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Niches / 3D Platformer + Hack and Slash

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3D Platformer + Hack and Slash

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Hack and Slash: 44 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.

Showing 3D Platformer + Hack and Slash priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash; priced under $5 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?Under $5

18 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

Pick another price band, or lower the minimum sample.

TIEA tie
3 of 978launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 978 launches
Typical earnings$89
Launches978 / 3 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pair3D Platformer + Hack and Slash
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches18

18 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

TIEA tie
0 of 356launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 356 launches
Typical earnings$143
Launches356 / 0 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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 prices44 in pairUnder $518 in pair$5 to $1015 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Hack and Slash priced under $5. 0 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 960 for 3D Platformer-only games and 0 of 338 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 18 games priced under $5; 0 of 18 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 1 of 18 launches · $10k+ 0 of 18 launches · $100k+ 0 of 18 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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

Bloodthiefleads this pair34.2%
PairBloodthief34.2%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.6%
Hack and SlashPath of Exile 244.2%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 3D Platformer + Hack and Slash

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

  • Bloodthief earned 34.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 44 3D Platformer + Hack and Slash launches.
  • 3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.6% of its money.
  • Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 44.2% 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 + Hack and Slash holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

3D Platformer + Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view40 of 44 launchesWithout the breakout43 of 44 launchesLast 18 months15 of 44 launches
Launches counted444 hits404 hits433 hits153 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 44too few for a rate4 of 40too few for a rate3 of 43too few for a rate3 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+11 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 25 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+10.0%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell-23.3%2.1 fewer in 100+120.0%10.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 44 launches.

Launches counted
444 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 44too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
11 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 25 in 100
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: 4 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
404 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+10.0%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bloodthief (34.2% of the money): 43 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
433 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 43too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-23.3%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: 15 of 44.

Launches counted
153 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+120.0%10.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 44 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: 4 of 44 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, Bloodthief (34.2% of the money): 43 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: 15 of 44.

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 view1,493 of 1,584 launchesWithout the breakout1,583 of 1,584 launchesLast 18 months443 of 1,584 launches
Launches counted1,58448 hits1,49345 hits1,58347 hits44317 hits
Earned $100k+3.0 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 333.0 in 1001 in 343.8 in 1001 in 26
Typical first-year earnings$189top tenth $9,139+$199$189$211
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100+26.6%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.3%$10 more0.0%no change+11.6%$22 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Hack and Slash is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and SlashBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view795 of 832 launchesWithout the breakout831 of 832 launchesLast 18 months222 of 832 launches
Launches counted83289 hits79582 hits83188 hits22224 hits
Earned $100k+10.7 in 10010.3 in 10010.6 in 10010.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$862top tenth $116,541+$893$857$857
Chance against standardthe base-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.6%$31 more-0.6%$5 less-0.6%$5 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 832 launches.

Launches counted
83289 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$862top tenth $116,541+
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: 37 of 832 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79582 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
-3.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.6%$31 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (44.2% of the money): 831 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
83188 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$5 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 832.

Launches counted
22224 hits
Earned $100k+
10.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$5 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 832 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: 37 of 832 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 (44.2% of the money): 831 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: 222 of 832.

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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