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Niches / First-Person + Zombies

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First-Person + Zombies

Games tagged both First-Person and Zombies: 102 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing First-Person + Zombies 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 Zombies; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with First-Person and is too small to compare with Zombies.

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 + Zombies is too small to compare with First-Person and is too small to compare with Zombies: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.7 in 100 for First-Person and 16.4 in 100 for Zombies.

Small sample: 12 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagFirst-Person
20.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.7 in 100
Typical earnings$8,437
Launches531 / 110 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairFirst-Person + Zombies
2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 12 launches
Typical earnings$3,136
Launches12 / 2 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoZombies
16.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.4 in 100
Typical earnings$3,670
Launches73 / 12 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices102 in pairUnder $556 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both First-Person and Zombies priced $10 to $20. 2 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 20.8 in 100 for First-Person-only games and 16.4 in 100 for Zombies-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with First-Person alone and is too small to compare with Zombies alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 12 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,136.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

Killing Floor 3leads this pair60.7%
PairKilling Floor 360.7%
First-PersonSchedule I16.5%
ZombiesKilling Floor 333.6%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads First-Person + Zombies

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

  • Killing Floor 3 earned 60.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 102 First-Person + Zombies launches.
  • First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 16.5% of its money.
  • It also leads Zombies, with 33.6% of that tag's 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

First-Person + Zombies is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

First-Person + Zombies through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view97 of 102 launchesWithout the breakout101 of 102 launchesLast 18 months32 of 102 launches
Launches counted1027 hits977 hits1016 hits324 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 157.2 in 1001 in 145.9 in 1001 in 174 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$306top tenth $11,309+$306$303$306
Chance against standardthe base+5.2%0.4 more in 100-13.4%0.9 fewer in 100+82.1%5.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-1.0%$3 less0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 102 launches.

Launches counted
1027 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$306top tenth $11,309+
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: 5 of 102 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
977 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$306
Chance against standard
+5.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (60.7% of the money): 101 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1016 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-13.4%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.0%$3 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 102.

Launches counted
324 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$306
Chance against standard
+82.1%5.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 102 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: 5 of 102 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, Killing Floor 3 (60.7% of the money): 101 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: 32 of 102.

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 view3,579 of 3,710 launchesWithout the breakout3,709 of 3,710 launchesLast 18 months1,094 of 3,710 launches
Launches counted3,710239 hits3,579231 hits3,709238 hits1,09475 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 156.4 in 1001 in 166.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$801top tenth $37,317+$802$798$766
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-0.4%no change+6.4%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.1%$1 more-0.4%$3 less-4.4%$35 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,710 launches.

Launches counted
3,710239 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$801top tenth $37,317+
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: 131 of 3,710 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,579231 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$802
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (16.5% of the money): 3,709 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,709238 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$798
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
-0.4%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,094 of 3,710.

Launches counted
1,09475 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+6.4%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.4%$35 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,710 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: 131 of 3,710 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 (16.5% of the money): 3,709 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: 1,094 of 3,710.

Zombies 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.

Zombies through every lens, all prices
ZombiesBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view443 of 472 launchesWithout the breakout471 of 472 launchesLast 18 months128 of 472 launches
Launches counted47227 hits44325 hits47126 hits12810 hits
Earned $100k+5.7 in 1001 in 175.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 187.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$425top tenth $25,761+$421$425$383
Chance against standardthe base-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100+36.6%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.9%$4 less0.0%no change-9.9%$42 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 472 launches.

Launches counted
47227 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$425top tenth $25,761+
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: 29 of 472 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
44325 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$4 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (33.6% of the money): 471 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
47126 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$425
Chance against standard
-3.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 128 of 472.

Launches counted
12810 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+36.6%2.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$42 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Zombies, 12 to 36 months old: 472 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: 29 of 472 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, Killing Floor 3 (33.6% of the money): 471 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: 128 of 472.

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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