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Niches / Gore + Realistic

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Gore + Realistic

Games tagged both Gore and Realistic: 40 indie paid launches, 1 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 Gore + Realistic priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Gore + Realistic is too small to compare with Gore and is too small to compare with Realistic: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 175 launches for Gore and 1 of 768 launches for Realistic.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagGore
0 of 175launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 175 launches
Typical earnings$272
Launches175 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairGore + Realistic
0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 25 launches
$1k+12 of 25 launches
$10k+2 of 25 launches
Launches25 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagRealistic
1 of 768launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 768 launches
Typical earnings$291
Launches768 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Gore 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 prices40 in pairUnder $525 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Gore and Realistic priced under $5. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 150 for Gore-only games and 1 of 743 for Realistic-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Gore alone and is too small to compare with Realistic alone.

Both: 25 games priced under $5; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 25 launches · $10k+ 2 of 25 launches · $100k+ 0 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

Gladio Morileads this pair56.5%
PairGladio Mori56.5%
GoreCrime Scene Cleaner20.1%
RealisticGray Zone Warfare25.2%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Gore + Realistic

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

  • Gladio Mori earned 56.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Gore + Realistic launches.
  • Gore is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 20.1% of its money.
  • Realistic is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 25.2% of its 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

Gore + Realistic is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Gore + Realistic through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view40 of 40 launchesWithout the breakout39 of 40 launchesLast 18 months10 of 40 launches
Launches counted401 hits401 hits390 hits100 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 40too few for a rate1 of 40too few for a rate0 of 39too few for a rate0 of 10too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 55 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-100.0%2.5 fewer in 100-100.0%2.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Gore and Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 55 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
401 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Gladio Mori (56.5% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
390 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 10 of 40.

Launches counted
100 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 10too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Gore and Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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: 0 of 40 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, Gladio Mori (56.5% of the money): 39 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: 10 of 40.

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 view343 of 354 launchesWithout the breakout353 of 354 launchesLast 18 months92 of 354 launches
Launches counted35441 hits34341 hits35340 hits9210 hits
Earned $100k+11.6 in 10012.0 in 10011.3 in 10010.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,416top tenth $138,976+$1,416$1,381under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.2%0.4 more in 100-2.2%0.3 fewer in 100-6.2%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-2.5%$35 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Gore, 12 to 36 months old: 354 launches.

Launches counted
35441 hits
Earned $100k+
11.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,416top tenth $138,976+
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: 11 of 354 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
34341 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,416
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (20.1% of the money): 353 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
35340 hits
Earned $100k+
11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,381
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$35 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 92 of 354.

Launches counted
9210 hits
Earned $100k+
10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-6.2%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Gore, 12 to 36 months old: 354 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: 11 of 354 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 (20.1% of the money): 353 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: 92 of 354.

Realistic 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.

Realistic through every lens, all prices
RealisticBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,488 of 1,520 launchesWithout the breakout1,519 of 1,520 launchesLast 18 months431 of 1,520 launches
Launches counted1,520112 hits1,488112 hits1,519111 hits43134 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 147.5 in 1001 in 137.3 in 1001 in 147.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$975top tenth $57,388+$981$975$1,029
Chance against standardthe base+2.2%0.2 more in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+7.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.6%$6 more0.0%no change+5.5%$54 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 1,520 launches.

Launches counted
1,520112 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$975top tenth $57,388+
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: 32 of 1,520 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,488112 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$981
Chance against standard
+2.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.6%$6 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (25.2% of the money): 1,519 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,519111 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$975
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 431 of 1,520.

Launches counted
43134 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
Chance against standard
+7.1%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$54 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Realistic, 12 to 36 months old: 1,520 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: 32 of 1,520 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, Gray Zone Warfare (25.2% of the money): 1,519 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: 431 of 1,520.

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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