80too few for a rate	2 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$4,260top tenth $41,352+	$4,260	$4,260	$4,590
Chance against standard	the base	+3.8%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-24.1%1.2 fewer in 100	+84.1%4.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+7.7%$330 more; 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 Cinematic and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 81 launches.

Launches counted: 814 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 81too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $4,260top tenth $41,352+
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: 3 of 81 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 784 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 78too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $4,260
Chance against standard: +3.8%0.2 more in 100; 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, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (62.0% of the money): 80 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 803 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 80too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $4,260
Chance against standard: -24.1%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 22 of 81.

Launches counted: 222 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 22too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $4,590
Chance against standard: +84.1%4.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +7.7%$330 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cinematic and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 81 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: 3 of 81 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, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (62.0% of the money): 80 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: 22 of 81.

Cinematic is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Cinematic through every lens, all prices
Cinematic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view448 of 483 launches	Without the breakout482 of 483 launches	Last 18 months144 of 483 launches
Launches counted	48357 hits	44848 hits	48256 hits	14423 hits
Earned $100k+	11.8 in 100	10.7 in 100	11.6 in 100	16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,272top tenth $121,998+	$1,205	$1,272	$1,300
Chance against standard	the base	-9.2%1.1 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100	+35.3%4.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-5.3%$67 less	0.0%no change	+2.2%$28 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cinematic, 12 to 36 months old: 483 launches.

Launches counted: 48357 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,272top tenth $121,998+
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: 35 of 483 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 44848 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,205
Chance against standard: -9.2%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.3%$67 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (8.9% of the money): 482 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 48256 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,272
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 144 of 483.

Launches counted: 14423 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,300
Chance against standard: +35.3%4.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.2%$28 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cinematic, 12 to 36 months old: 483 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: 35 of 483 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, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (8.9% of the money): 482 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: 144 of 483.

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 Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,001 of 2,109 launches	Without the breakout2,108 of 2,109 launches	Last 18 months575 of 2,109 launches
Launches counted	2,109117 hits	2,001110 hits	2,108116 hits	57526 hits
Earned $100k+	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings	$1,246top tenth $32,125+	$1,261	$1,246	$1,144
Chance against standard	the base	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.8%no change	-18.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.2%$15 more	0.0%no change	-8.2%$102 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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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