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Niches / 1990's + Arcade

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1990's + Arcade

Games tagged both 1990's and Arcade: 143 indie paid launches, 9 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.

Showing 1990's + Arcade priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 1990's and beats Arcade; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 1990's and is too small to compare with Arcade.

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

1990's + Arcade is too small to compare with 1990's and is too small to compare with Arcade: 3 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.5 in 100 for 1990's and 10.4 in 100 for Arcade.

Small sample: 24 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag one1990's
16.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.5 in 100
Typical earnings$8,729
Launches109 / 18 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair1990's + Arcade
3 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 24 launches
Typical earnings$7,849
Launches24 / 3 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 prices143 in pairUnder $584 in pair$5 to $1030 in pair$10 to $2024 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both 1990's and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 3 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 17.6 in 100 for 1990's-only games and 10.2 in 100 for Arcade-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 1990's alone and is too small to compare with Arcade alone.

Both: 24 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 24 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,849.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Little Fighter 2 Remasteredleads this pair16.2%
PairLittle Fighter 2 Remastered16.2%
1990'sLost Records: Bloom & Rage20.0%
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 1990's + 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

  • Little Fighter 2 Remastered earned 16.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 143 1990's + Arcade launches.
  • 1990's is led by Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, with 20.0% 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

1990's + 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.

1990's + Arcade through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view142 of 143 launchesWithout the breakout142 of 143 launchesLast 18 months39 of 143 launches
Launches counted1439 hits1429 hits1428 hits393 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 165.6 in 1001 in 183 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$270top tenth $19,804+$270$270$191
Chance against standardthe base+0.7%no change-10.5%0.7 fewer in 100+22.2%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-29.3%$79 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 143 launches.

Launches counted
1439 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$270top 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: 1 of 143 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1429 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$270
Chance against standard
+0.7%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Little Fighter 2 Remastered (16.2% of the money): 142 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1428 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$270
Chance against standard
-10.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 143.

Launches counted
393 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 39too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$191
Chance against standard
+22.2%1.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-29.3%$79 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and Arcade, 12 to 36 months old: 143 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: 1 of 143 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, Little Fighter 2 Remastered (16.2% of the money): 142 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: 39 of 143.

1990's 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.

1990's through every lens, all prices
1990'sBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view648 of 673 launchesWithout the breakout672 of 673 launchesLast 18 months189 of 673 launches
Launches counted67336 hits64835 hits67235 hits18912 hits
Earned $100k+5.3 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 195.2 in 1001 in 196.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$510top tenth $25,272+$510$510$579
Chance against standardthe base+1.0%0.1 more in 100-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100+18.7%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change+13.5%$69 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 1990's, 12 to 36 months old: 673 launches.

Launches counted
67336 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$510top tenth $25,272+
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: 25 of 673 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
64835 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$510
Chance against standard
+1.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (20.0% of the money): 672 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
67235 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$510
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 189 of 673.

Launches counted
18912 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$579
Chance against standard
+18.7%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.5%$69 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 1990's, 12 to 36 months old: 673 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: 25 of 673 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, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (20.0% of the money): 672 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: 189 of 673.

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
ArcadeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,558 of 3,582 launchesWithout the breakout3,581 of 3,582 launchesLast 18 months1,003 of 3,582 launches
Launches counted3,58281 hits3,55880 hits3,58180 hits1,00330 hits
Earned $100k+2.3 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 442.2 in 1001 in 453.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$229top tenth $7,485+$230$229$229
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.2%no change+32.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves 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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