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Niches / 3D Platformer + Exploration

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3D Platformer + Exploration

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Exploration: 352 indie paid launches, 22 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 Platformer + Exploration priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats 3D Platformer and trails Exploration; 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

63 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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2NDRunner-up
Tag one3D Platformer
11.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.1 in 100
Typical earnings$3,157
Launches208 / 23 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair3D Platformer + Exploration
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches63

63 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

1STWinner
Tag twomood tagExploration
20.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.1 in 100
Typical earnings$11,535
Launches988 / 199 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 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Exploration 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.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices352 in pairUnder $5172 in pair$5 to $1098 in pair$10 to $2063 in pair$20 to $4019 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 63 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Exploration priced $10 to $20. 15.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 9.0 for 3D Platformer-only games and 20.4 for Exploration-only games, so the mix beats 3D Platformer alone and trails Exploration alone.

Both: 63 games priced $10 to $20; 15.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,537.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 63 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

Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Gameleads this pair25.9%
PairRooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game25.9%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure15.8%
ExplorationHollow Knight: Silksong20.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
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 Platformer + Exploration

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

  • Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game earned 25.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 352 3D Platformer + Exploration launches.
  • 3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 15.8% of its money.
  • Exploration is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 20.7% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

3D Platformer + Exploration holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

3D Platformer + Exploration through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view341 of 352 launchesWithout the breakout351 of 352 launchesLast 18 months189 of 352 launches
Launches counted35222 hits34122 hits35121 hits18914 hits
Earned $100k+6.3 in 1001 in 166.5 in 1001 in 156.0 in 1001 in 177.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$485top tenth $44,910+$485$459$364
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.2%0.2 more in 100-4.8%0.3 fewer in 100+17.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-5.4%$26 less-24.9%$121 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 352 launches.

Launches counted
35222 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$485top tenth $44,910+
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: 11 of 352 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
34122 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
+3.2%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (25.9% of the money): 351 launches left.

Launches counted
35121 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
-4.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.4%$26 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 189 of 352.

Launches counted
18914 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$364
Chance against standard
+17.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-24.9%$121 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 352 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: 11 of 352 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, Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (25.9% of the money): 351 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 189 of 352.

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

3D Platformer through every lens, all prices
3D PlatformerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,632 of 1,724 launchesWithout the breakout1,723 of 1,724 launchesLast 18 months915 of 1,724 launches
Launches counted1,72460 hits1,63257 hits1,72359 hits91533 hits
Earned $100k+3.5 in 1001 in 293.5 in 1001 in 293.4 in 1001 in 293.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings$242top tenth $10,509+$242$242$223
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-7.9%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,724 launches.

Launches counted
1,72460 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$242top tenth $10,509+
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: 92 of 1,724 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,63257 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (15.8% of the money): 1,723 launches left.

Launches counted
1,72359 hits
Earned $100k+
3.4 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings
$242
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 915 of 1,724.

Launches counted
91533 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$223
Chance against standard
+2.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.9%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 6 to 30 months old: 1,724 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: 92 of 1,724 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 (15.8% of the money): 1,723 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 915 of 1,724.

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

Exploration through every lens, all prices
ExplorationBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,867 of 5,078 launchesWithout the breakout5,077 of 5,078 launchesLast 18 months2,727 of 5,078 launches
Launches counted5,078397 hits4,867377 hits5,077396 hits2,727190 hits
Earned $100k+7.8 in 1001 in 137.7 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 137.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$908top tenth $58,608+$909$902$728
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.3%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-10.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.1%$1 more-0.7%$6 less-19.8%$180 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 5,078 launches.

Launches counted
5,078397 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$908top tenth $58,608+
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: 211 of 5,078 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,867377 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.1%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (20.7% of the money): 5,077 launches left.

Launches counted
5,077396 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$902
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
-0.7%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,727 of 5,078.

Launches counted
2,727190 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$728
Chance against standard
-10.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.8%$180 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Exploration, 6 to 30 months old: 5,078 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: 211 of 5,078 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 (20.7% of the money): 5,077 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,727 of 5,078.

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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