Niches / Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror

Niche

Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror

Games tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror: 44 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic and is too small to compare with Survival 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

Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic and is too small to compare with Survival Horror: 3 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.4 in 100 for Post-apocalyptic and 22.6 in 100 for Survival Horror.

Small sample: 10 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onePost-apocalyptic

21.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.4 in 100

Typical earnings$17,551

Launches117 / 25 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPost-apocalyptic + Survival Horror

3 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 10 launches

$1k+9 of 10 launches

$10k+4 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 3 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSurvival Horror

22.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds22.6 in 100

Typical earnings$16,857

Launches124 / 28 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 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 prices44 in pair Under $514 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. 3 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 20.6 in 100 for Post-apocalyptic-only games and 21.9 in 100 for Survival Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Post-apocalyptic alone and is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 9 of 10 launches · $10k+ 4 of 10 launches · $100k+ 3 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

MISERYleads this pair54.6%

PairMISERY54.6%

Post-apocalypticThe Forever Winter14.5%

Survival HorrorPacific Drive12.1%

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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Post-apocalyptic + Survival 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

MISERY earned 54.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror launches.
Post-apocalyptic is led by The Forever Winter, with 14.5% of its money.
Survival Horror is led by Pacific Drive, with 12.1% 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

Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Post-apocalyptic + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view43 of 44 launches	Without the breakout43 of 44 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	447 hits	437 hits	436 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	15.9 in 100	16.3 in 100	14.0 in 100	too few
Chance of $10k+	27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+2.3%0.4 more in 100	-12.3%2.0 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted: 447 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.9 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 27 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100
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: 1 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 437 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, MISERY (54.6% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 436 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.0 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -12.3%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Post-apocalyptic and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 1 of 44 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, MISERY (54.6% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

Post-apocalyptic 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.

Post-apocalyptic through every lens, all prices
Post-apocalyptic	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view465 of 485 launches	Without the breakout484 of 485 launches	Last 18 months141 of 485 launches
Launches counted	48558 hits	46555 hits	48457 hits	14115 hits
Earned $100k+	12.0 in 100	11.8 in 100	11.8 in 100	10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,071top tenth $128,786+	$1,112	$1,071	$829
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100	-11.0%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.8%$41 more	0.0%no change	-22.6%$242 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 485 launches.

Launches counted: 48558 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,071top tenth $128,786+
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 485 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 46555 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,112
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.8%$41 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (14.5% of the money): 484 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 48457 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,071
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 141 of 485.

Launches counted: 14115 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $829
Chance against standard: -11.0%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -22.6%$242 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Post-apocalyptic, 12 to 36 months old: 485 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 485 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, The Forever Winter (14.5% of the money): 484 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: 141 of 485.

Survival 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.

Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
Survival Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view898 of 928 launches	Without the breakout927 of 928 launches	Last 18 months286 of 928 launches
Launches counted	92867 hits	89866 hits	92766 hits	28624 hits
Earned $100k+	7.2 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14	7.1 in 1001 in 14	8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$957top tenth $49,835+	$1,000	$942	$1,017
Chance against standard	the base	+1.8%0.1 more in 100	-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100	+16.2%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.5%$43 more	-1.6%$15 less	+6.3%$60 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 928 launches.

Launches counted: 92867 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $957top tenth $49,835+
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: 30 of 928 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 89866 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,000
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +4.5%$43 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pacific Drive (12.1% of the money): 927 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 92766 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $942
Chance against standard: -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.6%$15 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 286 of 928.

Launches counted: 28624 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,017
Chance against standard: +16.2%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +6.3%$60 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 928 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: 30 of 928 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, Pacific Drive (12.1% of the money): 927 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: 286 of 928.

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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