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Niches / 3D Platformer + Open World

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3D Platformer + Open World

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Open World: 57 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 Platformer + Open World priced under $5.

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?Under $5

3D Platformer + Open World is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Open World: 0 of its 31 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 978 launches for 3D Platformer and 4 of 270 launches for Open World.

Small sample: 31 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
3 of 978launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 978 launches
Typical earnings$89
Launches978 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair3D Platformer + Open World
0 of 31launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 31 launches
$1k+3 of 31 launches
$10k+0 of 31 launches
Launches31 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoOpen World
4 of 270launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 270 launches
Typical earnings$133
Launches270 / 4 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices57 in pairUnder $531 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Open World priced under $5. 0 of 31 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 947 for 3D Platformer-only games and 4 of 239 for Open World-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Open World alone.

Both: 31 games priced under $5; 0 of 31 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 3 of 31 launches · $10k+ 0 of 31 launches · $100k+ 0 of 31 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Gameleads this pair78.1%
PairRooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game78.1%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.6%
Open WorldPalworld30.4%
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 Platformer + Open World

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

  • Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game earned 78.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 57 3D Platformer + Open World launches.
  • 3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.6% of its money.
  • Open World is led by Palworld, with 30.4% 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 Platformer + Open World is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

3D Platformer + Open World through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view55 of 57 launchesWithout the breakout56 of 57 launchesLast 18 months11 of 57 launches
Launches counted574 hits554 hits563 hits112 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 57too few for a rate4 of 55too few for a rate3 of 56too few for a rate2 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 30 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+3.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell-23.7%1.7 fewer in 100+159.1%11.2 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 Platformer and Open World, 12 to 36 months old: 57 launches.

Launches counted
574 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 57too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
14 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 30 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: 2 of 57 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
554 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 55too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+3.6%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (78.1% of the money): 56 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
563 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 56too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 11 of 57.

Launches counted
112 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 11too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+159.1%11.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Open World, 12 to 36 months old: 57 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: 2 of 57 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, Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (78.1% of the money): 56 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: 11 of 57.

3D Platformer 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 Platformer through every lens, all prices
3D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,493 of 1,584 launchesWithout the breakout1,583 of 1,584 launchesLast 18 months443 of 1,584 launches
Launches counted1,58448 hits1,49345 hits1,58347 hits44317 hits
Earned $100k+3.0 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 343.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$189top tenth $9,139+$199$189$211
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100+26.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.3%$10 more0.0%no change+11.6%$22 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,584 launches.

Launches counted
1,58448 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$189top tenth $9,139+
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: 91 of 1,584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,49345 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$199
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+5.3%$10 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (14.6% of the money): 1,583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,58347 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$189
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 443 of 1,584.

Launches counted
44317 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$211
Chance against standard
+26.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.6%$22 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,584 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: 91 of 1,584 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, Another Crab's Treasure (14.6% of the money): 1,583 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: 443 of 1,584.

Open World 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.

Open World through every lens, all prices
Open WorldBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view820 of 862 launchesWithout the breakout861 of 862 launchesLast 18 months222 of 862 launches
Launches counted862162 hits820155 hits861161 hits22241 hits
Earned $100k+18.8 in 10018.9 in 10018.7 in 10018.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,048top tenth $475,199+$2,107$2,044$2,528
Chance against standardthe base+0.6%0.1 more in 100-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.9%$59 more-0.2%$4 less+23.4%$480 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Open World, 12 to 36 months old: 862 launches.

Launches counted
862162 hits
Earned $100k+
18.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,048top tenth $475,199+
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: 42 of 862 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
820155 hits
Earned $100k+
18.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,107
Chance against standard
+0.6%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.9%$59 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (30.4% of the money): 861 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
861161 hits
Earned $100k+
18.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,044
Chance against standard
-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.2%$4 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 862.

Launches counted
22241 hits
Earned $100k+
18.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,528
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+23.4%$480 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Open World, 12 to 36 months old: 862 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: 42 of 862 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, Palworld (30.4% of the money): 861 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: 222 of 862.

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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