Retrowave

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Retrowave

Short description

Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

Developer
RewindApp
Publisher
RewindApp
Release
Fri, May 06, 2022
Price
$2.99
Reviews
13,719
Positive
96%
Followers
12,249
Owners (estimated)
200K – 500K
Concurrent players
18
Genres
Action, Casual, Indie, Racing, Simulation
Features
Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards
Tags
Racing 1980s Indie Casual Retro Simulation Action Music Relaxing Cyberpunk 1990's Great Soundtrack Psychedelic Singleplayer Arcade Futuristic Runner Surreal Atmospheric Addictive
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$1.5msomewhere between $820k and $1.5m · roughly 274K–500K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $2.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

69 data points since Aug 1, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$1.5m → ~$1.5m
Reviews 13,837 → 13,719
Followers 12,199 → 12,249
Concurrent players 18 → 18
Price $2.09 → $2.99
Positive reviews 96.1% → 96.1%

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. 197 further data points reach back to Mar 1, 2020 — 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: $0.89 on Nov 21, 2023.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Retrowave is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

±?? Racing + 1980s + Indie

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Similar games that found an audience

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Image Name Studio Shared Tag difference Price Reviews Positive Released Revenue (estimated)
OutDrive OutDrive DNVR Prod first game 5 − Simulation + Music $2.99 3,627 78% Mon, Feb 22, 2016 $522k
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Razortron 2000 Razortron 2000 NukGames 10 titles 5 − Simulation + Arcade $4.99
$0.49
90%
3,018 86% Wed, Oct 12, 2016 $182k
$110k – $182k
PalmRide PalmRide Pixelbois 3 titles 5 − Simulation + Arcade $3.99 108 87% Thu, Sep 16, 2021 $18k
$8k – $32k
80's Night 80's Night Iful GS 4 titles 5 − Retro + Action $7.99 51 63% Fri, Nov 05, 2021 $6k
$3k – $134k
Beat Cop Beat Cop Pixel Crow 2 titles 4 − Racing − Casual + Pixel Graphics + Adventure $14.99 4,819 82% Thu, Mar 30, 2017 $2.6m
$2.4m – $4.7m

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