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The realistic ceiling for Horror games

Two honest reads of what Horror games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$45k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 200k–500k copies
$447k–$1.1M net, est.

Based on the 10893 Horror games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Horror games gathered on wishvane

Across the 416 Horror games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 179k copies (est.), with Dead by Daylight the biggest at ≈ 48.1M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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