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Niches / Gore + Horror

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Gore + Horror

Games tagged both Gore and Horror: 177 indie paid launches, 16 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Gore + Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Gore and beats Horror; priced $10 to $20 it trails Gore and is about level with Horror.

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

Gore + Horror trails Gore and is about level with Horror: 20.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 29.0 in 100 for Gore and 22.0 in 100 for Horror.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagGore
29.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds29.0 in 100
$1k+90 in 100
$10k+61 in 100
Launches69 / 20 hits
Pair trails by8.4 in 100
TIETied
This pairGore + Horror
20.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.6 in 100
$1k+97 in 100
$10k+56 in 100
Launches34 / 7 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoHorror
22.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.0 in 100
Typical earnings$12,981
Launches345 / 76 hits
A tie, apart by1.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Gore 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 34 games tagged both Gore and Horror priced $10 to $20. 20.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 37.1 in 100 for Gore-only games and 22.2 in 100 for Horror-only games, so the mix trails Gore alone and is about level with Horror alone.

Both: 34 games priced $10 to $20; 20.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 97 in 100 · $10k+ 56 in 100 · $100k+ 21 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 34 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 pair42.9%
PairKilling Floor 342.9%
GoreCrime Scene Cleaner20.0%
HorrorLethal Company18.3%
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 Gore + 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

  • Killing Floor 3 earned 42.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 177 Gore + Horror launches.
  • Gore is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 20.0% of its money.
  • Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 18.3% 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

Gore + 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.

Gore + Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view169 of 177 launchesWithout the breakout176 of 177 launchesLast 18 months46 of 177 launches
Launches counted17716 hits16916 hits17615 hits465 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 118.5 in 1001 in 1210.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,533top tenth $92,016+$1,533$1,533under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.7%0.4 more in 100-5.7%0.5 fewer in 100+20.2%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Gore and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 177 launches.

Launches counted
17716 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,533top tenth $92,016+
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: 8 of 177 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16916 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,533
Chance against standard
+4.7%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Killing Floor 3 (42.9% of the money): 176 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
17615 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,533
Chance against standard
-5.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 46 of 177.

Launches counted
465 hits
Earned $100k+
10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+20.2%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Gore and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 177 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: 8 of 177 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 (42.9% of the money): 176 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: 46 of 177.

Gore 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.

Gore through every lens, all prices
GoreBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view331 of 343 launchesWithout the breakout342 of 343 launchesLast 18 months89 of 343 launches
Launches counted34339 hits33139 hits34238 hits8910 hits
Earned $100k+11.4 in 10011.8 in 10011.1 in 10011.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,386top tenth $160,378+$1,389$1,386under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.6%0.4 more in 100-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.2%$3 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Gore, 12 to 36 months old: 343 launches.

Launches counted
34339 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,386top tenth $160,378+
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: 12 of 343 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
33139 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,389
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$3 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (20.0% of the money): 342 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
34238 hits
Earned $100k+
11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,386
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 89 of 343.

Launches counted
8910 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Gore, 12 to 36 months old: 343 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: 12 of 343 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (20.0% of the money): 342 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: 89 of 343.

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.

Horror through every lens, all prices
HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,992 of 3,140 launchesWithout the breakout3,139 of 3,140 launchesLast 18 months884 of 3,140 launches
Launches counted3,140186 hits2,992181 hits3,139185 hits88449 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$1,007top tenth $37,527+$1,011$1,007$893
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.1 more in 100-0.5%no change-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$4 more0.0%no change-11.3%$114 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 launches.

Launches counted
3,140186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007top tenth $37,527+
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: 148 of 3,140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,992181 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (18.3% of the money): 3,139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,139185 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 884 of 3,140.

Launches counted
88449 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.3%$114 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 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: 148 of 3,140 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, Lethal Company (18.3% of the money): 3,139 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: 884 of 3,140.

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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