Niche

3D Platformer + Difficult

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Difficult: 102 indie paid launches, 4 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Without the breakout

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Drops the single biggest earner. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 Without the breakout Reset

Showing 3D Platformer + Difficult priced $10 to $20, without the breakout. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures.

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 Platformer + Difficult is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Difficult: 4 of its 15 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.0 in 100 for 3D Platformer and 27.5 in 100 for Difficult.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 15 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied

Tag one3D Platformer

10.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds10.0 in 100

Typical earnings$3,562

Launches180 / 18 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair3D Platformer + Difficult

4 of 15launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 15 launches

$1k+12 of 15 launches

$10k+9 of 15 launches

Launches15 / 4 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagDifficult

27.5in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds27.5 in 100

Typical earnings$28,434

Launches182 / 50 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Difficult 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 prices102 in pair Under $558 in pair $5 to $1028 in pair $10 to $2015 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 15 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Difficult priced $10 to $20. 4 of 15 of them earned $100k+, against 8.5 in 100 for 3D Platformer-only games and 27.5 in 100 for Difficult-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Difficult alone.

Both: 15 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 15 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 12 of 15 launches · $10k+ 9 of 15 launches · $100k+ 4 of 15 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 15 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. The without the breakout lens is not computed for the outer parts, so this diagram uses the standard figures.

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

Get To Workleads this pair30.0%

PairGet To Work30.0%

3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.6%

DifficultHollow Knight: Silksong66.3%

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.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D Platformer + Difficult

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

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The leaders, in words

Get To Work earned 30.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 102 3D Platformer + Difficult launches.
3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.6% of its money.
Difficult is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 66.3% 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 Platformer + Difficult 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 Platformer + Difficult through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view101 of 102 launches	Without the breakout101 of 102 launches	Last 18 months26 of 102 launches
Launches counted	1024 hits	1014 hits	1013 hits	261 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 102too few for a rate	4 of 101too few for a rate	3 of 101too few for a rate	1 of 26too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$691top tenth $26,862+	$691	$632	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.0%no change; too few to tell	-24.3%1.0 fewer in 100	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-8.5%$59 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Difficult, 12 to 36 months old: 102 launches.

Launches counted: 1024 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 102too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $691top tenth $26,862+
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: 1 of 102 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1014 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 101too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $691
Chance against standard: +1.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Get To Work (30.0% of the money): 101 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1013 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 101too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $632
Chance against standard: -24.3%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -8.5%$59 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 26 of 102.

Launches counted: 261 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 26too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Difficult, 12 to 36 months old: 102 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: 1 of 102 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, Get To Work (30.0% of the money): 101 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: 26 of 102.

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 Platformer	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,493 of 1,584 launches	Without the breakout1,583 of 1,584 launches	Last 18 months443 of 1,584 launches
Launches counted	1,58448 hits	1,49345 hits	1,58347 hits	44317 hits
Earned $100k+	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.0 in 1001 in 33	3.0 in 1001 in 34	3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings	$189top tenth $9,139+	$199	$189	$211
Chance against standard	the base	-0.5%no change	-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100	+26.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.3%$10 more	0.0%no change	+11.6%$22 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,584 launches.

Launches counted: 1,58448 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $189top tenth $9,139+
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 1,584 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,49345 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings: $199
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: +5.3%$10 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (14.6% of the money): 1,583 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,58347 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.0 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $189
Chance against standard: -2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 443 of 1,584.

Launches counted: 44317 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings: $211
Chance against standard: +26.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +11.6%$22 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,584 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 1,584 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 (14.6% of the money): 1,583 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: 443 of 1,584.

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

Difficult through every lens, all prices
Difficult	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view940 of 953 launches	Without the breakout952 of 953 launches	Last 18 months252 of 953 launches
Launches counted	95372 hits	94071 hits	95271 hits	25222 hits
Earned $100k+	7.6 in 1001 in 13	7.6 in 1001 in 13	7.5 in 1001 in 13	8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,032top tenth $69,523+	$1,071	$1,032	$1,263
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+15.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.8%$39 more	0.0%no change	+22.4%$231 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Difficult, 12 to 36 months old: 953 launches.

Launches counted: 95372 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,032top tenth $69,523+
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: 13 of 953 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 94071 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,071
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: +3.8%$39 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (66.3% of the money): 952 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 95271 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,032
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 252 of 953.

Launches counted: 25222 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,263
Chance against standard: +15.6%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +22.4%$231 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Difficult, 12 to 36 months old: 953 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: 13 of 953 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (66.3% of the money): 952 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: 252 of 953.

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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