Retro Gadgets

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Retro Gadgets

Short description

Retro Gadgets is a sandbox where you build, code, and customize gadgets inspired by old-school electronics.

Developer
Licorice ehf, Studio Evil
Publisher
Licorice ehf
Release
Wed, Nov 30, 2022
Price
$19.99
Reviews
479
Positive
89%
Followers
11,350
Owners (estimated)
20K – 50K
Concurrent players
1
Genres
Simulation, Early Access
Features
Steam Workshop
Tags
Early Access Puzzle Logic Programming Automation Simulation Difficult Retro Electronic Building 1990's Education Typing 1980s Singleplayer 2D Sandbox Coding Game Development Hacking
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$422ksomewhere between $391k and $750k · roughly 20K–38K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $19.56, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $19.99 launch price. That is 2% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

13 data points since Aug 7, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$401k → ~$422k
Reviews 455 → 479
Followers 10,761 → 11,350
Concurrent players 1 → 1
Price $19.99 → $19.99
Positive reviews 89.5% → 88.7%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 110 further data points reach back to Nov 1, 2022 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $14.99 on Sep 11, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

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±?? Early Access + Puzzle + Logic

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