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Niches / 3D + Platformer
3D + Platformer
Games tagged both 3D and Platformer: 487 indie paid launches, 9 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 3D + Platformer priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 3D and is about level with Platformer; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Platformer.
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.
3D + Platformer is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Platformer: 3 of its 55 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.6 in 100 for 3D and 15.5 in 100 for Platformer.
Small sample: 55 launches, 3 hits.
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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 55 games tagged both 3D and Platformer priced $10 to $20. 3 of 55 of them earned $100k+, against 14.2 in 100 for 3D-only games and 17.6 in 100 for Platformer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D alone and is too small to compare with Platformer alone.
Both: 55 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 55 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,298.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 55 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkAudience split. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
3D + Platformer is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view480 of 487 launches | Without the breakout486 of 487 launches | Last 18 months129 of 487 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4879 hits | 4808 hits | 4868 hits | 1293 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 1.8 in 1001 in 54 | 1.7 in 1001 in 60 | 1.6 in 1001 in 61 | 3 of 129too few for a rate |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $5,817+ | $202 | $202 | $247 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -9.8%0.2 fewer in 100 | -10.9%0.2 fewer in 100 | +25.8%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +22.3%$45 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 487 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 487 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, POPUCOM (20.6% of the money): 486 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 129 of 487.
3D 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 | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view5,903 of 6,122 launches | Without the breakout6,121 of 6,122 launches | Last 18 months1,738 of 6,122 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 6,122236 hits | 5,903230 hits | 6,121235 hits | 1,73877 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.9 in 1001 in 26 | 3.8 in 1001 in 26 | 4.4 in 1001 in 23 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $354top tenth $13,485+ | $375 | $354 | $383 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +1.1%no change | -0.4%no change | +14.9%0.6 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.9%$21 more | 0.0%no change | +8.2%$29 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,122 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 219 of 6,122 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (18.3% of the money): 6,121 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,738 of 6,122.
Platformer is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.
| Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view2,353 of 2,400 launches | Without the breakout2,399 of 2,400 launches | Last 18 months636 of 2,400 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,40085 hits | 2,35378 hits | 2,39984 hits | 63624 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.5 in 1001 in 28 | 3.3 in 1001 in 30 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.8 in 1001 in 27 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $283top tenth $11,251+ | $284 | $283 | $229 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -6.4%0.2 fewer in 100 | -1.1%no change | +6.5%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +0.4%$1 more | 0.0%no change | -19.1%$54 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 2,400 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 2,400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (64.8% of the money): 2,399 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 636 of 2,400.
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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