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Niches / 3D + Building

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3D + Building

Games tagged both 3D and Building: 201 indie paid launches, 18 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 + Building priced $10 to $20, west-facing view. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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 + Building beats 3D and trails Building: 25.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.3 in 100 for 3D and 32.2 in 100 for Building.

That is about 1.4 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tag3D
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
Typical earnings$4,735
Launches913 / 131 hits
Pair leads by11.2 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pair3D + Building
25.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.5 in 100
Typical earnings$12,952
Launches55 / 14 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoBuilding
32.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds32.2 in 100
Typical earnings$26,551
Launches258 / 83 hits
Pair trails by6.7 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $203D 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.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 55 games tagged both 3D and Building priced $10 to $20. 25.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.6 for 3D-only games and 34.0 for Building-only games, so the mix beats 3D alone and trails Building alone.

Both: 55 games priced $10 to $20; 25.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $12,952.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 55 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. The west-facing view lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Farming Simulator 25leads this pair79.4%
PairFarming Simulator 2579.4%
3DR.E.P.O.17.8%
BuildingManor Lords25.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Building

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

  • Farming Simulator 25 earned 79.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 201 3D + Building launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 17.8% of its money.
  • Building is led by Manor Lords, with 25.9% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

3D + Building through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view199 of 201 launchesWithout the breakout200 of 201 launchesLast 18 months108 of 201 launches
Launches counted20118 hits19918 hits20017 hits1089 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 119.0 in 1001 in 118.5 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$1,010top tenth $69,988+$1,010$1,010$1,112
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-5.6%0.5 fewer in 100-7.8%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+10.1%$102 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Building, 6 to 30 months old: 201 launches.

Launches counted
20118 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010top tenth $69,988+
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: 2 of 201 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
19918 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Farming Simulator 25 (79.4% of the money): 200 launches left.

Launches counted
20017 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 108 of 201.

Launches counted
1089 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,112
Chance against standard
-7.8%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+10.1%$102 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Building, 6 to 30 months old: 201 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: 2 of 201 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, Farming Simulator 25 (79.4% of the money): 200 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 108 of 201.

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.

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

Building through every lens, all prices
BuildingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view870 of 895 launchesWithout the breakout894 of 895 launchesLast 18 months482 of 895 launches
Launches counted895157 hits870154 hits894156 hits48276 hits
Earned $100k+17.5 in 10017.7 in 10017.4 in 10015.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,732top tenth $306,583+$2,831$2,732$2,790
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.1%0.2 more in 100-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100-9.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.6%$99 more0.0%no change+2.1%$58 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Building, 6 to 30 months old: 895 launches.

Launches counted
895157 hits
Earned $100k+
17.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,732top tenth $306,583+
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: 25 of 895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
870154 hits
Earned $100k+
17.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,831
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.6%$99 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (25.9% of the money): 894 launches left.

Launches counted
894156 hits
Earned $100k+
17.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,732
Chance against standard
-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 482 of 895.

Launches counted
48276 hits
Earned $100k+
15.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,790
Chance against standard
-9.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.1%$58 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Building, 6 to 30 months old: 895 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: 25 of 895 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, Manor Lords (25.9% of the money): 894 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 482 of 895.

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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