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Niches / 3D Platformer + Arcade
3D Platformer + Arcade
Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Arcade: 277 indie paid launches, 5 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing 3D Platformer + Arcade priced $10 to $20.
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 + Arcade trails both its tags: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 11.1 in 100 for 3D Platformer and 10.7 in 100 for Arcade.
That is about 0.0 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 33 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Arcade priced $10 to $20. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.1 for 3D Platformer-only games and 11.7 for Arcade-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 33 games priced $10 to $20; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $1,214.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 33 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 checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
Open free previewFree until launch: one click opens the card.
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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
3D Platformer + Arcade is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view276 of 277 launches | Without the breakout276 of 277 launches | Last 18 months157 of 277 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2775 hits | 2765 hits | 2764 hits | 1572 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 | 1.8 in 1001 in 56 | 1.4 in 1001 in 71 | 1.3 in 1001 in 77 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $202top tenth $6,634+ | $202 | $202 | $202 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -22.2%0.4 fewer in 100 | -27.8%0.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 277 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 277 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Yooka-Replaylee (29.1% of the money): 276 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 157 of 277.
3D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| 3D Platformer | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,632 of 1,724 launches | Without the breakout1,723 of 1,724 launches | Last 18 months915 of 1,724 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 1,72460 hits | 1,63257 hits | 1,72359 hits | 91533 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 | 3.6 in 1001 in 28 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $242top tenth $10,509+ | $242 | $242 | $223 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -2.9%0.1 fewer in 100 | +2.9%0.1 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -7.9%$19 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,724 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 92 of 1,724 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (15.8% of the money): 1,723 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 915 of 1,724.
Arcade holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Arcade | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view4,022 of 4,045 launches | Without the breakout4,044 of 4,045 launches | Last 18 months2,226 of 4,045 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 4,04599 hits | 4,02297 hits | 4,04498 hits | 2,22657 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.4 in 1001 in 42 | 2.6 in 1001 in 38 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $243top tenth $8,098+ | $243 | $243 | $242 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | +8.3%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -0.4%$1 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Arcade, 6 to 30 months old: 4,045 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 23 of 4,045 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, REMATCH (25.5% of the money): 4,044 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,226 of 4,045.
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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