Niches / 1980s + Action

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1980s + Action

Games tagged both 1980s and Action: 202 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 1980s + Action priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 1980s and is about level with Action; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 1980s and is too small to compare with Action.

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

1980s + Action is too small to compare with 1980s and is too small to compare with Action: 4 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 1980s and 19.2 in 100 for Action.

Small sample: 22 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied

Tag one1980s

15.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.8 in 100

$1k+79 in 100

$10k+40 in 100

Launches57 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair1980s + Action

4 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 22 launches

$1k+19 of 22 launches

$10k+10 of 22 launches

Launches22 / 4 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagAction

19.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.2 in 100

Typical earnings$8,426

Launches1,086 / 208 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Action 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 prices202 in pair Under $5116 in pair $5 to $1056 in pair $10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both 1980s and Action priced $10 to $20. 4 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 14.3 in 100 for 1980s-only games and 19.2 in 100 for Action-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 1980s alone and is too small to compare with Action alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 22 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 19 of 22 launches · $10k+ 10 of 22 launches · $100k+ 4 of 22 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pitleads this pair63.2%

PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit63.2%

1980sFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit46.3%

ActionPath of Exile 215.7%

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 1980s + Action

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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit earned 63.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 202 1980s + Action launches.
It also leads 1980s, with 46.3% of that tag's money.
Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 15.7% 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

1980s + Action is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

1980s + Action through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view201 of 202 launches	Without the breakout201 of 202 launches	Last 18 months53 of 202 launches
Launches counted	2028 hits	2018 hits	2017 hits	534 hits
Earned $100k+	4.0 in 1001 in 25	4.0 in 1001 in 25	3.5 in 1001 in 29	4 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$179top tenth $11,155+	$179	$179	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+0.5%no change	-12.1%0.5 fewer in 100	+90.6%3.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	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 1980s and Action, 12 to 36 months old: 202 launches.

Launches counted: 2028 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $179top tenth $11,155+
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 202 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2018 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings: $179
Chance against standard: +0.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (63.2% of the money): 201 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2017 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $179
Chance against standard: -12.1%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 202.

Launches counted: 534 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 53too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +90.6%3.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 1980s and Action, 12 to 36 months old: 202 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 202 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (63.2% of the money): 201 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: 53 of 202.

1980s is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

1980s through every lens, all prices
1980s	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view463 of 475 launches	Without the breakout474 of 475 launches	Last 18 months127 of 475 launches
Launches counted	47515 hits	46315 hits	47414 hits	1277 hits
Earned $100k+	3.2 in 1001 in 32	3.2 in 1001 in 31	3.0 in 1001 in 34	5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$223top tenth $9,743+	$207	$223	$379
Chance against standard	the base	+2.6%0.1 more in 100	-6.5%0.2 fewer in 100	+74.5%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-7.2%$16 less	0.0%no change	+70.0%$156 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 1980s, 12 to 36 months old: 475 launches.

Launches counted: 47515 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings: $223top tenth $9,743+
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: 12 of 475 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 46315 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings: $207
Chance against standard: +2.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -7.2%$16 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (46.3% of the money): 474 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 47414 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $223
Chance against standard: -6.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 127 of 475.

Launches counted: 1277 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $379
Chance against standard: +74.5%2.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +70.0%$156 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 1980s, 12 to 36 months old: 475 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: 12 of 475 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (46.3% of the money): 474 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: 127 of 475.

Action 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.

Action through every lens, all prices
Action	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,655 of 7,895 launches	Without the breakout7,894 of 7,895 launches	Last 18 months2,142 of 7,895 launches
Launches counted	7,895409 hits	7,655392 hits	7,894408 hits	2,142123 hits
Earned $100k+	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.1 in 1001 in 20	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$372top tenth $23,619+	$378	$372	$421
Chance against standard	the base	-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.2%no change	+10.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.6%$6 more	0.0%no change	+13.2%$49 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 7,895 launches.

Launches counted: 7,895409 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $372top tenth $23,619+
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: 240 of 7,895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,655392 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $378
Chance against standard: -1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.6%$6 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (15.7% of the money): 7,894 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 7,894408 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $372
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,142 of 7,895.

Launches counted: 2,142123 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $421
Chance against standard: +10.8%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.2%$49 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 12 to 36 months old: 7,895 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: 240 of 7,895 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, Path of Exile 2 (15.7% of the money): 7,894 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: 2,142 of 7,895.

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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