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Niches / 3D Platformer + Horror

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3D Platformer + Horror

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Horror: 117 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 3D Platformer + Horror priced under $5, last 18 months. Lens figures exist at all prices only, so inside a price band the page shows the standard figures. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 3D Platformer and is about level with Horror; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with 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?Under $5

3D Platformer + Horror is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Horror: 0 of its 82 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 978 launches for 3D Platformer and 0.7 in 100 for Horror.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 82 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag one3D Platformer
3 of 978launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 978 launches
Typical earnings$89
Launches978 / 3 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pair3D Platformer + Horror
0 of 82launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 82 launches
$1k+24 in 100
$10k+2 of 82 launches
Launches82 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoHorror
0.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 140
Typical earnings$428
Launches1,823 / 13 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
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 prices117 in pairUnder $582 in pair$5 to $1028 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 82 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Horror priced under $5. 0 of 82 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 896 for 3D Platformer-only games and 0.7 in 100 for Horror-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Horror alone.

Both: 82 games priced under $5; 0 of 82 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 24 in 100 · $10k+ 2 of 82 launches · $100k+ 0 of 82 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 82 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 last 18 months 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

White Knuckleleads this pair55.9%
PairWhite Knuckle55.9%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.6%
HorrorLethal Company18.3%
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 Platformer + 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

  • White Knuckle earned 55.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 117 3D Platformer + Horror launches.
  • 3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.6% of its money.
  • Horror is led by Lethal Company, with 18.3% 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 Platformer + Horror is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

3D Platformer + Horror through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view104 of 117 launchesWithout the breakout116 of 117 launchesLast 18 months34 of 117 launches
Launches counted1177 hits1045 hits1166 hits343 hits
Earned $100k+6.0 in 1001 in 174.8 in 1001 in 215.2 in 1001 in 193 of 34too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$675top tenth $19,655+$675$675under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-19.6%1.2 fewer in 100-13.5%0.8 fewer in 100+47.5%2.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 117 launches.

Launches counted
1177 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$675top tenth $19,655+
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 117 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1045 hits
Earned $100k+
4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$675
Chance against standard
-19.6%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, White Knuckle (55.9% of the money): 116 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1166 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$675
Chance against standard
-13.5%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 34 of 117.

Launches counted
343 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 34too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+47.5%2.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 117 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 117 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, White Knuckle (55.9% of the money): 116 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: 34 of 117.

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.

Horror 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.

Horror through every lens, all prices
HorrorBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,992 of 3,140 launchesWithout the breakout3,139 of 3,140 launchesLast 18 months884 of 3,140 launches
Launches counted3,140186 hits2,992181 hits3,139185 hits88449 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 176.0 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$1,007top tenth $37,527+$1,011$1,007$893
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.1 more in 100-0.5%no change-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.4%$4 more0.0%no change-11.3%$114 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 launches.

Launches counted
3,140186 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007top tenth $37,527+
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: 148 of 3,140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,992181 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,011
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+0.4%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (18.3% of the money): 3,139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,139185 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 884 of 3,140.

Launches counted
88449 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$893
Chance against standard
-6.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.3%$114 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Horror, 12 to 36 months old: 3,140 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: 148 of 3,140 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 (18.3% of the money): 3,139 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: 884 of 3,140.

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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