Niche

Old School + Platformer

Games tagged both Old School and Platformer: 61 indie paid launches, 3 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 Old School + Platformer 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

Old School + Platformer is too small to compare with Old School and is too small to compare with Platformer: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 19.8 in 100 for Old School and 15.5 in 100 for Platformer.

Small sample: 12 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagOld School

19.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.8 in 100

Typical earnings$10,896

Launches96 / 19 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairOld School + Platformer

2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 12 launches

Typical earnings$3,764

Launches12 / 2 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoPlatformer

15.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.5 in 100

Typical earnings$7,756

Launches310 / 48 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 $20Old School 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 prices61 in pair Under $534 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Old School and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 2 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 20.2 in 100 for Old School-only games and 15.4 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Old School alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 12 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,764.

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.

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

Guns of Furyleads this pair30.8%

PairGuns of Fury30.8%

Old SchoolSTAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection28.0%

PlatformerHollow Knight: Silksong64.8%

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 Old School + Platformer

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

Guns of Fury earned 30.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 61 Old School + Platformer launches.
Old School is led by STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection, with 28.0% of its money.
Platformer is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 64.8% 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

Old School + Platformer 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.

Old School + Platformer through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view61 of 61 launches	Without the breakout60 of 61 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	613 hits	613 hits	602 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	3 of 61too few for a rate	3 of 61too few for a rate	2 of 60too few for a rate	too few
Typical first-year earnings	$510top tenth $13,214+	$510	$510	too few
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-32.2%1.6 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Old School and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 61 launches.

Launches counted: 613 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 61too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $510top tenth $13,214+
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: 0 of 61 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 613 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 61too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $510
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Guns of Fury (30.8% of the money): 60 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 602 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 60too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $510
Chance against standard: -32.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

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 Old School and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 61 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 61 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, Guns of Fury (30.8% of the money): 60 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.

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

Old School through every lens, all prices
Old School	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view524 of 528 launches	Without the breakout527 of 528 launches	Last 18 months121 of 528 launches
Launches counted	52830 hits	52430 hits	52729 hits	1217 hits
Earned $100k+	5.7 in 1001 in 18	5.7 in 1001 in 17	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$539top tenth $27,920+	$511	$516	$383
Chance against standard	the base	+0.8%no change	-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100	+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-5.2%$28 less	-4.3%$23 less	-28.9%$156 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 528 launches.

Launches counted: 52830 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $539top tenth $27,920+
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 528 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52430 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $511
Chance against standard: +0.8%no change
Typical against standard: -5.2%$28 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection (28.0% of the money): 527 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 52729 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $516
Chance against standard: -3.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.3%$23 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 121 of 528.

Launches counted: 1217 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -28.9%$156 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Old School, 12 to 36 months old: 528 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 528 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 (28.0% of the money): 527 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: 121 of 528.

Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.

Platformer through every lens, all prices
Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches	Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches	Last 18 months636 of 2,400 launches
Launches counted	2,40085 hits	2,35378 hits	2,39984 hits	63624 hits
Earned $100k+	3.5 in 1001 in 28	3.3 in 1001 in 30	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings	$283top tenth $11,251+	$284	$283	$229
Chance against standard	the base	-6.4%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.1%no change	+6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.4%$1 more	0.0%no change	-19.1%$54 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.

Launches counted: 2,40085 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings: $283top tenth $11,251+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,35378 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $284
Chance against standard: -6.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.4%$1 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,39984 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $283
Chance against standard: -1.1%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 636 of 2,400.

Launches counted: 63624 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings: $229
Chance against standard: +6.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: -19.1%$54 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 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: 47 of 2,400 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 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: 636 of 2,400.

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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