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Niches / 3D + Character Customization

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3D + Character Customization

Games tagged both 3D and Character Customization: 218 indie paid launches, 19 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D + Character Customization priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 3D and trails Character Customization; priced $10 to $20 it beats 3D and is about level with Character Customization.

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 + Character Customization beats 3D and is about level with Character Customization: 24.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.2 in 100 for 3D and 25.7 in 100 for Character Customization.

That is about 1.2 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tag3D
16.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.2 in 100
Typical earnings$6,323
Launches801 / 130 hits
Pair leads by8.2 in 100
TIEA tie
This pair3D + Character Customization
24.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.4 in 100
$1k+63 in 100
$10k+46 in 100
Launches41 / 10 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoCharacter Customization
25.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.7 in 100
Typical earnings$18,123
Launches191 / 49 hits
A tie, apart by1.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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 prices218 in pairUnder $595 in pair$5 to $1065 in pair$10 to $2041 in pair$20 to $4017 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 41 games tagged both 3D and Character Customization priced $10 to $20. 24.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.8 in 100 for 3D-only games and 26.0 in 100 for Character Customization-only games, so the mix beats 3D alone and is about level with Character Customization alone.

Both: 41 games priced $10 to $20; 24.4 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 63 in 100 · $10k+ 46 in 100 · $100k+ 24 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 41 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

Goat Simulator 3leads this pair25.7%
PairGoat Simulator 325.7%
3DR.E.P.O.16.3%
Character CustomizationNo Rest for the Wicked25.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Character Customization

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

  • Goat Simulator 3 earned 25.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 218 3D + Character Customization launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 16.3% of its money.
  • Character Customization is led by No Rest for the Wicked, with 25.3% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D + Character Customization holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

3D + Character Customization through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view212 of 218 launchesWithout the breakout217 of 218 launchesLast 18 months59 of 218 launches
Launches counted21819 hits21218 hits21718 hits598 hits
Earned $100k+8.7 in 1001 in 118.5 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 1213.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$706top tenth $47,758+$758$701under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100-4.8%0.4 fewer in 100+55.6%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+7.4%$52 more-0.7%$5 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 218 launches.

Launches counted
21819 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$706top tenth $47,758+
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: 6 of 218 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21218 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$758
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.4%$52 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Goat Simulator 3 (25.7% of the money): 217 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
21718 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$701
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 59 of 218.

Launches counted
598 hits
Earned $100k+
13.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+55.6%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 218 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: 6 of 218 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, Goat Simulator 3 (25.7% of the money): 217 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: 59 of 218.

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 view5,991 of 6,212 launchesWithout the breakout6,211 of 6,212 launchesLast 18 months1,727 of 6,212 launches
Launches counted6,212266 hits5,991260 hits6,211265 hits1,72786 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 235.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$353top tenth $16,040+$368$353$424
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-0.4%no change+16.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.2%$15 more0.0%no change+20.1%$71 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,212 launches.

Launches counted
6,212266 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$353top tenth $16,040+
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: 221 of 6,212 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,991260 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$368
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (16.3% of the money): 6,211 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
6,211265 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$353
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: 1,727 of 6,212.

Launches counted
1,72786 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$424
Chance against standard
+16.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.1%$71 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,212 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: 221 of 6,212 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. (16.3% of the money): 6,211 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: 1,727 of 6,212.

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

Character Customization through every lens, all prices
Character CustomizationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view828 of 852 launchesWithout the breakout851 of 852 launchesLast 18 months234 of 852 launches
Launches counted852102 hits82898 hits851101 hits23431 hits
Earned $100k+12.0 in 10011.8 in 10011.9 in 10013.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$957top tenth $122,551+$1,000$957$1,248
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+10.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.5%$43 more0.0%no change+30.4%$291 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 852 launches.

Launches counted
852102 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$957top tenth $122,551+
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: 24 of 852 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
82898 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,000
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.5%$43 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, No Rest for the Wicked (25.3% of the money): 851 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
851101 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$957
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 234 of 852.

Launches counted
23431 hits
Earned $100k+
13.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,248
Chance against standard
+10.7%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+30.4%$291 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Character Customization, 12 to 36 months old: 852 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: 24 of 852 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, No Rest for the Wicked (25.3% of the money): 851 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: 234 of 852.

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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