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Niches / Physics + Psychological Horror

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Physics + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Physics and Psychological Horror: 69 indie paid launches, 3 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 Physics + Psychological Horror 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

Physics + Psychological Horror is too small to compare with Physics and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror: 0 of its 41 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 656 launches for Physics and 1.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

Small sample: 41 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagPhysics
2 of 656launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 656 launches
Typical earnings$126
Launches656 / 2 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPhysics + Psychological Horror
0 of 41launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 41 launches
$1k+34 in 100
$10k+0 of 41 launches
Launches41 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
1.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 86
Typical earnings$663
Launches1,293 / 15 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Physics 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 prices69 in pairUnder $541 in pair$5 to $1022 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 41 games tagged both Physics and Psychological Horror priced under $5. 0 of 41 of them earned $100k+, against 2 of 615 for Physics-only games and 1.2 in 100 for Psychological Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Physics alone and is too small to compare with Psychological Horror alone.

Both: 41 games priced under $5; 0 of 41 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 34 in 100 · $10k+ 0 of 41 launches · $100k+ 0 of 41 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 41 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 Difficult Game About Climbingleads this pair33.8%
PairA Difficult Game About Climbing33.8%
PhysicsR.E.P.O.32.0%
Psychological HorrorLethal Company36.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Physics + 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

  • A Difficult Game About Climbing earned 33.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 69 Physics + Psychological Horror launches.
  • Physics is led by R.E.P.O., with 32.0% 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

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

Physics + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view69 of 69 launchesWithout the breakout68 of 69 launchesLast 18 months21 of 69 launches
Launches counted693 hits693 hits682 hits210 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 69too few for a rate3 of 69too few for a rate2 of 68too few for a rate0 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 46 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-32.4%1.4 fewer in 100-100.0%4.3 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 tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 69 launches.

Launches counted
693 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 69too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 46 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 69 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
693 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 69too 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 breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, A Difficult Game About Climbing (33.8% of the money): 68 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
682 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 68too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-32.4%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 69.

Launches counted
210 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%4.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Physics and Psychological Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 69 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 69 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 Difficult Game About Climbing (33.8% of the money): 68 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: 21 of 69.

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

Physics through every lens, all prices
PhysicsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,121 of 1,142 launchesWithout the breakout1,141 of 1,142 launchesLast 18 months311 of 1,142 launches
Launches counted1,14275 hits1,12174 hits1,14174 hits31128 hits
Earned $100k+6.6 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 159.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$398top tenth $32,284+$414$398$465
Chance against standardthe base+0.5%no change-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100+37.1%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$16 more0.0%no change+16.8%$67 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,142 launches.

Launches counted
1,14275 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$398top tenth $32,284+
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: 21 of 1,142 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,12174 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$414
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+4.0%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (32.0% of the money): 1,141 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,14174 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$398
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 311 of 1,142.

Launches counted
31128 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$465
Chance against standard
+37.1%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.8%$67 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Physics, 12 to 36 months old: 1,142 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: 21 of 1,142 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, R.E.P.O. (32.0% of the money): 1,141 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: 311 of 1,142.

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 HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,003 of 2,111 launchesWithout the breakout2,110 of 2,111 launchesLast 18 months574 of 2,111 launches
Launches counted2,111129 hits2,003122 hits2,110128 hits57430 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 165.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$1,193top tenth $37,665+$1,231$1,193$1,073
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-0.7%no change-14.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$38 more0.0%no change-10.1%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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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