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Niches / 3D Platformer + Strategy

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3D Platformer + Strategy

Games tagged both 3D Platformer and Strategy: 142 indie paid launches, 1 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.

Showing 3D Platformer + Strategy priced under $5, hiding samples under 100 launches.

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 + Strategy is too small to compare with 3D Platformer and is too small to compare with Strategy: 0 of its 103 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 3 of 977 launches for 3D Platformer and 0.2 in 100 for Strategy.

Small sample: 103 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 + Strategy
0 of 103launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 103 launches
Typical earnings$38
Launches103 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoStrategy
0.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 463
Typical earnings$101
Launches2,317 / 5 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 $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: 0.5 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 prices142 in pairUnder $5103 in pair$5 to $1026 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $404: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 103 games tagged both 3D Platformer and Strategy priced under $5. 0 of 103 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 874 for 3D Platformer-only games and 0.2 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with 3D Platformer alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 103 games priced under $5; 0 of 103 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $38.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 103 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 4 SINSleads this pair72.8%
PairTHE 4 SINS72.8%
3D PlatformerAnother Crab's Treasure14.0%
StrategyManor Lords14.8%
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 + Strategy

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 4 SINS earned 72.8% of the estimated first-year money of the 142 3D Platformer + Strategy launches.
  • 3D Platformer is led by Another Crab's Treasure, with 14.0% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 14.8% 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 + Strategy is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

3D Platformer + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view119 of 142 launchesWithout the breakout141 of 142 launchesLast 18 months50 of 142 launches
Launches counted1421 hits1190 hits1410 hits500 hits
Earned $100k+1 of 142too few for a rate0 of 119too few for a rate0 of 141too few for a rate0 of 50too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$63top tenth $1,626+$76$57$96
Chance against standardthe base-100.0%0.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell-100.0%0.7 fewer in 100-100.0%0.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+20.6%$13 more-9.5%$6 less+52.4%$33 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 142 launches.

Launches counted
1421 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 142too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$63top tenth $1,626+
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: 23 of 142 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1190 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 119too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$76
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+20.6%$13 more
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, THE 4 SINS (72.8% of the money): 141 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1410 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 141too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$57
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.5%$6 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 50 of 142.

Launches counted
500 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 50too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$96
Chance against standard
-100.0%0.7 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+52.4%$33 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 3D Platformer and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 142 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: 23 of 142 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 4 SINS (72.8% of the money): 141 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: 50 of 142.

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 view1,492 of 1,583 launchesWithout the breakout1,582 of 1,583 launchesLast 18 months442 of 1,583 launches
Launches counted1,58344 hits1,49241 hits1,58243 hits44213 hits
Earned $100k+2.8 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 362.7 in 1001 in 372.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings$191top tenth $8,470+$202$191$192
Chance against standardthe base-1.1%no change-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100+5.8%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.8%$11 more0.0%no change+0.5%$1 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,305 of 4,686 launchesWithout the breakout4,685 of 4,686 launchesLast 18 months1,463 of 4,686 launches
Launches counted4,686290 hits4,305262 hits4,685289 hits1,46397 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$426top tenth $39,428+$472$426$498
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+7.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.8%$46 more0.0%no change+16.9%$72 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,686 launches.

Launches counted
4,686290 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$426top tenth $39,428+
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: 381 of 4,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,305262 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$472
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+10.8%$46 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (14.8% of the money): 4,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,685289 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$426
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,463 of 4,686.

Launches counted
1,46397 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$498
Chance against standard
+7.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.9%$72 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,686 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: 381 of 4,686 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 (14.8% of the money): 4,685 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: 1,463 of 4,686.

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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