Genres

Ticker: price and year-over-year change for 40 genres. Price is the median estimated first-year revenue of indie paid launches. The change shows for genres with 100+ launches. The same figures are on the Genres page.

Settings
Text size
Game Market DataBuild what sells
Live games
200,042
on 2 Nov 2026

Niches / 3D + Lore-Rich

Niche

3D + Lore-Rich

Games tagged both 3D and Lore-Rich: 42 indie paid launches, 5 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D + Lore-Rich priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich.

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?Under $5

3D + Lore-Rich is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich: 1 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0.3 in 100 for 3D and 1 of 141 launches for Lore-Rich.

Small sample: 24 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tag3D
0.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 358
Typical earnings$135
Launches3,580 / 10 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair3D + Lore-Rich
1 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 24 launches
$1k+8 of 24 launches
$10k+1 of 24 launches
Launches24 / 1 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagLore-Rich
1 of 141launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 141 launches
Typical earnings$182
Launches141 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $53D 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices42 in pairUnder $524 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $205: too few$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both 3D and Lore-Rich priced under $5. 1 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 0.3 in 100 for 3D-only games and 0 of 117 for Lore-Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D alone and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich alone.

Both: 24 games priced under $5; 1 of 24 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 24 launches · $10k+ 1 of 24 launches · $100k+ 1 of 24 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Eternal Strandsleads this pair38.5%
PairEternal Strands38.5%
3DR.E.P.O.16.3%
Lore-RichLegend of Mortal31.3%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

Open free preview
ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Lore-Rich

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

  • Eternal Strands earned 38.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 3D + Lore-Rich launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 16.3% of its money.
  • Lore-Rich is led by Legend of Mortal, with 31.3% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D + Lore-Rich holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

3D + Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view42 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months17 of 42 launches
Launches counted425 hits425 hits414 hits170 hits
Earned $100k+11.9 in 10011.9 in 1004 of 41too few for a rate0 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+19 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-18.0%2.1 fewer in 100-100.0%11.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted
425 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Chance of $10k+
19 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 48 in 100
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
425 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Eternal Strands (38.5% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
414 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 41too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.0%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 42.

Launches counted
170 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%11.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 42 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, Eternal Strands (38.5% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 42.

3D is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

3D through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,991 of 6,212 launchesWithout the breakout6,211 of 6,212 launchesLast 18 months1,727 of 6,212 launches
Launches counted6,212266 hits5,991260 hits6,211265 hits1,72786 hits
Earned $100k+4.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 235.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings$353top tenth $16,040+$368$353$424
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-0.4%no change+16.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+4.2%$15 more0.0%no change+20.1%$71 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,212 launches.

Launches counted
6,212266 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$353top tenth $16,040+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 221 of 6,212 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,991260 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$368
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$15 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (16.3% of the money): 6,211 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
6,211265 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$353
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,727 of 6,212.

Launches counted
1,72786 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$424
Chance against standard
+16.3%0.7 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.1%$71 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,212 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 221 of 6,212 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. (16.3% of the money): 6,211 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,727 of 6,212.

Lore-Rich is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
Lore-RichBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view308 of 339 launchesWithout the breakout338 of 339 launchesLast 18 months110 of 339 launches
Launches counted33930 hits30823 hits33829 hits1107 hits
Earned $100k+8.8 in 1001 in 117.5 in 1001 in 138.6 in 1001 in 126.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$1,051top tenth $92,229+$1,000$1,051$572
Chance against standardthe base-15.6%1.4 fewer in 100-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100-28.1%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-4.9%$51 less0.0%no change-45.6%$479 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 339 launches.

Launches counted
33930 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,051top tenth $92,229+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 339 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
30823 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,000
Chance against standard
-15.6%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.9%$51 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (31.3% of the money): 338 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
33829 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,051
Chance against standard
-3.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 339.

Launches counted
1107 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$572
Chance against standard
-28.1%2.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-45.6%$479 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 339 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 31 of 339 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, Legend of Mortal (31.3% of the money): 338 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 110 of 339.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

5Premium early list

Alerts when 3D + Lore-Rich moves, comparables the day they land, and every lens for every pair and price. Free until launch.

Free until launch

Keep gold access after launch: alerts, comparables, every lens.

Releases

Ticker: 30 upcoming games dated within 90 days, with wishlist rank, release date and followers. The same list is on the Upcoming page.