Niche

3D Platformer + Story Rich

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Story Rich: 56 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. 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.

Under $5

Showing 3D Platformer + Story Rich priced under $5.

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 + Story Rich is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Story Rich: 0 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 977 launches for 3D Platformer and 4 of 907 launches for Story Rich.

Small sample: 27 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag one3D Platformer

3 of 977launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 977 launches

Typical earnings$96

Launches977 / 3 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pair3D Platformer + Story Rich

0 of 27launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 27 launches

Typical earnings$47

Launches27 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagStory Rich

4 of 907launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 907 launches

Typical earnings$337

Launches907 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Story Rich 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices56 in pair Under $527 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Story Rich priced under $5. 0 of 27 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 950 for 3D Platformer-only games and 4 of 880 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Story Rich alone.

Both: 27 games priced under $5; 0 of 27 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $47.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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

The Talos Principle 2leads this pair59.9%

PairThe Talos Principle 259.9%

3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.0%

Story RichDELTARUNE15.3%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: 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 + Story Rich

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

The Talos Principle 2 earned 59.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 56 3D Platformer + Story Rich launches.
3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.0% of its money.
Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.3% 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 + Story Rich is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

3D Platformer + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view52 of 56 launches	Without the breakout55 of 56 launches	Last 18 months16 of 56 launches
Launches counted	564 hits	524 hits	553 hits	163 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 56too few for a rate	4 of 52too few for a rate	3 of 55too few for a rate	3 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$424top tenth $42,504+	$383	$383	$1,607
Chance against standard	the base	+7.7%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.6%1.7 fewer in 100	+162.5%11.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-9.7%$41 less; too few to tell	-9.7%$41 less	+279.0%$1,183 more; too few to tell
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 Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 56 launches.

Launches counted: 564 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 56too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $424top tenth $42,504+
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 56 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 524 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 52too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +7.7%0.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -9.7%$41 less; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Talos Principle 2 (59.9% of the money): 55 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 553 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 55too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -23.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -9.7%$41 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 56.

Launches counted: 163 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,607
Chance against standard: +162.5%11.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +279.0%$1,183 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 56 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 56 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, The Talos Principle 2 (59.9% of the money): 55 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: 16 of 56.

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 view1,492 of 1,583 launches	Without the breakout1,582 of 1,583 launches	Last 18 months442 of 1,583 launches
Launches counted	1,58344 hits	1,49241 hits	1,58243 hits	44213 hits
Earned $100k+	2.8 in 1001 in 36	2.7 in 1001 in 36	2.7 in 1001 in 37	2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings	$191top tenth $8,470+	$202	$191	$192
Chance against standard	the base	-1.1%no change	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.8%$11 more	0.0%no change	+0.5%$1 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: 1,583 launches.

Launches counted: 1,58344 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.8 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $191top tenth $8,470+
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 1,583 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,49241 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 36
Typical first-year earnings: $202
Chance against standard: -1.1%no change
Typical against standard: +5.8%$11 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Another Crab's Treasure (14.0% of the money): 1,582 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,58243 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.7 in 1001 in 37
Typical first-year earnings: $191
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 442 of 1,583.

Launches counted: 44213 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings: $192
Chance against standard: +5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.5%$1 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged 3D Platformer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,583 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 1,583 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 (14.0% of the money): 1,582 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: 442 of 1,583.

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

Story Rich through every lens, all prices
Story Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,237 of 2,468 launches	Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches	Last 18 months714 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted	2,468254 hits	2,237212 hits	2,467253 hits	71480 hits
Earned $100k+	10.3 in 100	9.5 in 1001 in 11	10.3 in 100	11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,914top tenth $107,480+	$1,882	$1,914	$2,298
Chance against standard	the base	-7.9%0.8 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.7%$32 less	0.0%no change	+20.1%$384 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.

Launches counted: 2,468254 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914top tenth $107,480+
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: 231 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,237212 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$32 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,467253 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 714 of 2,468.

Launches counted: 71480 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,298
Chance against standard: +8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.1%$384 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 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: 231 of 2,468 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, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 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: 714 of 2,468.

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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