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Niches / 3D + Racing

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3D + Racing

Games tagged both 3D and Racing: 350 indie paid launches, 13 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

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

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 + Racing beats 3D and is about level with Racing: 19.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.6 in 100 for 3D and 19.6 in 100 for Racing.

That is about 1.1 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tag3D
13.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.6 in 100
Typical earnings$4,471
Launches797 / 108 hits
Pair leads by5.5 in 100
TIEA tie
This pair3D + Racing
19.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.0 in 100
Typical earnings$4,516
Launches42 / 8 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRacing
19.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.6 in 100
Typical earnings$4,470
Launches112 / 22 hits
A tie, apart by0.6 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 42 games tagged both 3D and Racing priced $10 to $20. 19.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.2 in 100 for 3D-only games and 20.0 in 100 for Racing-only games, so the mix beats 3D alone and is about level with Racing alone.

Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 19.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,516.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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

F1® Manager 2024leads this pair39.1%
PairF1® Manager 202439.1%
3DR.E.P.O.18.3%
RacingAssetto Corsa EVO24.0%
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 + Racing

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

  • F1® Manager 2024 earned 39.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 350 3D + Racing launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 18.3% of its money.
  • Racing is led by Assetto Corsa EVO, with 24.0% 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 + Racing 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 + Racing through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view344 of 350 launchesWithout the breakout349 of 350 launchesLast 18 months96 of 350 launches
Launches counted35013 hits34413 hits34912 hits965 hits
Earned $100k+3.7 in 1001 in 273.8 in 1001 in 263.4 in 1001 in 295.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$282top tenth $12,834+$284$280$287
Chance against standardthe base+1.7%0.1 more in 100-7.4%0.3 fewer in 100+40.2%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$2 more-0.7%$2 less+1.8%$5 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Racing, 12 to 36 months old: 350 launches.

Launches counted
35013 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$282top tenth $12,834+
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 350 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
34413 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$284
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.7%$2 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, F1® Manager 2024 (39.1% of the money): 349 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
34912 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$280
Chance against standard
-7.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$2 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 96 of 350.

Launches counted
965 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+40.2%1.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.8%$5 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Racing, 12 to 36 months old: 350 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 350 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, F1® Manager 2024 (39.1% of the money): 349 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: 96 of 350.

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 through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,903 of 6,122 launchesWithout the breakout6,121 of 6,122 launchesLast 18 months1,738 of 6,122 launches
Launches counted6,122236 hits5,903230 hits6,121235 hits1,73877 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.9 in 1001 in 263.8 in 1001 in 264.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$354top tenth $13,485+$375$354$383
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%no change-0.4%no change+14.9%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$21 more0.0%no change+8.2%$29 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,122 launches.

Launches counted
6,122236 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$354top tenth $13,485+
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 6,122 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,903230 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
+1.1%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

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.

Launches counted
6,121235 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$354
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,738 of 6,122.

Launches counted
1,73877 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+14.9%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.2%$29 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,122 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 6,122 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. (18.3% of the money): 6,121 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: 1,738 of 6,122.

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

Racing through every lens, all prices
RacingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view752 of 778 launchesWithout the breakout777 of 778 launchesLast 18 months211 of 778 launches
Launches counted77836 hits75236 hits77735 hits21114 hits
Earned $100k+4.6 in 1001 in 224.8 in 1001 in 214.5 in 1001 in 226.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$269top tenth $14,174+$284$253$344
Chance against standardthe base+3.5%0.2 more in 100-2.7%0.1 fewer in 100+43.4%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.6%$15 more-5.9%$16 less+27.9%$75 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Racing, 12 to 36 months old: 778 launches.

Launches counted
77836 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$269top tenth $14,174+
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: 26 of 778 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
75236 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$284
Chance against standard
+3.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.6%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Assetto Corsa EVO (24.0% of the money): 777 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
77735 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$253
Chance against standard
-2.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.9%$16 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 211 of 778.

Launches counted
21114 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$344
Chance against standard
+43.4%2.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.9%$75 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Racing, 12 to 36 months old: 778 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: 26 of 778 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, Assetto Corsa EVO (24.0% of the money): 777 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: 211 of 778.

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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