Niche

Retro + Survival Horror

Games tagged both Retro and Survival Horror: 52 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 + Survival Horror 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 + Survival Horror is too small to compare with Retro and is too small to compare with Survival Horror: 0 of its 29 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 735 launches for Retro and 0 of 464 launches for Survival Horror.

Small sample: 29 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagRetro

1 of 735launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 735 launches

Typical earnings$191

Launches735 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairRetro + Survival Horror

0 of 29launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 29 launches

Typical earnings$586

Launches29 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSurvival Horror

0 of 464launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 464 launches

Typical earnings$313

Launches464 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices52 in pair Under $529 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 29 games tagged both Retro and Survival Horror priced under $5. 0 of 29 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 706 for Retro-only games and 0 of 435 for Survival Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Retro alone and is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone.

Both: 29 games priced under $5; 0 of 29 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $586.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 29 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

Crow Countryleads this pair67.4%

PairCrow Country67.4%

RetroMouthwashing20.9%

Survival HorrorLethal Company53.3%

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 + Survival Horror

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

Crow Country earned 67.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 52 Retro + Survival Horror launches.
Retro is led by Mouthwashing, with 20.9% of its money.
Survival Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 53.3% 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 + Survival Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Retro + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view52 of 52 launches	Without the breakout51 of 52 launches	Last 18 months12 of 52 launches
Launches counted	522 hits	522 hits	511 hits	120 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 52too few for a rate	2 of 52too few for a rate	1 of 51too few for a rate	0 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,702top tenth $17,098+	$1,702	$1,559	$3,101
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-49.0%1.9 fewer in 100	-100.0%3.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-8.4%$143 less	+82.2%$1,399 more; too few to tell
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 Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 52 launches.

Launches counted: 522 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,702top tenth $17,098+
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 52 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 522 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,702
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Crow Country (67.4% of the money): 51 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 511 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 51too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,559
Chance against standard: -49.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -8.4%$143 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 52.

Launches counted: 120 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 12too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $3,101
Chance against standard: -100.0%3.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +82.2%$1,399 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Retro and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 52 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 52 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, Crow Country (67.4% of the money): 51 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: 12 of 52.

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 view1,266 of 1,299 launches	Without the breakout1,298 of 1,299 launches	Last 18 months361 of 1,299 launches
Launches counted	1,29954 hits	1,26653 hits	1,29853 hits	36112 hits
Earned $100k+	4.2 in 1001 in 24	4.2 in 1001 in 24	4.1 in 1001 in 24	3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings	$574top tenth $19,804+	$574	$574	$459
Chance against standard	the base	+0.7%no change	-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-20.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-20.0%$115 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,299 launches.

Launches counted: 1,29954 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $574top tenth $19,804+
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 1,299 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,26653 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: +0.7%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (20.9% of the money): 1,298 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,29853 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 361 of 1,299.

Launches counted: 36112 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $459
Chance against standard: -20.0%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -20.0%$115 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Retro, 12 to 36 months old: 1,299 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 1,299 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 (20.9% of the money): 1,298 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 1,299.

Survival Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
Survival Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view855 of 887 launches	Without the breakout886 of 887 launches	Last 18 months233 of 887 launches
Launches counted	88754 hits	85553 hits	88653 hits	23314 hits
Earned $100k+	6.1 in 1001 in 16	6.2 in 1001 in 16	6.0 in 1001 in 17	6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$895top tenth $41,352+	$919	$895	$802
Chance against standard	the base	+1.8%0.1 more in 100	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+2.7%$24 more	0.0%no change	-10.4%$93 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 launches.

Launches counted: 88754 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $895top tenth $41,352+
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: 32 of 887 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 85553 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $919
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +2.7%$24 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (53.3% of the money): 886 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 88653 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $895
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 887.

Launches counted: 23314 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $802
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -10.4%$93 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 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: 32 of 887 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, Lethal Company (53.3% of the money): 886 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: 233 of 887.

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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