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Niches / 1990's + FPS

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1990's + FPS

Games tagged both 1990's and FPS: 50 indie paid launches, 1 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 + FPS 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

1990's + FPS is too small to compare with 1990's and is too small to compare with FPS: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.5 in 100 for 1990's and 23.3 in 100 for FPS.

Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.

TIETied
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 + FPS
1 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 11 launches
Typical earnings$6,902
Launches11 / 1 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoFPS
23.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.3 in 100
Typical earnings$8,437
Launches219 / 51 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 2 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both 1990's and FPS priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 17.3 in 100 for 1990's-only games and 24.0 in 100 for FPS-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 1990's alone and is too small to compare with FPS alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,902.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

EBOLA VILLAGEleads this pair37.1%
PairEBOLA VILLAGE37.1%
1990'sLost Records: Bloom & Rage20.0%
FPSGray Zone Warfare20.6%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 1990's + FPS

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

  • EBOLA VILLAGE earned 37.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 50 1990's + FPS launches.
  • 1990's is led by Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, with 20.0% of its money.
  • FPS is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 20.6% 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 + FPS holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

1990's + FPS through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view48 of 50 launchesWithout the breakout49 of 50 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted501 hits481 hits490 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+1 of 50too few for a rate1 of 48too few for a rate0 of 49too few for a ratetoo few
Typical first-year earnings$1,626top tenth $13,762+$1,626$1,052too few
Chance against standardthe base+4.2%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-35.3%$574 lesstoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 50 launches.

Launches counted
501 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 50too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,626top tenth $13,762+
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: 2 of 50 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
481 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,626
Chance against standard
+4.2%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, EBOLA VILLAGE (37.1% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
490 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 49too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,052
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-35.3%$574 less
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Typical first-year earnings
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 1990's and FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 50 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: 2 of 50 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, EBOLA VILLAGE (37.1% of the money): 49 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

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.

FPS 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.

FPS through every lens, all prices
FPSBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,259 of 1,295 launchesWithout the breakout1,294 of 1,295 launchesLast 18 months380 of 1,295 launches
Launches counted1,295105 hits1,259104 hits1,294104 hits38037 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 129.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings$536top tenth $48,129+$545$536$630
Chance against standardthe base+1.9%0.2 more in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+20.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$9 more0.0%no change+17.5%$94 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 1,295 launches.

Launches counted
1,295105 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$536top tenth $48,129+
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: 36 of 1,295 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,259104 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$545
Chance against standard
+1.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.6% of the money): 1,294 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,294104 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$536
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 380 of 1,295.

Launches counted
38037 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$630
Chance against standard
+20.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+17.5%$94 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged FPS, 12 to 36 months old: 1,295 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: 36 of 1,295 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, Gray Zone Warfare (20.6% of the money): 1,294 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: 380 of 1,295.

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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