Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.
Comedy + Horror
Games tagged both Comedy and Horror: 68 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Comedy + Horror priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Comedy and is about level with Horror; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Comedy and is too small to compare with Horror.
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.
Comedy + Horror is too small to compare with Comedy and is too small to compare with Horror: 0 of its 46 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 509 launches for Comedy and 0.7 in 100 for Horror.
Small sample: 46 launches, 0 hits.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 46 games tagged both Comedy and Horror priced under $5. 0 of 46 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 463 for Comedy-only games and 0.7 in 100 for Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Comedy alone and is too small to compare with Horror alone.
Both: 46 games priced under $5; 0 of 46 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 48 in 100 · $10k+ 15 in 100 · $100k+ 0 of 46 launches.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 46 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.
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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.
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.
Comedy + Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view67 of 68 launches | Without the breakout67 of 68 launches | Last 18 months21 of 68 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 685 hits | 675 hits | 674 hits | 210 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.4 in 1001 in 14 | 7.5 in 1001 in 13 | 4 of 67too few for a rate | 0 of 21too few for a rate |
| Chance of $10k+ | 24 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 59 in 100 | under 100 launches | under 100 launches | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.5%0.1 more in 100 | -18.8%1.4 fewer in 100 | -100.0%7.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | under 100 launches | under 100 launches | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Too few to tell |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Comedy and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 68 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 68 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (84.6% of the money): 67 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 68.
Comedy 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.
| Comedy | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view896 of 936 launches | Without the breakout935 of 936 launches | Last 18 months281 of 936 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 93657 hits | 89655 hits | 93556 hits | 28117 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 6.1 in 1001 in 16 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $754top tenth $35,939+ | $782 | $753 | $677 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.8%no change | -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.7%no change |
| Typical against standard | the base | +3.7%$28 more | -0.1%$1 less | -10.2%$77 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Comedy, 12 to 36 months old: 936 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 40 of 936 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (30.4% of the money): 935 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 281 of 936.
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.
| Horror | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,992 of 3,140 launches | Without the breakout3,139 of 3,140 launches | Last 18 months884 of 3,140 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 3,140186 hits | 2,992181 hits | 3,139185 hits | 88449 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 6.0 in 1001 in 17 | 5.9 in 1001 in 17 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,007top tenth $37,527+ | $1,011 | $1,007 | $893 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +2.1%0.1 more in 100 | -0.5%no change | -6.4%0.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +0.4%$4 more | 0.0%no change | -11.3%$114 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 148 of 3,140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (18.3% of the money): 3,139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 884 of 3,140.
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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