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Niches / First-Person + Psychological Horror

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First-Person + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both First-Person and Psychological Horror: 1,145 indie paid launches, 54 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing First-Person + Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

88 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner
Tag onemood tagFirst-Person
23.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.2 in 100
Typical earnings$10,321
Launches599 / 139 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairFirst-Person + Psychological Horror
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches88

88 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up
19.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.7 in 100
Typical earnings$16,691
Launches228 / 45 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20First-Person is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 88 games tagged both First-Person and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 15.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.5 for First-Person-only games and 22.1 for Psychological Horror-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 88 games priced $10 to $20; 15.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,445.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 88 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

No, I'm not a Humanleads this pair14.7%
PairNo, I'm not a Human14.7%
First-PersonSchedule I16.7%
Psychological HorrorMouthwashing7.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads First-Person + 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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • No, I'm not a Human earned 14.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 1,145 First-Person + Psychological Horror launches.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 16.7% of its money.
  • Psychological Horror is led by Mouthwashing, with 7.5% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

First-Person + Psychological Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

First-Person + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,111 of 1,145 launchesWithout the breakout1,144 of 1,145 launchesLast 18 months616 of 1,145 launches
Launches counted1,14554 hits1,11152 hits1,14453 hits61622 hits
Earned $100k+4.7 in 1001 in 214.7 in 1001 in 214.6 in 1001 in 223.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$1,314top tenth $25,428+$1,316$1,314$1,010
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100-23.4%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$2 more0.0%no change-23.1%$304 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 1,145 launches.

Launches counted
1,14554 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314top tenth $25,428+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 34 of 1,145 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,11152 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$1,316
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.2%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No, I'm not a Human (14.7% of the money): 1,144 launches left.

Launches counted
1,14453 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 616 of 1,145.

Launches counted
61622 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-23.4%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-23.1%$304 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 1,145 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 34 of 1,145 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, No, I'm not a Human (14.7% of the money): 1,144 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 616 of 1,145.

First-Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,135 of 4,266 launchesWithout the breakout4,265 of 4,266 launchesLast 18 months2,372 of 4,266 launches
Launches counted4,266296 hits4,135284 hits4,265295 hits2,372163 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$849top tenth $40,885+$849$849$728
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change0.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-14.3%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.

Launches counted
4,266296 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849top tenth $40,885+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 4,266 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,135284 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.

Launches counted
4,265295 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$849
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.

Launches counted
2,372163 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-14.3%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 6 to 30 months old: 4,266 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 131 of 4,266 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, Schedule I (16.7% of the money): 4,265 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,372 of 4,266.

Psychological Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
Psychological HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,390 of 2,500 launchesWithout the breakout2,499 of 2,500 launchesLast 18 months1,334 of 2,500 launches
Launches counted2,500136 hits2,390127 hits2,499135 hits1,33456 hits
Earned $100k+5.4 in 1001 in 195.3 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 194.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$1,314top tenth $30,835+$1,314$1,314$1,112
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.9%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-22.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-15.4%$202 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 launches.

Launches counted
2,500136 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314top tenth $30,835+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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.

Launches counted
2,390127 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.

Launches counted
2,499135 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,314
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,334 of 2,500.

Launches counted
1,33456 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$1,112
Chance against standard
-22.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-15.4%$202 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 launches.
West-facing view
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.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.
Last 18 months
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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