Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Dungeon Crawler / Psychological Horror
Dungeon Crawler + Psychological Horror: 20 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 4 of 42 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 20% on the year before: 20 against 25.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 25 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 71 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 154 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.05% | 11 ranked of 71 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,921 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.69xhits against expected | 1.16x to 2.71x | 42 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #404 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 42
- Hit rate
- 9.5%1.9% to 16.4%
- Expected rate
- 2.7%
- Against expected
- 1.69x1.16x to 2.71x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
42 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $120
- Median
- $639
- Top tenth
- $21,140
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- −20%
Parent tags
- Dungeon CrawlerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Psychological HorrorGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Psychopomp GOLD (opens the Steam store)2024 · 4,904 reviews, 97% positiveest. $893k
- Subliminal (opens the Steam store)2026 · 3,556 reviews, 74% positiveest. $719k
- Murky Divers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,994 reviews, 87% positiveest. $710k
- Horripilant (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,979 reviews, 92% positiveest. $482k
- Scarlet Idol (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,609 reviews, 66% positiveest. $237k
- Liminal Shroud (opens the Steam store)2026 · 102 reviews, 90% positiveest. $27k
- SAVE (opens the Steam store)2025 · 91 reviews, 48% positiveest. $22k
- Hope Deferred (opens the Steam store)2025 · 31 reviews, 100% positiveest. $10k to $100k
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More with Psychological Horror
pairs with Psychological Horror- Co-op + Psychological Horror$5,48140 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Cinematic$5,00947 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Online Co-Op$4,64950 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Multiplayer$4,45153 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Story Rich$3,335269 launches priced, 401 releases in 12 months
- Psychological Horror + Female Protagonist$2,91976 launches priced, 102 releases in 12 months
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