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Niches / 3D + Survival Horror

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3D + Survival Horror

Games tagged both 3D and Survival Horror: 222 indie paid launches, 7 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D + Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 3D and is about level with Survival Horror; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Survival Horror.

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 + Survival Horror is too small to compare with 3D and is too small to compare with Survival Horror: 0 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.6 in 100 for 3D and 15.4 in 100 for Survival Horror.

Small sample: 17 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tag3D
13.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.6 in 100
Typical earnings$4,471
Launches797 / 108 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair3D + Survival Horror
0 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 17 launches
Typical earnings$6,398
Launches17 / 0 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoSurvival Horror
15.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.4 in 100
Typical earnings$10,843
Launches117 / 18 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices222 in pairUnder $5138 in pair$5 to $1058 in pair$10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both 3D and Survival Horror priced $10 to $20. 0 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 13.8 in 100 for 3D-only games and 18.0 in 100 for Survival Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D alone and is too small to compare with Survival Horror alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 17 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,398.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimicleads this pair66.9%
PairFive Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic66.9%
3DR.E.P.O.18.3%
Survival HorrorLethal Company53.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D + Survival 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

  • Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic earned 66.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 222 3D + Survival Horror launches.
  • 3D is led by R.E.P.O., with 18.3% of its money.
  • Survival Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 53.3% of its 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D + Survival Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

3D + Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view210 of 222 launchesWithout the breakout221 of 222 launchesLast 18 months57 of 222 launches
Launches counted2227 hits2107 hits2216 hits573 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 323.3 in 1001 in 302.7 in 1001 in 373 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$506top tenth $11,214+$569$506$569
Chance against standardthe base+5.7%0.2 more in 100-13.9%0.4 fewer in 100+66.9%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+12.5%$63 more0.0%no change+12.5%$63 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 222 launches.

Launches counted
2227 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 32
Typical first-year earnings
$506top tenth $11,214+
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: 12 of 222 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2107 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings
$569
Chance against standard
+5.7%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.5%$63 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (66.9% of the money): 221 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2216 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$506
Chance against standard
-13.9%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 57 of 222.

Launches counted
573 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 57too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$569
Chance against standard
+66.9%2.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+12.5%$63 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D and Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 222 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: 12 of 222 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, Five Nights at Freddy's: Secret of the Mimic (66.9% of the money): 221 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: 57 of 222.

3D holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

3D through every lens, all prices
3DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view5,903 of 6,122 launchesWithout the breakout6,121 of 6,122 launchesLast 18 months1,738 of 6,122 launches
Launches counted6,122236 hits5,903230 hits6,121235 hits1,73877 hits
Earned $100k+3.9 in 1001 in 263.9 in 1001 in 263.8 in 1001 in 264.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings$354top tenth $13,485+$375$354$383
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%no change-0.4%no change+14.9%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$21 more0.0%no change+8.2%$29 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,122 launches.

Launches counted
6,122236 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$354top tenth $13,485+
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: 219 of 6,122 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
5,903230 hits
Earned $100k+
3.9 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$375
Chance against standard
+1.1%no change
Typical against standard
+5.9%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, R.E.P.O. (18.3% of the money): 6,121 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
6,121235 hits
Earned $100k+
3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings
$354
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,738 of 6,122.

Launches counted
1,73877 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+14.9%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.2%$29 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D, 12 to 36 months old: 6,122 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: 219 of 6,122 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. (18.3% of the money): 6,121 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: 1,738 of 6,122.

Survival Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Survival Horror through every lens, all prices
Survival HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view855 of 887 launchesWithout the breakout886 of 887 launchesLast 18 months233 of 887 launches
Launches counted88754 hits85553 hits88653 hits23314 hits
Earned $100k+6.1 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.0 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$895top tenth $41,352+$919$895$802
Chance against standardthe base+1.8%0.1 more in 100-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.7%$24 more0.0%no change-10.4%$93 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 launches.

Launches counted
88754 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$895top tenth $41,352+
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: 32 of 887 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
85553 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$919
Chance against standard
+1.8%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.7%$24 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (53.3% of the money): 886 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
88653 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$895
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 233 of 887.

Launches counted
23314 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$802
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.4%$93 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 887 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: 32 of 887 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, Lethal Company (53.3% of the money): 886 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: 233 of 887.

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.

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