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Niches / 2D + 3D

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2D + 3D

Games tagged both 2D and 3D: 176 indie paid launches, 9 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 2D + 3D priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and is about level with 3D; priced $10 to $20 it beats 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

2D + 3D beats both its tags: 20.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D and 16.3 in 100 for 3D.

That is about 1.0 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag onemood tag2D
15.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.9 in 100
Typical earnings$7,358
Launches961 / 153 hits
Pair leads by4.1 in 100
1STWinner
This pair2D + 3D
20.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.0 in 100
Typical earnings$12,260
Launches30 / 6 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tag3D
16.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.3 in 100
Typical earnings$5,973
Launches798 / 130 hits
Pair leads by3.7 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202D 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: 0.4 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 prices176 in pairUnder $580 in pair$5 to $1054 in pair$10 to $2030 in pair$20 to $4012 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both 2D and 3D priced $10 to $20. 20.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.8 in 100 for 2D-only games and 16.1 in 100 for 3D-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 30 games priced $10 to $20; 20.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,260.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

The Plucky Squireleads this pair33.9%
PairThe Plucky Squire33.9%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong40.1%
3DR.E.P.O.16.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D + 3D

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

  • The Plucky Squire earned 33.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 176 2D + 3D launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 40.1% of its money.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 16.5% 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

2D + 3D holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D + 3D through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view170 of 176 launchesWithout the breakout175 of 176 launchesLast 18 months41 of 176 launches
Launches counted1769 hits1709 hits1758 hits413 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 205.3 in 1001 in 194.6 in 1001 in 223 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$372top tenth $34,499+$421$357$920
Chance against standardthe base+3.5%0.2 more in 100-10.6%0.5 fewer in 100+43.1%2.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+13.2%$49 more-4.0%$15 less+147.3%$548 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 176 launches.

Launches counted
1769 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$372top tenth $34,499+
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 176 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1709 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+3.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.2%$49 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Plucky Squire (33.9% of the money): 175 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1758 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$357
Chance against standard
-10.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$15 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 41 of 176.

Launches counted
413 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$920
Chance against standard
+43.1%2.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+147.3%$548 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 176 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 176 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 Plucky Squire (33.9% of the money): 175 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: 41 of 176.

2D 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.

2D through every lens, all prices
2DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launchesWithout the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launchesLast 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches
Launches counted8,243270 hits7,744248 hits8,242269 hits2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 313.2 in 1001 in 313.3 in 1001 in 313.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$291top tenth $13,367+$307$291$268
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.5%$16 more0.0%no change-7.9%$23 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.

Launches counted
8,243270 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$291top tenth $13,367+
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: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,744248 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$307
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
8,242269 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$291
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: 2,301 of 8,243.

Launches counted
2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.9%$23 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 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: 499 of 8,243 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 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: 2,301 of 8,243.

3D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

3D through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,910 of 6,129 launchesWithout the breakout6,128 of 6,129 launchesLast 18 months1,744 of 6,129 launches
Launches counted6,129266 hits5,910260 hits6,128265 hits1,74490 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.4 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 235.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings$351top tenth $15,677+$365$351$421
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-0.4%no change+18.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.0%$14 more0.0%no change+19.9%$70 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,129 launches.

Launches counted
6,129266 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$351top tenth $15,677+
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 6,129 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,910260 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$365
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.0%$14 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (16.5% of the money): 6,128 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
6,128265 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$351
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,744 of 6,129.

Launches counted
1,74490 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$421
Chance against standard
+18.9%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+19.9%$70 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,129 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 6,129 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. (16.5% of the money): 6,128 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: 1,744 of 6,129.

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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