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Niches / Precision Platformer + Retro

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Precision Platformer + Retro

Games tagged both Precision Platformer and Retro: 92 indie paid launches, 1 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.

Showing Precision Platformer + Retro 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

Precision Platformer + Retro is too small to compare with Precision Platformer and is too small to compare with Retro: 0 of its 62 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 612 launches for Precision Platformer and 1 of 758 launches for Retro.

Small sample: 62 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
1 of 612launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 612 launches
Typical earnings$135
Launches612 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairPrecision Platformer + Retro
0 of 62launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 62 launches
$1k+21 in 100
$10k+0 of 62 launches
Launches62 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagRetro
1 of 758launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 758 launches
Typical earnings$182
Launches758 / 1 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 $5Retro 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 prices92 in pairUnder $562 in pair$5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 62 games tagged both Precision Platformer and Retro priced under $5. 0 of 62 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 550 for Precision Platformer-only games and 1 of 696 for Retro-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Precision Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Retro alone.

Both: 62 games priced under $5; 0 of 62 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 21 in 100 · $10k+ 0 of 62 launches · $100k+ 0 of 62 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 62 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

Ambidextroleads this pair61.5%
PairAmbidextro61.5%
Precision PlatformerWhite Knuckle30.9%
RetroMouthwashing20.6%
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: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Precision Platformer + Retro

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

  • Ambidextro earned 61.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 92 Precision Platformer + Retro launches.
  • Precision Platformer is led by White Knuckle, with 30.9% of its money.
  • Retro is led by Mouthwashing, with 20.6% 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

Precision Platformer + Retro is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Precision Platformer + Retro through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view91 of 92 launchesWithout the breakout91 of 92 launchesLast 18 months26 of 92 launches
Launches counted921 hits911 hits910 hits260 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 92too few for a rate1 of 91too few for a rate0 of 91too few for a rate0 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+3 of 92 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 41 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%no change; too few to tell-100.0%1.1 fewer in 100-100.0%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 92 launches.

Launches counted
921 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 92too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
3 of 92 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 41 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 92 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
911 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 91too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.1%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Ambidextro (61.5% of the money): 91 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
910 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 91too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 92.

Launches counted
260 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 26too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Precision Platformer and Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 92 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 92 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, Ambidextro (61.5% of the money): 91 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: 26 of 92.

Precision Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Precision Platformer through every lens, all prices
Precision PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view886 of 899 launchesWithout the breakout898 of 899 launchesLast 18 months241 of 899 launches
Launches counted89917 hits88615 hits89816 hits2412 hits
Earned $100k+1.9 in 1001 in 531.7 in 1001 in 591.8 in 1001 in 562 of 241too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$244top tenth $7,098+$244$244$218
Chance against standardthe base-10.5%0.2 fewer in 100-5.8%0.1 fewer in 100-56.1%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-10.7%$26 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 899 launches.

Launches counted
89917 hits
Earned $100k+
1.9 in 1001 in 53
Typical first-year earnings
$244top tenth $7,098+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 899 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
88615 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$244
Chance against standard
-10.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (30.9% of the money): 898 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
89816 hits
Earned $100k+
1.8 in 1001 in 56
Typical first-year earnings
$244
Chance against standard
-5.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 241 of 899.

Launches counted
2412 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 241too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
-56.1%1.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-10.7%$26 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Precision Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 899 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: 13 of 899 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, White Knuckle (30.9% of the money): 898 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: 241 of 899.

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 through every lens, all prices
RetroBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,310 of 1,343 launchesWithout the breakout1,342 of 1,343 launchesLast 18 months386 of 1,343 launches
Launches counted1,34366 hits1,31065 hits1,34265 hits38620 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 205.0 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 215.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$599top tenth $26,477+$638$599$545
Chance against standardthe base+1.0%no change-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+5.4%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.5%$39 more0.0%no change-9.0%$54 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,343 launches.

Launches counted
1,34366 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$599top tenth $26,477+
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: 33 of 1,343 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,31065 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$638
Chance against standard
+1.0%no change
Typical against standard
+6.5%$39 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
1,34265 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$599
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,343.

Launches counted
38620 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
+5.4%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.0%$54 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,343 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: 33 of 1,343 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, Mouthwashing (20.6% of the money): 1,342 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: 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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