Niche

Retro + Score Attack

Games tagged both Retro and Score Attack: 94 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 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 Retro + Score Attack 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

Retro + Score Attack is too small to compare with Retro and is too small to compare with Score Attack: 0 of its 59 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 758 launches for Retro and 0 of 396 launches for Score Attack.

Small sample: 59 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagRetro

1 of 758launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 758 launches

Typical earnings$182

Launches758 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairRetro + Score Attack

0 of 59launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 59 launches

$1k+19 in 100

$10k+1 of 59 launches

Launches59 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoScore Attack

0 of 396launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 396 launches

Typical earnings$97

Launches396 / 0 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 prices94 in pair Under $559 in pair $5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 59 games tagged both Retro and Score Attack priced under $5. 0 of 59 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 699 for Retro-only games and 0 of 337 for Score Attack-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Retro alone and is too small to compare with Score Attack alone.

Both: 59 games priced under $5; 0 of 59 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 19 in 100 · $10k+ 1 of 59 launches · $100k+ 0 of 59 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 59 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

DEVIL BLADE REBOOTleads this pair65.0%

PairDEVIL BLADE REBOOT65.0%

RetroMouthwashing20.6%

Score AttackKILL KNIGHT15.3%

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 Retro + Score Attack

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

DEVIL BLADE REBOOT earned 65.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 94 Retro + Score Attack launches.
Retro is led by Mouthwashing, with 20.6% of its money.
Score Attack is led by KILL KNIGHT, with 15.3% 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

Retro + Score Attack is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Retro + Score Attack through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view94 of 94 launches	Without the breakout93 of 94 launches	Last 18 months29 of 94 launches
Launches counted	941 hits	941 hits	930 hits	290 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 94too few for a rate	1 of 94too few for a rate	0 of 93too few for a rate	0 of 29too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	4 of 94 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 35 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%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 standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Retro and Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 94 launches.

Launches counted: 941 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 94too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 4 of 94 launchescleared $10k; $1k+ 35 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: 0 of 94 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 941 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 94too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, DEVIL BLADE REBOOT (65.0% of the money): 93 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 930 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 93too 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: 29 of 94.

Launches counted: 290 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 29too 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 Retro and Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 94 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: 0 of 94 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, DEVIL BLADE REBOOT (65.0% of the money): 93 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: 29 of 94.

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
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

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.

Score Attack 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.

Score Attack through every lens, all prices
Score Attack	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view566 of 574 launches	Without the breakout573 of 574 launches	Last 18 months151 of 574 launches
Launches counted	57410 hits	56610 hits	5739 hits	1510 hits
Earned $100k+	1.7 in 1001 in 57	1.8 in 1001 in 57	1.6 in 1001 in 64	0 of 151too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$216top tenth $4,332+	$218	$216	$218
Chance against standard	the base	+1.4%no change	-9.8%0.2 fewer in 100	-100.0%1.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+0.9%$2 more	0.0%no change	+0.9%$2 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 574 launches.

Launches counted: 57410 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.7 in 1001 in 57
Typical first-year earnings: $216top tenth $4,332+
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: 8 of 574 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 56610 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.8 in 1001 in 57
Typical first-year earnings: $218
Chance against standard: +1.4%no change
Typical against standard: +0.9%$2 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, KILL KNIGHT (15.3% of the money): 573 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 5739 hits
Earned $100k+: 1.6 in 1001 in 64
Typical first-year earnings: $216
Chance against standard: -9.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 151 of 574.

Launches counted: 1510 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 151too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $218
Chance against standard: -100.0%1.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +0.9%$2 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Score Attack, 12 to 36 months old: 574 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: 8 of 574 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, KILL KNIGHT (15.3% of the money): 573 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: 151 of 574.

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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