Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.
2D + Retro
Games tagged both 2D and Retro: 561 indie paid launches, 17 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 2D + Retro priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with Retro; priced $10 to $20 it trails both 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.
2D + Retro trails both its tags: 12.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.6 in 100 for 2D and 21.0 in 100 for Retro.
That is about 0.6 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 55 games tagged both 2D and Retro priced $10 to $20. 12.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.8 in 100 for 2D-only games and 24.8 in 100 for Retro-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 55 games priced $10 to $20; 12.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 82 in 100 · $10k+ 45 in 100 · $100k+ 13 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 55 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
2D + Retro 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.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view545 of 561 launches | Without the breakout560 of 561 launches | Last 18 months154 of 561 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 56117 hits | 54517 hits | 56016 hits | 1547 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 | 3.1 in 1001 in 32 | 2.9 in 1001 in 35 | 4.5 in 1001 in 22 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $330top tenth $11,387+ | $338 | $330 | $257 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +2.9%0.1 more in 100 | -5.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | +50.0%1.5 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +2.4%$8 more | 0.0%no change | -22.1%$73 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 561 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 561 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, UFO 50 (29.7% of the money): 560 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 154 of 561.
2D 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.
| 2D | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view7,851 of 8,361 launches | Without the breakout8,360 of 8,361 launches | Last 18 months2,328 of 8,361 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 8,361283 hits | 7,851261 hits | 8,360282 hits | 2,32884 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 | 3.4 in 1001 in 30 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $290top tenth $13,574+ | $295 | $290 | $273 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100 | -0.3%no change | +6.6%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +1.7%$5 more | 0.0%no change | -5.9%$17 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,361 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 510 of 8,361 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (39.4% of the money): 8,360 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,328 of 8,361.
Retro 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.
| Retro | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,310 of 1,343 launches | Without the breakout1,342 of 1,343 launches | Last 18 months386 of 1,343 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,34366 hits | 1,31065 hits | 1,34265 hits | 38620 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.9 in 1001 in 20 | 5.0 in 1001 in 20 | 4.8 in 1001 in 21 | 5.2 in 1001 in 19 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $599top tenth $26,477+ | $638 | $599 | $545 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.0%no change | -1.4%0.1 fewer in 100 | +5.4%0.3 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +6.5%$39 more | 0.0%no change | -9.0%$54 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,343 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 33 of 1,343 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (20.6% of the money): 1,342 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,343.
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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