Niche

Detective + Thriller

Games tagged both Detective and Thriller: 40 indie paid launches, 4 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $5 to $10

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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.

$5 to $10

Showing Detective + Thriller priced $5 to $10.

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?$5 to $10

Detective + Thriller is too small to compare with Detective and is too small to compare with Thriller: 0 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 5.5 in 100 for Detective and 5.1 in 100 for Thriller.

Small sample: 18 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneDetective

5.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 18

Typical earnings$1,529

Launches201 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairDetective + Thriller

0 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 18 launches

$1k+13 of 18 launches

$10k+3 of 18 launches

Launches18 / 0 hits

Expected3.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoThriller

5.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 20

Typical earnings$3,680

Launches156 / 8 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 28), typical $1,251, from 7,148 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices40 in pair Under $514 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Detective and Thriller priced $5 to $10. 0 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 6.0 in 100 for Detective-only games and 5.8 in 100 for Thriller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Detective alone and is too small to compare with Thriller alone.

Both: 18 games priced $5 to $10; 0 of 18 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 18 launches · $10k+ 3 of 18 launches · $100k+ 0 of 18 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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 Operatorleads this pair73.5%

PairThe Operator73.5%

DetectiveThe Precinct13.9%

ThrillerThe Drifter15.6%

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 Detective + Thriller

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

The Operator earned 73.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Detective + Thriller launches.
Detective is led by The Precinct, with 13.9% of its money.
Thriller is led by The Drifter, with 15.6% 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

Detective + Thriller is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Detective + Thriller through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view37 of 40 launches	Without the breakout39 of 40 launches	Last 18 months12 of 40 launches
Launches counted	404 hits	374 hits	393 hits	122 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 40too few for a rate	4 of 37too few for a rate	3 of 39too few for a rate	2 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	30 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 68 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+8.1%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.1%2.3 fewer in 100	+66.7%6.7 more 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	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Detective and Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted: 404 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 30 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 68 in 100
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 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 374 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 37too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +8.1%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Operator (73.5% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 393 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.1%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 40.

Launches counted: 122 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +66.7%6.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Detective and Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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 40 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 Operator (73.5% of the money): 39 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: 12 of 40.

Detective is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Detective through every lens, all prices
Detective	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view484 of 533 launches	Without the breakout532 of 533 launches	Last 18 months135 of 533 launches
Launches counted	53350 hits	48441 hits	53249 hits	13517 hits
Earned $100k+	9.4 in 1001 in 11	8.5 in 1001 in 12	9.2 in 1001 in 11	12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,040top tenth $90,096+	$1,093	$1,040	$1,544
Chance against standard	the base	-9.7%0.9 fewer in 100	-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100	+34.2%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.1%$53 more	0.0%no change	+48.5%$504 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Detective, 12 to 36 months old: 533 launches.

Launches counted: 53350 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,040top tenth $90,096+
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: 49 of 533 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 48441 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,093
Chance against standard: -9.7%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.1%$53 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Precinct (13.9% of the money): 532 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 53249 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,040
Chance against standard: -1.8%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: 135 of 533.

Launches counted: 13517 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,544
Chance against standard: +34.2%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +48.5%$504 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Detective, 12 to 36 months old: 533 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: 49 of 533 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 Precinct (13.9% of the money): 532 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: 135 of 533.

Thriller 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.

Thriller through every lens, all prices
Thriller	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view482 of 520 launches	Without the breakout519 of 520 launches	Last 18 months168 of 520 launches
Launches counted	52020 hits	48218 hits	51919 hits	1688 hits
Earned $100k+	3.8 in 1001 in 26	3.7 in 1001 in 27	3.7 in 1001 in 27	4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings	$1,163top tenth $28,745+	$1,150	$1,150	$1,147
Chance against standard	the base	-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100	+23.8%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.1%$13 less	-1.1%$13 less	-1.4%$16 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 520 launches.

Launches counted: 52020 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $1,163top tenth $28,745+
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: 38 of 520 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 48218 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $1,150
Chance against standard: -2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$13 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Drifter (15.6% of the money): 519 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 51919 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $1,150
Chance against standard: -4.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.1%$13 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 168 of 520.

Launches counted: 1688 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $1,147
Chance against standard: +23.8%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: -1.4%$16 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 520 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: 38 of 520 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 Drifter (15.6% of the money): 519 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: 168 of 520.

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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