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Niches / 3D + Horror

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3D + Horror

Games tagged both 3D and Horror: 1,257 indie paid launches, 56 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 + Horror priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is level with 3D and trails Horror; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

76 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tag3D
14.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.3 in 100
Typical earnings$4,735
Launches913 / 131 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair3D + Horror
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches76

76 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twoHorror
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$10,460
Launches397 / 79 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 1 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 76 games tagged both 3D and Horror priced $10 to $20. 21.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 13.7 for 3D-only games and 19.6 for Horror-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 76 games priced $10 to $20; 21.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $4,128.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 76 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

R.E.P.O.leads this pair61.1%
PairR.E.P.O.61.1%
3DR.E.P.O.17.8%
HorrorR.E.P.O.18.8%
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 + Horror

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

  • R.E.P.O. earned 61.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 1,257 3D + Horror launches.
  • It also leads 3D, with 17.8% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Horror, with 18.8% 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 + Horror holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

3D + Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,212 of 1,257 launchesWithout the breakout1,256 of 1,257 launchesLast 18 months677 of 1,257 launches
Launches counted1,25756 hits1,21253 hits1,25655 hits67726 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.4 in 1001 in 234.4 in 1001 in 233.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$605top tenth $15,455+$605$605$564
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-15.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.8%$41 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 1,257 launches.

Launches counted
1,25756 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$605top tenth $15,455+
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: 45 of 1,257 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,21253 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$605
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (61.1% of the money): 1,256 launches left.

Launches counted
1,25655 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$605
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 677 of 1,257.

Launches counted
67726 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$564
Chance against standard
-15.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.8%$41 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 1,257 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: 45 of 1,257 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. (61.1% of the money): 1,256 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 677 of 1,257.

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.

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

Horror through every lens, all prices
HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,529 of 3,676 launchesWithout the breakout3,675 of 3,676 launchesLast 18 months2,001 of 3,676 launches
Launches counted3,676218 hits3,529211 hits3,675217 hits2,00197 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 174.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings$1,029top tenth $35,417+$1,029$1,029$909
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.7%0.1 more in 1000.0%no change-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-11.7%$120 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 3,676 launches.

Launches counted
3,676218 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029top tenth $35,417+
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: 147 of 3,676 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,529211 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (18.8% of the money): 3,675 launches left.

Launches counted
3,675217 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,029
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: 2,001 of 3,676.

Launches counted
2,00197 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-18.6%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.7%$120 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 3,676 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: 147 of 3,676 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. (18.8% of the money): 3,675 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,001 of 3,676.

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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