Niche

Old School + Strategy

Games tagged both Old School and Strategy: 49 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

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.

Under $5

Showing Old School + Strategy 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

Old School + Strategy is too small to compare with Old School and is too small to compare with Strategy: 0 of its 25 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 251 launches for Old School and 4 of 2,318 launches for Strategy.

Small sample: 25 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagOld School

0 of 251launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 251 launches

Typical earnings$125

Launches251 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairOld School + Strategy

0 of 25launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 25 launches

$1k+6 of 25 launches

$10k+0 of 25 launches

Launches25 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoStrategy

4 of 2,318launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 2,318 launches

Typical earnings$94

Launches2,318 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Old School 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 prices49 in pair Under $525 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 25 games tagged both Old School and Strategy priced under $5. 0 of 25 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 226 for Old School-only games and 4 of 2,293 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Old School alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 25 games priced under $5; 0 of 25 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 6 of 25 launches · $10k+ 0 of 25 launches · $100k+ 0 of 25 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 25 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

The Scouringleads this pair71.3%

PairThe Scouring71.3%

Old SchoolSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection28.8%

StrategyManor Lords15.2%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Old School + Strategy

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

The Scouring earned 71.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 49 Old School + Strategy launches.
Old School is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 28.8% of its money.
Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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

Old School + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Old School + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view48 of 49 launches	Without the breakout48 of 49 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	492 hits	482 hits	481 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	2 of 49too few for a rate	2 of 48too few for a rate	1 of 48too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+2.1%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-49.0%2.0 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Old School and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 49 launches.

Launches counted: 492 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 10 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 49 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 482 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 48too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +2.1%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Scouring (71.3% of the money): 48 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 481 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 48too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -49.0%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Old School and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 49 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 49 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 Scouring (71.3% of the money): 48 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

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

Old School through every lens, all prices
Old School	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view523 of 527 launches	Without the breakout526 of 527 launches	Last 18 months121 of 527 launches
Launches counted	52733 hits	52333 hits	52632 hits	1218 hits
Earned $100k+	6.3 in 1001 in 16	6.3 in 1001 in 16	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$547top tenth $36,162+	$530	$547	$375
Chance against standard	the base	+0.8%no change	-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100	+5.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-3.1%$17 less	0.0%no change	-31.4%$172 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 527 launches.

Launches counted: 52733 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $547top tenth $36,162+
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: 4 of 527 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52333 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $530
Chance against standard: +0.8%no change
Typical against standard: -3.1%$17 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.8% of the money): 526 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 52632 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $547
Chance against standard: -2.8%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: 121 of 527.

Launches counted: 1218 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $375
Chance against standard: +5.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard: -31.4%$172 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 527 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: 4 of 527 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.8% of the money): 526 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: 121 of 527.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launches	Without the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launches	Last 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted	4,688325 hits	4,307297 hits	4,687324 hits	1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+	6.9 in 1001 in 14	6.9 in 1001 in 15	6.9 in 1001 in 14	7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$439top tenth $49,022+	$496	$439	$521
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-0.3%no change	+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+13.0%$57 more	0.0%no change	+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted: 4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $496
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +13.0%$57 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $439
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted: 1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $521
Chance against standard: +5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +18.7%$82 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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