Niches / Investigation + Psychological Horror

Niche

Investigation + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Investigation and Psychological Horror: 103 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 Investigation + Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Investigation and is about level with Psychological Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Investigation and is too small to compare with Psychological 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

Investigation + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Investigation and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 7 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.2 in 100 for Investigation and 26.3 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 13 launches, 7 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneInvestigation

25.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds25.2 in 100

Typical earnings$12,547

Launches107 / 27 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairInvestigation + Psychological Horror

7 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds7 of 13 launches

$1k+13 of 13 launches

$10k+9 of 13 launches

Launches13 / 7 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoPsychological Horror

26.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds26.3 in 100

Typical earnings$21,183

Launches205 / 54 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 5 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices103 in pair Under $551 in pair $5 to $1038 in pair $10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Investigation and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 7 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 21.3 in 100 for Investigation-only games and 24.5 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Investigation alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 7 of 13 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 13 launches · $10k+ 9 of 13 launches · $100k+ 7 of 13 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Equinox: Homecomingleads this pair18.7%

PairEquinox: Homecoming18.7%

InvestigationBlue Prince23.7%

Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%

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 Investigation + Psychological 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

Equinox: Homecoming earned 18.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 103 Investigation + Psychological Horror launches.
Investigation is led by Blue Prince, with 23.7% of its money.
Psychological Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 36.5% 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

Investigation + Psychological Horror 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.

Investigation + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view96 of 103 launches	Without the breakout102 of 103 launches	Last 18 months23 of 103 launches
Launches counted	1038 hits	968 hits	1027 hits	231 hits
Earned $100k+	7.8 in 1001 in 13	8.3 in 1001 in 12	6.9 in 1001 in 15	1 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,073top tenth $87,961+	under 100 launches	$1,073	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.3%0.6 more in 100	-11.6%0.9 fewer in 100	-44.0%3.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Investigation and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 103 launches.

Launches counted: 1038 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,073top tenth $87,961+
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 103 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 968 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.3%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Equinox: Homecoming (18.7% of the money): 102 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1027 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $1,073
Chance against standard: -11.6%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 103.

Launches counted: 231 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -44.0%3.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Investigation and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 103 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 103 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, Equinox: Homecoming (18.7% of the money): 102 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: 23 of 103.

Investigation is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Investigation through every lens, all prices
Investigation	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view430 of 450 launches	Without the breakout449 of 450 launches	Last 18 months112 of 450 launches
Launches counted	45050 hits	43047 hits	44949 hits	11216 hits
Earned $100k+	11.1 in 100	10.9 in 100	10.9 in 100	14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,316top tenth $116,635+	$1,259	$1,259	$2,318
Chance against standard	the base	-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100	+28.6%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-4.3%$57 less	-4.3%$57 less	+76.1%$1,002 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Investigation, 12 to 36 months old: 450 launches.

Launches counted: 45050 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,316top tenth $116,635+
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: 20 of 450 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 43047 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,259
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.3%$57 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (23.7% of the money): 449 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 44949 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,259
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.3%$57 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 112 of 450.

Launches counted: 11216 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,318
Chance against standard: +28.6%3.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +76.1%$1,002 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Investigation, 12 to 36 months old: 450 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: 20 of 450 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, Blue Prince (23.7% of the money): 449 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: 112 of 450.

Psychological 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.

Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
Psychological Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,003 of 2,111 launches	Without the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launches	Last 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted	2,111129 hits	2,003122 hits	2,110128 hits	57430 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings	$1,193top tenth $37,665+	$1,231	$1,193	$1,073
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-0.7%no change	-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$38 more	0.0%no change	-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,111 launches.

Launches counted: 2,111129 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,193top tenth $37,665+
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: 108 of 2,111 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,003122 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,231
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +3.2%$38 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (36.5% of the money): 2,110 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,110128 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,193
Chance against standard: -0.7%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 574 of 2,111.

Launches counted: 57430 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,073
Chance against standard: -14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -10.1%$120 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 2,111 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: 108 of 2,111 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 (36.5% of the money): 2,110 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: 574 of 2,111.

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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