Niche

Survival + Survival Horror

Games tagged both Survival and Survival Horror: 140 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 26,758 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 Survival + Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Survival and is about level with Survival Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Survival 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

Survival + Survival Horror is too small to compare with Survival and is too small to compare with Survival Horror: 3 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.4 in 100 for Survival and 22.6 in 100 for Survival Horror.

Small sample: 20 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneSurvival

25.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds25.4 in 100

Typical earnings$25,255

Launches201 / 51 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSurvival + Survival Horror

3 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 20 launches

$1k+16 of 20 launches

$10k+11 of 20 launches

Launches20 / 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 prices140 in pair Under $575 in pair $5 to $1039 in pair $10 to $2020 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both Survival and Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. 3 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 26.5 in 100 for Survival-only games and 24.0 in 100 for Survival Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Survival alone and is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone.

Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 20 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 16 of 20 launches · $10k+ 11 of 20 launches · $100k+ 3 of 20 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

Pacific Driveleads this pair32.9%

PairPacific Drive32.9%

SurvivalPalworld36.7%

Survival HorrorPacific Drive12.1%

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 Survival + 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

Pacific Drive earned 32.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 140 Survival + Survival Horror launches.
Survival is led by Palworld, with 36.7% of its money.
It also leads Survival Horror, with 12.1% of that tag's 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

Survival + Survival 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.

Survival + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view137 of 140 launches	Without the breakout139 of 140 launches	Last 18 months52 of 140 launches
Launches counted	1408 hits	1378 hits	1397 hits	523 hits
Earned $100k+	5.7 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.0 in 1001 in 20	3 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$779top tenth $36,318+	$779	$636	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.2%0.1 more in 100	-11.9%0.7 fewer in 100	+1.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-18.4%$143 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted: 1408 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $779top tenth $36,318+
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: 3 of 140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1378 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $779
Chance against standard: +2.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Pacific Drive (32.9% of the money): 139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1397 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $636
Chance against standard: -11.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -18.4%$143 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 52 of 140.

Launches counted: 523 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +1.0%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Survival and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 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: 3 of 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, Pacific Drive (32.9% of the money): 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: 52 of 140.

Survival 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 through every lens, all prices
Survival	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view991 of 1,033 launches	Without the breakout1,032 of 1,033 launches	Last 18 months283 of 1,033 launches
Launches counted	1,033105 hits	991101 hits	1,032104 hits	28325 hits
Earned $100k+	10.2 in 100	10.2 in 100	10.1 in 100	8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,081top tenth $103,143+	$1,116	$1,081	$1,087
Chance against standard	the base	+0.3%no change	-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-13.1%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.2%$35 more	0.0%no change	+0.6%$6 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 launches.

Launches counted: 1,033105 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,081top tenth $103,143+
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: 42 of 1,033 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 991101 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,116
Chance against standard: +0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +3.2%$35 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (36.7% of the money): 1,032 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,032104 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,081
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 283 of 1,033.

Launches counted: 28325 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,087
Chance against standard: -13.1%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.6%$6 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 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: 42 of 1,033 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, Palworld (36.7% of the money): 1,032 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: 283 of 1,033.

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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