Niche

3D Platformer + Sandbox

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Sandbox: 57 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 Last 18 months

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

Only launches from the last 18 months. 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 Last 18 months Reset

Showing 3D Platformer + Sandbox priced $10 to $20, last 18 months. 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 + Sandbox is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Sandbox: 2 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.0 in 100 for 3D Platformer and 32.8 in 100 for Sandbox.

Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this band uses the standard figures. Small sample: 10 launches, 2 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 + Sandbox

2 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 10 launches

$1k+5 of 10 launches

$10k+4 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 2 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoSandbox

32.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds32.8 in 100

Typical earnings$30,251

Launches360 / 118 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 $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: 0.4 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 prices57 in pair Under $537 in pair$5 to $108: too few$10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Sandbox priced $10 to $20. 2 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 9.4 in 100 for 3D Platformer-only games and 33.1 in 100 for Sandbox-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Sandbox alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 5 of 10 launches · $10k+ 4 of 10 launches · $100k+ 2 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Squirrel with a Gunleads this pair61.9%

PairSquirrel with a Gun61.9%

3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.6%

SandboxManor Lords23.1%

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 + Sandbox

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

Squirrel with a Gun earned 61.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 57 3D Platformer + Sandbox launches.
3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.6% of its money.
Sandbox is led by Manor Lords, with 23.1% 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 + Sandbox is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

3D Platformer + Sandbox through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view53 of 57 launches	Without the breakout56 of 57 launches	Last 18 months23 of 57 launches
Launches counted	574 hits	534 hits	563 hits	232 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 57too few for a rate	4 of 53too few for a rate	3 of 56too few for a rate	2 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 19 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+7.5%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.7%1.7 fewer in 100	+23.9%1.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 57 launches.

Launches counted: 574 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 57too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 12 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 19 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 57 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 534 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 53too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +7.5%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Squirrel with a Gun (61.9% of the money): 56 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 563 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 56too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 57.

Launches counted: 232 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 23too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +23.9%1.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 57 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 57 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, Squirrel with a Gun (61.9% of the money): 56 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: 23 of 57.

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.

Sandbox 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.

Sandbox through every lens, all prices
Sandbox	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,173 of 1,220 launches	Without the breakout1,219 of 1,220 launches	Last 18 months386 of 1,220 launches
Launches counted	1,220206 hits	1,173194 hits	1,219205 hits	38665 hits
Earned $100k+	16.9 in 100	16.5 in 100	16.8 in 100	16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,007top tenth $290,975+	$2,070	$1,992	$2,439
Chance against standard	the base	-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100	-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.3%no change
Typical against standard	the base	+3.1%$63 more	-0.7%$15 less	+21.5%$432 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,220 launches.

Launches counted: 1,220206 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,007top tenth $290,975+
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: 47 of 1,220 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,173194 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,070
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.1%$63 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (23.1% of the money): 1,219 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,219205 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,992
Chance against standard: -0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.7%$15 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,220.

Launches counted: 38665 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,439
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +21.5%$432 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Sandbox, 12 to 36 months old: 1,220 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: 47 of 1,220 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, Manor Lords (23.1% of the money): 1,219 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: 386 of 1,220.

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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