Niche

First-Person + Survival Horror

Games tagged both First-Person and Survival Horror: 422 indie paid launches, 28 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 $10 to $20

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.

$10 to $20

Showing First-Person + Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with First-Person and is about level with Survival Horror; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

First-Person + Survival Horror trails both its tags: 18.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.5 in 100 for First-Person and 22.6 in 100 for Survival Horror.

That is about 0.9 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagFirst-Person

24.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.5 in 100

Typical earnings$10,866

Launches539 / 132 hits

Pair trails by6.1 in 100

3RDThird

This pairFirst-Person + Survival Horror

18.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.4 in 100

$1k+84 in 100

$10k+59 in 100

Launches49 / 9 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSurvival Horror

22.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.6 in 100

Typical earnings$16,857

Launches124 / 28 hits

Pair trails by4.2 in 100

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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: 0.4 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 prices422 in pair Under $5233 in pair $5 to $10132 in pair $10 to $2049 in pair$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 49 games tagged both First-Person and Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. 18.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.1 in 100 for First-Person-only games and 25.3 in 100 for Survival Horror-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 49 games priced $10 to $20; 18.4 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 84 in 100 · $10k+ 59 in 100 · $100k+ 18 in 100.

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.

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

Pacific Driveleads this pair22.9%

PairPacific Drive22.9%

First-PersonSchedule I18.8%

Survival HorrorPacific Drive12.1%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads First-Person + Survival 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

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The leaders, in words

Pacific Drive earned 22.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 422 First-Person + Survival Horror launches.
First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 18.8% of its money.
It also leads Survival Horror, with 12.1% of that tag's 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

First-Person + Survival 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.

First-Person + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view415 of 422 launches	Without the breakout421 of 422 launches	Last 18 months139 of 422 launches
Launches counted	42228 hits	41528 hits	42127 hits	1399 hits
Earned $100k+	6.6 in 1001 in 15	6.7 in 1001 in 15	6.4 in 1001 in 16	6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$876top tenth $49,835+	$907	$872	$771
Chance against standard	the base	+1.7%0.1 more in 100	-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.5%$31 more	-0.5%$4 less	-12.0%$105 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 422 launches.

Launches counted: 42228 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $876top tenth $49,835+
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: 7 of 422 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 41528 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $907
Chance against standard: +1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +3.5%$31 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pacific Drive (22.9% of the money): 421 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 42127 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $872
Chance against standard: -3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$4 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 139 of 422.

Launches counted: 1399 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $771
Chance against standard: -2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -12.0%$105 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 422 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: 7 of 422 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, Pacific Drive (22.9% of the money): 421 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: 139 of 422.

First-Person 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.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-Person	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,708 of 3,840 launches	Without the breakout3,839 of 3,840 launches	Last 18 months1,183 of 3,840 launches
Launches counted	3,840270 hits	3,708261 hits	3,839269 hits	1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$793top tenth $42,418+	$799	$793	$750
Chance against standard	the base	+0.1%no change	-0.3%no change	+13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.8%$6 more	0.0%no change	-5.4%$43 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,840 launches.

Launches counted: 3,840270 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $793top tenth $42,418+
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: 132 of 3,840 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,708261 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $799
Chance against standard: +0.1%no change
Typical against standard: +0.8%$6 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (18.8% of the money): 3,839 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,839269 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $793
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,183 of 3,840.

Launches counted: 1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $750
Chance against standard: +13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: -5.4%$43 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,840 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: 132 of 3,840 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 (18.8% of the money): 3,839 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: 1,183 of 3,840.

Survival 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.

Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
Survival Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view898 of 928 launches	Without the breakout927 of 928 launches	Last 18 months286 of 928 launches
Launches counted	92867 hits	89866 hits	92766 hits	28624 hits
Earned $100k+	7.2 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.1 in 1001 in 14	8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$957top tenth $49,835+	$1,000	$942	$1,017
Chance against standard	the base	+1.8%0.1 more in 100	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+16.2%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.5%$43 more	-1.6%$15 less	+6.3%$60 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 928 launches.

Launches counted: 92867 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $957top tenth $49,835+
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: 30 of 928 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 89866 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,000
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +4.5%$43 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pacific Drive (12.1% of the money): 927 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 92766 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $942
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.6%$15 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 286 of 928.

Launches counted: 28624 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,017
Chance against standard: +16.2%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.3%$60 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 928 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: 30 of 928 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, Pacific Drive (12.1% of the money): 927 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: 286 of 928.

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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