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3D + Aliens

Games tagged both 3D and Aliens: 70 indie paid launches, 2 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 + Aliens priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails 3D and beats Aliens; priced under $5 it is level with 3D and is level with Aliens.

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 + Aliens is level with 3D and is level with Aliens: 0.0 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.4 in 100 for 3D and 0.0 in 100 for Aliens.

That is about 0.0 times the 0.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
Tag onemood tag3D
0.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 250
Typical earnings$162
Launches3,837 / 17 hits
Pair is level0.4 in 100
1STTied winner
This pair3D + Aliens
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$99
Launches37 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoAliens
0.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds0.0 in 100
Typical earnings$101
Launches156 / 0 hits
Pair is level0.0 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $53D 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 prices70 in pairUnder $537 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both 3D and Aliens priced under $5. 0.0 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 0.4 for 3D-only games and 0.0 for Aliens-only games, so the mix is level with 3D alone and is level with Aliens alone.

Both: 37 games priced under $5; 0.0 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $99.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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

Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknownleads this pair77.9%
PairStar Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown77.9%
3DR.E.P.O.17.8%
AliensStar Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown32.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Aliens

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

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown earned 77.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 70 3D + Aliens launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 17.8% of its money.
  • It also leads Aliens, with 32.5% of that tag's 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D + Aliens is one-hit market: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

3D + Aliens through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view67 of 70 launchesWithout the breakout69 of 70 launchesLast 18 months39 of 70 launches
Launches counted702 hits672 hits691 hits391 hits
Earned $100k+2.9 in 1001 in 343.0 in 1001 in 331.4 in 1001 in 712.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings$121top tenth $4,813+$142$121$101
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.4%0.1 more in 100-51.7%1.5 fewer in 100-10.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+17.4%$21 more0.0%no change-16.5%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Aliens, 6 to 30 months old: 70 launches.

Launches counted
702 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$121top tenth $4,813+
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: 3 of 70 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
672 hits
Earned $100k+
3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$142
Chance against standard
+3.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+17.4%$21 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (77.9% of the money): 69 launches left.

Launches counted
691 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 71
Typical first-year earnings
$121
Chance against standard
-51.7%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 70.

Launches counted
391 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$101
Chance against standard
-10.3%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Aliens, 6 to 30 months old: 70 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: 3 of 70 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, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (77.9% of the money): 69 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 39 of 70.

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

3D through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view6,601 of 6,819 launchesWithout the breakout6,818 of 6,819 launchesLast 18 months3,701 of 6,819 launches
Launches counted6,819286 hits6,601279 hits6,818285 hits3,701152 hits
Earned $100k+4.2 in 1001 in 244.2 in 1001 in 244.2 in 1001 in 244.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$404top tenth $16,029+$405$404$404
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.2%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 6 to 30 months old: 6,819 launches.

Launches counted
6,819286 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404top tenth $16,029+
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: 218 of 6,819 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
6,601279 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$405
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (17.8% of the money): 6,818 launches left.

Launches counted
6,818285 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404
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: 3,701 of 6,819.

Launches counted
3,701152 hits
Earned $100k+
4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 6 to 30 months old: 6,819 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: 218 of 6,819 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. (17.8% of the money): 6,818 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,701 of 6,819.

Aliens is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Aliens through every lens, all prices
AliensBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view286 of 293 launchesWithout the breakout292 of 293 launchesLast 18 months153 of 293 launches
Launches counted2936 hits2866 hits2925 hits1533 hits
Earned $100k+2.0 in 1001 in 502.1 in 1001 in 481.7 in 1001 in 592.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings$242top tenth $10,193+$243$242$162
Chance against standardthe yardstick+5.0%0.1 more in 100-15.0%0.3 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.4%$1 more0.0%no change-33.1%$80 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Aliens, 6 to 30 months old: 293 launches.

Launches counted
2936 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$242top tenth $10,193+
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: 7 of 293 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2866 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 48
Typical first-year earnings
$243
Chance against standard
+5.0%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (32.5% of the money): 292 launches left.

Launches counted
2925 hits
Earned $100k+
1.7 in 1001 in 59
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-15.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 153 of 293.

Launches counted
1533 hits
Earned $100k+
2.0 in 1001 in 50
Typical first-year earnings
$162
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-33.1%$80 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Aliens, 6 to 30 months old: 293 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: 7 of 293 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, Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown (32.5% of the money): 292 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 153 of 293.

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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