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Niches / Dark + Psychological Horror
Dark + Psychological Horror
Games tagged both Dark and Psychological Horror: 552 indie paid launches, 30 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Dark + Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with Dark and is level with Psychological Horror; priced $10 to $20 it beats both 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.
Dark + Psychological Horror beats both its tags: 22.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.7 in 100 for Dark and 19.7 in 100 for Psychological Horror.
That is about 1.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 49 games tagged both Dark and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 22.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.3 for Dark-only games and 19.0 for Psychological Horror-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 49 games priced $10 to $20; 22.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,868.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 49 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 checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Dark + Psychological Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view545 of 552 launches | Without the breakout551 of 552 launches | Last 18 months287 of 552 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 55230 hits | 54530 hits | 55129 hits | 28715 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.5 in 1001 in 18 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,332top tenth $35,178+ | $1,332 | $1,332 | $1,212 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +1.9%0.1 more in 100 | -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | -3.7%0.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -9.0%$120 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Dark and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 552 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 552 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (22.8% of the money): 551 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 287 of 552.
Dark holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Dark | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,414 of 1,445 launches | Without the breakout1,444 of 1,445 launches | Last 18 months785 of 1,445 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,44574 hits | 1,41472 hits | 1,44473 hits | 78534 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 5.1 in 1001 in 20 | 4.3 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $849top tenth $28,119+ | $887 | $849 | $808 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -15.7%0.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.5%$38 more | 0.0%no change | -4.8%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Dark, 6 to 30 months old: 1,445 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 1,445 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (11.5% of the money): 1,444 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 785 of 1,445.
Psychological Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Psychological Horror | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,390 of 2,500 launches | Without the breakout2,499 of 2,500 launches | Last 18 months1,334 of 2,500 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,500136 hits | 2,390127 hits | 2,499135 hits | 1,33456 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 5.3 in 1001 in 19 | 5.4 in 1001 in 19 | 4.2 in 1001 in 24 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,314top tenth $30,835+ | $1,314 | $1,314 | $1,112 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | 0.0%no change | -22.2%1.2 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -15.4%$202 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 110 of 2,500 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,334 of 2,500.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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