Niches / 1980s + Arcade

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1980s + Arcade

Games tagged both 1980s and Arcade: 168 indie paid launches, 4 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 + Arcade priced $10 to $20.

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 + Arcade is too small to compare with 1980s and is too small to compare with Arcade: 2 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.8 in 100 for 1980s and 10.4 in 100 for Arcade.

Small sample: 13 launches, 2 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 + Arcade

2 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 13 launches

Typical earnings$4,811

Launches13 / 2 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoArcade

10.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds10.4 in 100

Typical earnings$3,292

Launches346 / 36 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 $20

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 prices168 in pair Under $5111 in pair $5 to $1039 in pair $10 to $2013 in pair$20 to $405: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both 1980s and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 2 of 13 of them earned $100k+, against 15.9 in 100 for 1980s-only games and 10.2 in 100 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 1980s alone and is too small to compare with Arcade alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 13 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,811.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Contra: Operation Galugaleads this pair28.3%

PairContra: Operation Galuga28.3%

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

ArcadeREMATCH32.2%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 1980s + Arcade

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

Contra: Operation Galuga earned 28.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 168 1980s + Arcade launches.
1980s is led by Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit, with 45.1% of its money.
Arcade is led by REMATCH, with 32.2% 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

1980s + Arcade holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

1980s + Arcade through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view168 of 168 launches	Without the breakout167 of 168 launches	Last 18 months40 of 168 launches
Launches counted	1684 hits	1684 hits	1673 hits	402 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 168too few for a rate	4 of 168too few for a rate	3 of 167too few for a rate	2 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$141top tenth $5,175+	$141	$141	$287
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-24.6%0.6 fewer in 100	+110.0%2.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	+103.5%$146 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 1980s and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 168 launches.

Launches counted: 1684 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 168too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $141top tenth $5,175+
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: 0 of 168 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1684 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 168too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $141
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Contra: Operation Galuga (28.3% of the money): 167 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1673 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 167too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $141
Chance against standard: -24.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 40 of 168.

Launches counted: 402 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $287
Chance against standard: +110.0%2.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +103.5%$146 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 1980s and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 168 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 168 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, Contra: Operation Galuga (28.3% of the money): 167 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: 40 of 168.

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.

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

Arcade through every lens, all prices
Arcade	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launches	Without the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launches	Last 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted	3,58281 hits	3,55880 hits	3,58180 hits	1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+	2.3 in 1001 in 44	2.2 in 1001 in 44	2.2 in 1001 in 45	3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings	$229top tenth $7,485+	$230	$229	$229
Chance against standard	the base	-0.6%no change	-1.2%no change	+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.4%$1 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 launches.

Launches counted: 3,58281 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.3 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings: $229top tenth $7,485+
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 3,582 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,55880 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.2 in 1001 in 44
Typical first-year earnings: $230
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: +0.4%$1 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,58180 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.2 in 1001 in 45
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: -1.2%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,003 of 3,582.

Launches counted: 1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 3,582 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 3,582 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, REMATCH (32.2% of the money): 3,581 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: 1,003 of 3,582.

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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