Niches / Survival Horror + Walking Simulator

Niche

Survival Horror + Walking Simulator

Games tagged both Survival Horror and Walking Simulator: 106 indie paid launches, 2 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 Under $5

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+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Survival Horror + Walking Simulator 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

Survival Horror + Walking Simulator is too small to compare with Survival Horror and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator: 0 of its 72 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 475 launches for Survival Horror and 0.8 in 100 for Walking Simulator.

Small sample: 72 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneSurvival Horror

0 of 475launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 475 launches

Typical earnings$294

Launches475 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairSurvival Horror + Walking Simulator

0 of 72launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 72 launches

$1k+35 in 100

$10k+3 of 72 launches

Launches72 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoWalking Simulator

0.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 127

Typical earnings$530

Launches1,014 / 8 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 $5

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 prices106 in pair Under $572 in pair $5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 72 games tagged both Survival Horror and Walking Simulator priced under $5. 0 of 72 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 403 for Survival Horror-only games and 0.8 in 100 for Walking Simulator-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator alone.

Both: 72 games priced under $5; 0 of 72 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 35 in 100 · $10k+ 3 of 72 launches · $100k+ 0 of 72 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 72 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 Quiet Place: The Road Aheadleads this pair71.3%

PairA Quiet Place: The Road Ahead71.3%

Survival HorrorPacific Drive12.1%

Walking SimulatorThe Talos Principle 218.3%

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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Survival Horror + Walking Simulator

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 Quiet Place: The Road Ahead earned 71.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 106 Survival Horror + Walking Simulator launches.
Survival Horror is led by Pacific Drive, with 12.1% of its money.
Walking Simulator is led by The Talos Principle 2, with 18.3% 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

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

Survival Horror + Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view103 of 106 launches	Without the breakout105 of 106 launches	Last 18 months38 of 106 launches
Launches counted	1062 hits	1032 hits	1051 hits	381 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 106too few for a rate	2 of 103too few for a rate	1 of 105too few for a rate	1 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$975top tenth $7,828+	$1,057	$973	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+2.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.5%0.9 fewer in 100	+39.5%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+8.4%$82 more	-0.2%$2 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Survival Horror and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 106 launches.

Launches counted: 1062 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 106too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $975top tenth $7,828+
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 106 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1032 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 103too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,057
Chance against standard: +2.9%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +8.4%$82 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (71.3% of the money): 105 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1051 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 105too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $973
Chance against standard: -49.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.2%$2 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 38 of 106.

Launches counted: 381 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 38too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +39.5%0.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Survival Horror and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 106 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 106 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 Quiet Place: The Road Ahead (71.3% of the money): 105 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: 38 of 106.

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.

Walking Simulator 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.

Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
Walking Simulator	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,369 of 1,429 launches	Without the breakout1,428 of 1,429 launches	Last 18 months449 of 1,429 launches
Launches counted	1,42950 hits	1,36950 hits	1,42849 hits	44915 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.7 in 1001 in 27	3.4 in 1001 in 29	3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings	$906top tenth $16,441+	$925	$906	$799
Chance against standard	the base	+4.4%0.2 more in 100	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.1%$19 more	0.0%no change	-11.8%$107 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,429 launches.

Launches counted: 1,42950 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $906top tenth $16,441+
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: 60 of 1,429 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,36950 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $925
Chance against standard: +4.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.1%$19 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (18.3% of the money): 1,428 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,42849 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $906
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 449 of 1,429.

Launches counted: 44915 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $799
Chance against standard: -4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.8%$107 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,429 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: 60 of 1,429 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 Talos Principle 2 (18.3% of the money): 1,428 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: 449 of 1,429.

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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