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Niches / 3D Platformer + Third Person

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3D Platformer + Third Person

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Third Person: 384 indie paid launches, 17 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D Platformer + Third Person priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 3D Platformer and trails Third Person; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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 Platformer + Third Person trails both its tags: 10.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 11.1 in 100 for 3D Platformer and 15.0 in 100 for Third Person.

That is about 0.6 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag one3D Platformer
11.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.1 in 100
Typical earnings$3,157
Launches208 / 23 hits
Pair trails by0.5 in 100
3RDThird
This pair3D Platformer + Third Person
10.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.6 in 100
Typical earnings$2,428
Launches47 / 5 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagThird Person
15.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.0 in 100
Typical earnings$3,946
Launches273 / 41 hits
Pair trails by4.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Third Person 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices384 in pairUnder $5235 in pair$5 to $1083 in pair$10 to $2047 in pair$20 to $4019 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 47 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Third Person priced $10 to $20. 10.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 11.2 for 3D Platformer-only games and 15.9 for Third Person-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 47 games priced $10 to $20; 10.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,428.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 47 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

Another Crab's Treasureleads this pair37.6%
PairAnother Crab's Treasure37.6%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure15.8%
Third PersonThe Forever Winter13.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D Platformer + Third Person

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

  • Another Crab's Treasure earned 37.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 384 3D Platformer + Third Person launches.
  • It also leads 3D Platformer, with 15.8% of that tag's money.
  • Third Person is led by The Forever Winter, with 13.7% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D Platformer + Third Person is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

3D Platformer + Third Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view368 of 384 launchesWithout the breakout383 of 384 launchesLast 18 months198 of 384 launches
Launches counted38417 hits36817 hits38316 hits1986 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.6 in 1001 in 224.2 in 1001 in 243.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$223top tenth $8,502+$242$202$182
Chance against standardthe yardstick+4.5%0.2 more in 100-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100-31.8%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+8.5%$19 more-9.4%$21 less-18.4%$41 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 384 launches.

Launches counted
38417 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$223top tenth $8,502+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 384 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
36817 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
+4.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.5%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (37.6% of the money): 383 launches left.

Launches counted
38316 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.4%$21 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 198 of 384.

Launches counted
1986 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$182
Chance against standard
-31.8%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-18.4%$41 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 384 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 16 of 384 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 (37.6% of the money): 383 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 198 of 384.

3D Platformer holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

3D Platformer through every lens, all prices
3D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,632 of 1,724 launchesWithout the breakout1,723 of 1,724 launchesLast 18 months915 of 1,724 launches
Launches counted1,72460 hits1,63257 hits1,72359 hits91533 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$242top tenth $10,509+$242$242$223
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-7.9%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,724 launches.

Launches counted
1,72460 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$242top tenth $10,509+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

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.

Launches counted
1,63257 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (15.8% of the money): 1,723 launches left.

Launches counted
1,72359 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 915 of 1,724.

Launches counted
91533 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$223
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.9%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,724 launches.
West-facing view
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.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (15.8% of the money): 1,723 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 915 of 1,724.

Third Person holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Third Person through every lens, all prices
Third PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,564 of 1,628 launchesWithout the breakout1,627 of 1,628 launchesLast 18 months893 of 1,628 launches
Launches counted1,62893 hits1,56491 hits1,62792 hits89348 hits
Earned $100k+5.7 in 1001 in 185.8 in 1001 in 175.7 in 1001 in 185.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$324top tenth $24,288+$364$324$304
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.8%0.1 more in 1000.0%no change-5.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+12.3%$40 more0.0%no change-6.2%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 1,628 launches.

Launches counted
1,62893 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$324top tenth $24,288+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 64 of 1,628 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,56491 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.3%$40 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (13.7% of the money): 1,627 launches left.

Launches counted
1,62792 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$324
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 893 of 1,628.

Launches counted
89348 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$304
Chance against standard
-5.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.2%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 6 to 30 months old: 1,628 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 64 of 1,628 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, The Forever Winter (13.7% of the money): 1,627 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 893 of 1,628.

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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