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Niches / 3D + Action

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3D + Action

Games tagged both 3D and Action: 2,450 indie paid launches, 80 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D + Action 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

3D + Action trails both its tags: 12.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.3 in 100 for 3D and 17.3 in 100 for Action.

That is about 0.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tag3D
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
Typical earnings$4,735
Launches913 / 131 hits
Pair trails by1.4 in 100
3RDThird
This pair3D + Action
12.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds12.9 in 100
Typical earnings$3,946
Launches286 / 37 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagAction
17.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.3 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches1,198 / 207 hits
Pair trails by4.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $203D 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices2,450 in pairUnder $51,405 in pair$5 to $10670 in pair$10 to $20286 in pair$20 to $4089 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 286 games tagged both 3D and Action priced $10 to $20. 12.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.0 for 3D-only games and 18.6 for Action-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 286 games priced $10 to $20; 12.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $3,946.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 286 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimicleads this pair12.0%
PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic12.0%
3DR.E.P.O.17.8%
ActionPath of Exile 214.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Action

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

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic earned 12.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 2,450 3D + Action launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 17.8% of its money.
  • Action is led by Path of Exile 2, with 14.3% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D + Action holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

3D + Action through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,377 of 2,450 launchesWithout the breakout2,449 of 2,450 launchesLast 18 months1,303 of 2,450 launches
Launches counted2,45080 hits2,37778 hits2,44979 hits1,30347 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 303.3 in 1001 in 303.2 in 1001 in 313.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$303top tenth $11,807+$303$301$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100+9.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-0.7%$2 less0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Action, 6 to 30 months old: 2,450 launches.

Launches counted
2,45080 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$303top tenth $11,807+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 73 of 2,450 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,37778 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (12.0% of the money): 2,449 launches left.

Launches counted
2,44979 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$301
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,303 of 2,450.

Launches counted
1,30347 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
+9.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Action, 6 to 30 months old: 2,450 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 73 of 2,450 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (12.0% of the money): 2,449 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,303 of 2,450.

3D holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

3D through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view6,601 of 6,819 launchesWithout the breakout6,818 of 6,819 launchesLast 18 months3,701 of 6,819 launches
Launches counted6,819286 hits6,601279 hits6,818285 hits3,701152 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.2 in 1001 in 244.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $16,029+$405$404$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 6 to 30 months old: 6,819 launches.

Launches counted
6,819286 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $16,029+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 218 of 6,819 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
6,601279 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (17.8% of the money): 6,818 launches left.

Launches counted
6,818285 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,701 of 6,819.

Launches counted
3,701152 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 6 to 30 months old: 6,819 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 218 of 6,819 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, R.E.P.O. (17.8% of the money): 6,818 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,701 of 6,819.

Action holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Action through every lens, all prices
ActionBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view8,493 of 8,722 launchesWithout the breakout8,721 of 8,722 launchesLast 18 months4,715 of 8,722 launches
Launches counted8,722424 hits8,493408 hits8,721423 hits4,715222 hits
Earned $100k+4.9 in 1001 in 204.8 in 1001 in 214.9 in 1001 in 204.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $21,119+$404$404$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.0%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-4.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-9.9%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 6 to 30 months old: 8,722 launches.

Launches counted
8,722424 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $21,119+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 229 of 8,722 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
8,493408 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (14.3% of the money): 8,721 launches left.

Launches counted
8,721423 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,715 of 8,722.

Launches counted
4,715222 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action, 6 to 30 months old: 8,722 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 229 of 8,722 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, Path of Exile 2 (14.3% of the money): 8,721 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 4,715 of 8,722.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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