Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

3D + Female Protagonist: a typical launch earns $871 in its first year

That is the median of 108 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 14 of 245 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 22.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 21% on the year before: 172 against 142.

Price: $871
Price vs a year earlier: +17.4%
Releases, 12 months: 172
Upcoming games: 440
Games on the store: 1,141

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

3D + Female Protagonist on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	2.27%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.52% to 4.62%	63 ranked of 440 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#3,986 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	0.66xhits against expected	0.47x to 0.94x	245 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#4,959 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	+5%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−12% to +29%	51 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#1,272 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−7%review growth against same-age games	−16% to +3%	51 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,112 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 14
Expected: 22.8

Launches: 245
Hit rate: 5.7%3.6% to 9.6%
Expected rate: 9.3%
Against expected: 0.66x0.47x to 0.94x

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

245 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $0
Median: $1,050
Top tenth: $39,112

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 172
Prior 12 months: 142

Change: +21%
Against Steam: −11%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

3DNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Female ProtagonistNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

More with 3D

pairs with 3D

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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

Every pair with 3D

More with Female Protagonist

pairs with Female Protagonist

Hack and Slash + Female Protagonist$10,32730 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
JRPG + Female Protagonist$6,70840 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
Mystery + Female Protagonist$5,30753 launches priced, 76 releases in 12 months
Female Protagonist + LGBTQ+$4,85853 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
Bullet Hell + Female Protagonist$4,45135 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Female Protagonist

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