Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / 3D / Capitalism
3D + Capitalism: 59 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 3 of 50 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 97% on the year before: 59 against 30.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 59 30 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 135 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 280 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.06% | 6 ranked of 135 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,875 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.96xhits against expected | 0.67x to 1.61x | 50 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,042 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 50
- Hit rate
- 6.0%2.0% to 14.6%
- Expected rate
- 6.5%
- Against expected
- 0.96x0.67x to 1.61x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
50 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $90
- Median
- $1,125
- Top tenth
- $31,934
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +97%
Parent tags
- 3DNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- CapitalismNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Storage Hunter Simulator (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,876 reviews, 78% positiveest. $1.9M
- Project P.I.T.T. (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,025 reviews, 79% positiveest. $207k
- Cinema Simulator 2025 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 575 reviews, 77% positiveest. $140k
- Tabletop Game Shop Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 484 reviews, 84% positiveest. $127k
- Gacha Capsule Shop Simulator - Akihabara (opens the Steam store)2026 · 407 reviews, 82% positiveest. $102k
- Plant Nursery Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 331 reviews, 93% positiveest. $87k
- goblinAmerica (opens the Steam store)2026 · 181 reviews, 95% positiveest. $55k
- Wild West Supermarket Simulator (opens the Steam store)2025 · 170 reviews, 64% positiveest. $45k
More with 3D
pairs with 3D- 3D + Dark Humor$3,90132 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Cozy$3,23738 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Economy$3,15761 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Management$2,196130 launches priced, 192 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + 3D$2,162144 launches priced, 256 releases in 12 months
- 3D + Resource Management$2,02434 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
More with Capitalism
pairs with Capitalism- Capitalism + Immersive Sim$16,42037 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Management$13,15777 launches priced, 165 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Life Sim$9,99633 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Economy + Capitalism$4,63186 launches priced, 205 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Capitalism$2,91393 launches priced, 231 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Capitalism$1,92351 launches priced, 130 releases in 12 months
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