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Niches / Futuristic + Space

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Futuristic + Space

Games tagged both Futuristic and Space: 71 indie paid launches, 5 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Futuristic + Space priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Futuristic and is about level with Space; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Futuristic and is too small to compare with Space.

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

Futuristic + Space is too small to compare with Futuristic and is too small to compare with Space: 3 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.5 in 100 for Futuristic and 21.5 in 100 for Space.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 12 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagFuturistic
20.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.5 in 100
$1k+77 in 100
$10k+46 in 100
Launches78 / 16 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairFuturistic + Space
3 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 12 launches
$1k+10 of 12 launches
$10k+6 of 12 launches
Launches12 / 3 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSpace
21.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.5 in 100
Typical earnings$10,036
Launches107 / 23 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Futuristic 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices71 in pairUnder $535 in pair$5 to $1021 in pair$10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Futuristic and Space priced $10 to $20. 3 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 19.7 in 100 for Futuristic-only games and 21.1 in 100 for Space-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Futuristic alone and is too small to compare with Space alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 12 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 10 of 12 launches · $10k+ 6 of 12 launches · $100k+ 3 of 12 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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. The last 18 months lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

The Invincibleleads this pair48.9%
PairThe Invincible48.9%
Futuristicshapez 2 - Factory26.6%
SpaceSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection14.8%
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 Futuristic + Space

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

  • The Invincible earned 48.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 71 Futuristic + Space launches.
  • Futuristic is led by shapez 2 - Factory, with 26.6% of its money.
  • Space is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 14.8% 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

Futuristic + Space 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.

Futuristic + Space through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view68 of 71 launchesWithout the breakout70 of 71 launchesLast 18 months21 of 71 launches
Launches counted715 hits685 hits704 hits211 hits
Earned $100k+7.0 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 144 of 70too few for a rate1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 35 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.4%0.3 more in 100-18.9%1.3 fewer in 100-32.4%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 71 launches.

Launches counted
715 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Chance of $10k+
14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 35 in 100
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: 3 of 71 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
685 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+4.4%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Invincible (48.9% of the money): 70 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
704 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 70too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.9%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 71.

Launches counted
211 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-32.4%2.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Futuristic and Space, 12 to 36 months old: 71 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: 3 of 71 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, The Invincible (48.9% of the money): 70 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: 21 of 71.

Futuristic 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.

Futuristic through every lens, all prices
FuturisticBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view402 of 410 launchesWithout the breakout409 of 410 launchesLast 18 months106 of 410 launches
Launches counted41030 hits40229 hits40929 hits1066 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 145.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$417top tenth $34,931+$394$394$357
Chance against standardthe base-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100-22.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-5.5%$23 less-5.5%$23 less-14.4%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 12 to 36 months old: 410 launches.

Launches counted
41030 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$417top tenth $34,931+
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: 8 of 410 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
40229 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$394
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.5%$23 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, shapez 2 - Factory (26.6% of the money): 409 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
40929 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$394
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.5%$23 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 410.

Launches counted
1066 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$357
Chance against standard
-22.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-14.4%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Futuristic, 12 to 36 months old: 410 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: 8 of 410 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, shapez 2 - Factory (26.6% of the money): 409 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: 106 of 410.

Space 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.

Space through every lens, all prices
SpaceBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view658 of 682 launchesWithout the breakout681 of 682 launchesLast 18 months185 of 682 launches
Launches counted68242 hits65841 hits68141 hits18513 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.0 in 1001 in 177.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$270top tenth $25,240+$285$268$214
Chance against standardthe base+1.2%0.1 more in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100+14.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.6%$15 more-0.7%$2 less-20.7%$56 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 682 launches.

Launches counted
68242 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$270top tenth $25,240+
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 682 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
65841 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$285
Chance against standard
+1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.6%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.8% of the money): 681 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
68141 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 185 of 682.

Launches counted
18513 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$214
Chance against standard
+14.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-20.7%$56 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Space, 12 to 36 months old: 682 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 682 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, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (14.8% of the money): 681 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: 185 of 682.

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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