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Niches / 3D + Action RTS

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3D + Action RTS

Games tagged both 3D and Action RTS: 58 indie paid launches, 4 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 3D + Action RTS 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 RTS is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Action RTS: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.3 in 100 for 3D and 11.6 in 100 for Action RTS.

Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tag3D
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$5,973
Launches798 / 130 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair3D + Action RTS
1 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 11 launches
$1k+8 of 11 launches
$10k+6 of 11 launches
Launches11 / 1 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoAction RTS
11.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.6 in 100
$1k+77 in 100
$10k+53 in 100
Launches43 / 5 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 $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: 0.4 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 prices58 in pairUnder $526 in pair$5 to $1016 in pair$10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both 3D and Action RTS priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 16.4 in 100 for 3D-only games and 4 of 32 for Action RTS-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D alone and is too small to compare with Action RTS alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 11 launches · $10k+ 6 of 11 launches · $100k+ 1 of 11 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

ERA ONEleads this pair53.9%
PairERA ONE53.9%
3DR.E.P.O.16.5%
Action RTSWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition62.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Action RTS

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

  • ERA ONE earned 53.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 58 3D + Action RTS launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 16.5% of its money.
  • Action RTS is led by Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition, with 62.9% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

3D + Action RTS is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

3D + Action RTS through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view54 of 58 launchesWithout the breakout57 of 58 launchesLast 18 months20 of 58 launches
Launches counted584 hits544 hits573 hits203 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 58too few for a rate4 of 54too few for a rate3 of 57too few for a rate3 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+19 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 34 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+7.4%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell-23.7%1.6 fewer in 100+117.5%8.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 58 launches.

Launches counted
584 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 58too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
19 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 34 in 100
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: 4 of 58 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
544 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 54too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+7.4%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, ERA ONE (53.9% of the money): 57 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
573 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 57too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.7%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 58.

Launches counted
203 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 20too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+117.5%8.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 58 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 58 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, ERA ONE (53.9% of the money): 57 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: 20 of 58.

3D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

3D through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,910 of 6,129 launchesWithout the breakout6,128 of 6,129 launchesLast 18 months1,744 of 6,129 launches
Launches counted6,129266 hits5,910260 hits6,128265 hits1,74490 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.4 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 235.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$351top tenth $15,677+$365$351$421
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-0.4%no change+18.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$14 more0.0%no change+19.9%$70 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,129 launches.

Launches counted
6,129266 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$351top tenth $15,677+
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: 219 of 6,129 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,910260 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$365
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.0%$14 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (16.5% of the money): 6,128 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
6,128265 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$351
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,744 of 6,129.

Launches counted
1,74490 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+18.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+19.9%$70 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,129 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: 219 of 6,129 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. (16.5% of the money): 6,128 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: 1,744 of 6,129.

Action RTS is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RTS through every lens, all prices
Action RTSBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view186 of 194 launchesWithout the breakout193 of 194 launchesLast 18 months53 of 194 launches
Launches counted19410 hits18610 hits1939 hits535 hits
Earned $100k+5.2 in 1001 in 195.4 in 1001 in 194.7 in 1001 in 219.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$569top tenth $36,435+$632$569under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.3%0.2 more in 100-9.5%0.5 fewer in 100+83.0%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+11.1%$63 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 194 launches.

Launches counted
19410 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$569top tenth $36,435+
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 194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
18610 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$632
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.1%$63 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (62.9% of the money): 193 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1939 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$569
Chance against standard
-9.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 194.

Launches counted
535 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+83.0%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 194 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 194 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, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (62.9% of the money): 193 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: 53 of 194.

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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