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Niches / First-Person + Thriller

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First-Person + Thriller

Games tagged both First-Person and Thriller: 222 indie paid launches, 7 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.

Showing First-Person + Thriller priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails First-Person and is about level with Thriller; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with First-Person and is too small to compare with Thriller.

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 + Thriller is too small to compare with First-Person and is too small to compare with Thriller: 1 of its 19 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 24.5 in 100 for First-Person and 13.5 in 100 for Thriller.

Small sample: 19 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagFirst-Person
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,866
Launches539 / 132 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairFirst-Person + Thriller
1 of 19launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 19 launches
$1k+12 of 19 launches
$10k+7 of 19 launches
Launches19 / 1 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoThriller
13.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.5 in 100
$1k+79 in 100
$10k+52 in 100
Launches52 / 7 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 prices222 in pairUnder $5142 in pair$5 to $1059 in pair$10 to $2019 in pair$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 19 games tagged both First-Person and Thriller priced $10 to $20. 1 of 19 of them earned $100k+, against 25.2 in 100 for First-Person-only games and 18.2 in 100 for Thriller-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with First-Person alone and is too small to compare with Thriller alone.

Both: 19 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 19 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 19 launches · $10k+ 7 of 19 launches · $100k+ 1 of 19 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 19 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

A Quiet Place: The Road Aheadleads this pair29.3%
PairA Quiet Place: The Road Ahead29.3%
First-PersonSchedule I18.8%
ThrillerThe Drifter15.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads First-Person + 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

  • A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead earned 29.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 222 First-Person + Thriller launches.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 18.8% of its money.
  • Thriller is led by The Drifter, with 15.6% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

First-Person + Thriller holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

First-Person + Thriller through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view208 of 222 launchesWithout the breakout221 of 222 launchesLast 18 months71 of 222 launches
Launches counted2227 hits2087 hits2216 hits713 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 323.4 in 1001 in 302.7 in 1001 in 373 of 71too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,147top tenth $23,234+$1,291$1,119under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+6.7%0.2 more in 100-13.9%0.4 fewer in 100+34.0%1.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+12.6%$144 more-2.4%$28 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 222 launches.

Launches counted
2227 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$1,147top tenth $23,234+
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: 14 of 222 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2087 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$1,291
Chance against standard
+6.7%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.6%$144 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (29.3% of the money): 221 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2216 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$1,119
Chance against standard
-13.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.4%$28 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 71 of 222.

Launches counted
713 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 71too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+34.0%1.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Thriller, 12 to 36 months old: 222 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: 14 of 222 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, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (29.3% of the money): 221 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: 71 of 222.

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-PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,708 of 3,840 launchesWithout the breakout3,839 of 3,840 launchesLast 18 months1,183 of 3,840 launches
Launches counted3,840270 hits3,708261 hits3,839269 hits1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$793top tenth $42,418+$799$793$750
Chance against standardthe base+0.1%no change-0.3%no change+13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.8%$6 more0.0%no change-5.4%$43 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

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
ThrillerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view482 of 520 launchesWithout the breakout519 of 520 launchesLast 18 months168 of 520 launches
Launches counted52020 hits48218 hits51919 hits1688 hits
Earned $100k+3.8 in 1001 in 263.7 in 1001 in 273.7 in 1001 in 274.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$1,163top tenth $28,745+$1,150$1,150$1,147
Chance against standardthe base-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100-4.8%0.2 fewer in 100+23.8%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-1.1%$13 less-1.1%$13 less-1.4%$16 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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