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Niches / 3D Platformer + Action RPG

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3D Platformer + Action RPG

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Action RPG: 109 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D Platformer + Action RPG priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 3D Platformer and is about level with Action RPG; 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

16 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag one3D Platformer
8.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 11
Typical earnings$2,672
Launches180 / 16 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair3D Platformer + Action RPG
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches16

16 launches, under your minimum sample of 30.

1STWinner
Tag twoAction RPG
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$7,717
Launches281 / 54 hits
Pairno reading
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 $20

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 prices109 in pairUnder $556 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $408: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Action RPG priced $10 to $20. 1 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 9.1 in 100 for 3D Platformer-only games and 20.0 in 100 for Action RPG-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Action RPG alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 16 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,633.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Another Crab's Treasureleads this pair76.9%
PairAnother Crab's Treasure76.9%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.0%
Action RPGPath of Exile 235.1%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D Platformer + Action RPG

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

  • Another Crab's Treasure earned 76.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 109 3D Platformer + Action RPG launches.
  • It also leads 3D Platformer, with 14.0% of that tag's money.
  • Action RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 35.1% 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 Platformer + Action RPG is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

3D Platformer + Action RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view89 of 109 launchesWithout the breakout108 of 109 launchesLast 18 months24 of 109 launches
Launches counted1095 hits893 hits1084 hits242 hits
Earned $100k+4.6 in 1001 in 223 of 89too few for a rate4 of 108too few for a rate2 of 24too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$141top tenth $10,774+$152$141$153
Chance against standardthe base-26.5%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell-19.3%0.9 fewer in 100+81.7%3.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+7.8%$11 more; too few to tell0.0%no change+8.5%$12 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 109 launches.

Launches counted
1095 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$141top tenth $10,774+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 20 of 109 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
893 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 89too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$152
Chance against standard
-26.5%1.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+7.8%$11 more; too few to tell
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (76.9% of the money): 108 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1084 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 108too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$141
Chance against standard
-19.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 109.

Launches counted
242 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 24too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$153
Chance against standard
+81.7%3.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+8.5%$12 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 109 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: 20 of 109 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, Another Crab's Treasure (76.9% of the money): 108 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: 24 of 109.

3D Platformer 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 Platformer through every lens, all prices
3D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,492 of 1,583 launchesWithout the breakout1,582 of 1,583 launchesLast 18 months442 of 1,583 launches
Launches counted1,58344 hits1,49241 hits1,58243 hits44213 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 372.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings$191top tenth $8,470+$202$191$192
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%no change-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100+5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.8%$11 more0.0%no change+0.5%$1 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,583 launches.

Launches counted
1,58344 hits
Earned $100k+
2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$191top tenth $8,470+
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: 91 of 1,583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,49241 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings
$202
Chance against standard
-1.1%no change
Typical against standard
+5.8%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (14.0% of the money): 1,582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,58243 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings
$191
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: 442 of 1,583.

Launches counted
44213 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$192
Chance against standard
+5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.5%$1 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,583 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: 91 of 1,583 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, Another Crab's Treasure (14.0% of the money): 1,582 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: 442 of 1,583.

Action RPG is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Action RPG through every lens, all prices
Action RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,240 of 1,346 launchesWithout the breakout1,345 of 1,346 launchesLast 18 months330 of 1,346 launches
Launches counted1,346100 hits1,24087 hits1,34599 hits33023 hits
Earned $100k+7.4 in 1001 in 137.0 in 1001 in 147.4 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$455top tenth $54,279+$496$426$574
Chance against standardthe base-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.0%$41 more-6.4%$29 less+26.2%$119 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,346 launches.

Launches counted
1,346100 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$455top tenth $54,279+
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: 106 of 1,346 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,24087 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-5.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.0%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (35.1% of the money): 1,345 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,34599 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$426
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.4%$29 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 330 of 1,346.

Launches counted
33023 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$574
Chance against standard
-6.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+26.2%$119 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 1,346 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: 106 of 1,346 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, Path of Exile 2 (35.1% of the money): 1,345 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: 330 of 1,346.

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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