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Niches / 3D + Driving

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3D + Driving

Games tagged both 3D and Driving: 211 indie paid launches, 20 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 + Driving priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. 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 + Driving beats 3D and trails Driving: 22.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.3 in 100 for 3D and 26.5 in 100 for Driving.

That is about 1.2 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 by7.9 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pair3D + Driving
22.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.2 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches36 / 8 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoDriving
26.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.5 in 100
Typical earnings$12,549
Launches102 / 27 hits
Pair trails by4.3 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 36 games tagged both 3D and Driving priced $10 to $20. 22.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.0 for 3D-only games and 28.8 for Driving-only games, so the mix beats 3D alone and trails Driving alone.

Both: 36 games priced $10 to $20; 22.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,285.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 36 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 last 18 months 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

F1® Manager 2024leads this pair31.0%
PairF1® Manager 202431.0%
3DR.E.P.O.17.8%
DrivingAssetto Corsa EVO14.9%
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 + Driving

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

  • F1® Manager 2024 earned 31.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 211 3D + Driving launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 17.8% of its money.
  • Driving is led by Assetto Corsa EVO, with 14.9% 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 + Driving is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

3D + Driving through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view211 of 211 launchesWithout the breakout210 of 211 launchesLast 18 months118 of 211 launches
Launches counted21120 hits21120 hits21019 hits1188 hits
Earned $100k+9.5 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 119.0 in 1001 in 116.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$647top tenth $82,565+$647$647$607
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-5.3%0.5 fewer in 100-28.4%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.2%$40 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Driving, 6 to 30 months old: 211 launches.

Launches counted
21120 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$647top tenth $82,565+
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: 0 of 211 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21120 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$647
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, F1® Manager 2024 (31.0% of the money): 210 launches left.

Launches counted
21019 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$647
Chance against standard
-5.3%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 118 of 211.

Launches counted
1188 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-28.4%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.2%$40 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Driving, 6 to 30 months old: 211 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: 0 of 211 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, F1® Manager 2024 (31.0% of the money): 210 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 118 of 211.

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.

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

Driving through every lens, all prices
DrivingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view455 of 458 launchesWithout the breakout457 of 458 launchesLast 18 months249 of 458 launches
Launches counted45855 hits45555 hits45754 hits24923 hits
Earned $100k+12.0 in 10012.1 in 10011.8 in 1009.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,011top tenth $139,526+$1,011$1,011$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick+0.8%0.1 more in 100-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100-23.3%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-20.0%$202 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Driving, 6 to 30 months old: 458 launches.

Launches counted
45855 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011top tenth $139,526+
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 458 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
45555 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+0.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Assetto Corsa EVO (14.9% of the money): 457 launches left.

Launches counted
45754 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 249 of 458.

Launches counted
24923 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-23.3%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.0%$202 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Driving, 6 to 30 months old: 458 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 458 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, Assetto Corsa EVO (14.9% of the money): 457 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 249 of 458.

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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