Niche

Retro + Space

Games tagged both Retro and Space: 65 indie paid launches, 3 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 Retro + Space 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 + Space is too small to compare with Retro and is too small to compare with Space: 0 of its 47 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 736 launches for Retro and 2 of 366 launches for Space.

Small sample: 47 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagRetro

1 of 736launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 736 launches

Typical earnings$179

Launches736 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairRetro + Space

0 of 47launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 47 launches

$1k+21 in 100

$10k+2 of 47 launches

Launches47 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSpace

2 of 366launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 366 launches

Typical earnings$79

Launches366 / 2 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 $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 prices65 in pair Under $547 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both Retro and Space priced under $5. 0 of 47 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 689 for Retro-only games and 2 of 319 for Space-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Retro alone and is too small to compare with Space alone.

Both: 47 games priced under $5; 0 of 47 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 21 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 47 launches · $100k+ 0 of 47 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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

Earthionleads this pair38.4%

PairEarthion38.4%

RetroMouthwashing21.8%

SpaceSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection14.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Retro + Space

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

Earthion earned 38.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 65 Retro + Space launches.
Retro is led by Mouthwashing, with 21.8% of its money.
Space is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 14.8% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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 + Space holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Retro + Space through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view65 of 65 launches	Without the breakout64 of 65 launches	Last 18 months25 of 65 launches
Launches counted	653 hits	653 hits	642 hits	251 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 65too few for a rate	3 of 65too few for a rate	2 of 64too few for a rate	1 of 25too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	9 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 29 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-32.3%1.5 fewer in 100	-13.3%0.6 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	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Retro and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 65 launches.

Launches counted: 653 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 65too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 9 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 29 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 65 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 653 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 65too 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 breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Earthion (38.4% of the money): 64 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 642 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 64too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.3%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 65.

Launches counted: 251 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 25too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -13.3%0.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Retro and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 65 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 65 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, Earthion (38.4% of the money): 64 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: 25 of 65.

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 view1,267 of 1,300 launches	Without the breakout1,299 of 1,300 launches	Last 18 months361 of 1,300 launches
Launches counted	1,30060 hits	1,26759 hits	1,29959 hits	36115 hits
Earned $100k+	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.7 in 1001 in 21	4.5 in 1001 in 22	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$569top tenth $24,754+	$596	$567	$505
Chance against standard	the base	+0.9%no change	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	-10.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.7%$27 more	-0.4%$2 less	-11.2%$64 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,300 launches.

Launches counted: 1,30060 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $569top tenth $24,754+
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 1,300 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,26759 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $596
Chance against standard: +0.9%no change
Typical against standard: +4.7%$27 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (21.8% of the money): 1,299 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,29959 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $567
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.4%$2 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 361 of 1,300.

Launches counted: 36115 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $505
Chance against standard: -10.0%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -11.2%$64 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,300 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 1,300 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 (21.8% of the money): 1,299 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: 361 of 1,300.

Space 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.

Space through every lens, all prices
Space	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view658 of 682 launches	Without the breakout681 of 682 launches	Last 18 months185 of 682 launches
Launches counted	68242 hits	65841 hits	68141 hits	18513 hits
Earned $100k+	6.2 in 1001 in 16	6.2 in 1001 in 16	6.0 in 1001 in 17	7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$270top tenth $25,240+	$285	$268	$214
Chance against standard	the base	+1.2%0.1 more in 100	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+14.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.6%$15 more	-0.7%$2 less	-20.7%$56 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 682 launches.

Launches counted: 68242 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $270top tenth $25,240+
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: 24 of 682 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 65841 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $285
Chance against standard: +1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.6%$15 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.8% of the money): 681 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 68141 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $268
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.7%$2 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 682.

Launches counted: 18513 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $214
Chance against standard: +14.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: -20.7%$56 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 682 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: 24 of 682 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 (14.8% of the money): 681 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: 185 of 682.

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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