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1980s + Adventure

Games tagged both 1980s and Adventure: 125 indie paid launches, 7 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 $10 to $20

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.

$10 to $20

Showing 1980s + Adventure priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 1980s and is about level with Adventure; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 1980s and is too small to compare with Adventure.

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?$10 to $20

1980s + Adventure is too small to compare with 1980s and is too small to compare with Adventure: 4 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 1980s and 13.3 in 100 for Adventure.

Small sample: 20 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag one1980s

15.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.8 in 100

Typical earnings$5,175

Launches57 / 9 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair1980s + Adventure

4 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 20 launches

Typical earnings$5,790

Launches20 / 4 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagAdventure

13.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.3 in 100

Typical earnings$6,246

Launches1,309 / 174 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Adventure 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 prices125 in pair Under $561 in pair $5 to $1038 in pair $10 to $2020 in pair$20 to $406: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both 1980s and Adventure priced $10 to $20. 4 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 13.5 in 100 for 1980s-only games and 13.2 in 100 for Adventure-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 1980s alone and is too small to compare with Adventure alone.

Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 20 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,790.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pitleads this pair67.6%

PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit67.6%

1980sFive Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit45.1%

AdventurePalworld28.0%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 1980s + Adventure

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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit earned 67.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 125 1980s + Adventure launches.
It also leads 1980s, with 45.1% of that tag's money.
Adventure is led by Palworld, with 28.0% 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

1980s + Adventure is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

1980s + Adventure through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view121 of 125 launches	Without the breakout124 of 125 launches	Last 18 months31 of 125 launches
Launches counted	1257 hits	1217 hits	1246 hits	312 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17	4.8 in 1001 in 21	2 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$470top tenth $17,108+	$563	$470	$919
Chance against standard	the base	+3.3%0.2 more in 100	-13.6%0.8 fewer in 100	+15.2%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+19.8%$93 more	0.0%no change	+95.5%$449 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 1980s and Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 125 launches.

Launches counted: 1257 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $470top tenth $17,108+
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 125 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1217 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $563
Chance against standard: +3.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +19.8%$93 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (67.6% of the money): 124 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1246 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $470
Chance against standard: -13.6%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 125.

Launches counted: 312 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 31too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $919
Chance against standard: +15.2%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +95.5%$449 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 1980s and Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 125 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 125 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (67.6% of the money): 124 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: 31 of 125.

1980s is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

1980s through every lens, all prices
1980s	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view462 of 474 launches	Without the breakout473 of 474 launches	Last 18 months126 of 474 launches
Launches counted	47414 hits	46214 hits	47313 hits	1266 hits
Earned $100k+	3.0 in 1001 in 34	3.0 in 1001 in 33	2.7 in 1001 in 36	4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings	$213top tenth $8,562+	$202	$212	$383
Chance against standard	the base	+2.6%0.1 more in 100	-6.9%0.2 fewer in 100	+61.2%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-5.2%$11 less	-0.5%$1 less	+79.8%$170 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 1980s, 12 to 36 months old: 474 launches.

Launches counted: 47414 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $213top tenth $8,562+
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: 12 of 474 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 46214 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $202
Chance against standard: +2.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -5.2%$11 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (45.1% of the money): 473 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 47313 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $212
Chance against standard: -6.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$1 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 126 of 474.

Launches counted: 1266 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +61.2%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +79.8%$170 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 1980s, 12 to 36 months old: 474 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: 12 of 474 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit (45.1% of the money): 473 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: 126 of 474.

Adventure 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.

Adventure through every lens, all prices
Adventure	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view7,103 of 7,570 launches	Without the breakout7,569 of 7,570 launches	Last 18 months2,140 of 7,570 launches
Launches counted	7,570391 hits	7,103363 hits	7,569390 hits	2,140105 hits
Earned $100k+	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.1 in 1001 in 20	5.2 in 1001 in 19	4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings	$583top tenth $30,164+	$612	$579	$612
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.2%no change	-5.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.0%$29 more	-0.7%$4 less	+5.0%$29 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,570 launches.

Launches counted: 7,570391 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $583top tenth $30,164+
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: 467 of 7,570 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 7,103363 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $612
Chance against standard: -1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.0%$29 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (28.0% of the money): 7,569 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 7,569390 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $579
Chance against standard: -0.2%no change
Typical against standard: -0.7%$4 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,140 of 7,570.

Launches counted: 2,140105 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $612
Chance against standard: -5.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.0%$29 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 7,570 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: 467 of 7,570 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, Palworld (28.0% of the money): 7,569 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: 2,140 of 7,570.

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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