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Niches / Automobile Sim + Third Person

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Automobile Sim + Third Person

Games tagged both Automobile Sim and Third Person: 48 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 Automobile Sim + Third Person priced $10 to $20.

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

Automobile Sim + Third Person is too small to compare with Automobile Sim and is too small to compare with Third Person: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.6 in 100 for Automobile Sim and 14.5 in 100 for Third Person.

Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie
20.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.6 in 100
Typical earnings$7,507
Launches68 / 14 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAutomobile Sim + Third Person
1 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 11 launches
Typical earnings$1,013
Launches11 / 1 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagThird Person
14.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.5 in 100
Typical earnings$4,543
Launches242 / 35 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Third Person 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Automobile Sim and Third Person priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 22.8 in 100 for Automobile Sim-only games and 14.7 in 100 for Third Person-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Automobile Sim alone and is too small to compare with Third Person alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $1,013.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 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

Parking Tycoon: Business Simulatorleads this pair44.7%
PairParking Tycoon: Business Simulator44.7%
Automobile SimAssetto Corsa EVO19.5%
Third PersonThe Forever Winter14.7%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 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: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Automobile Sim + Third Person

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

  • Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator earned 44.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 48 Automobile Sim + Third Person launches.
  • Automobile Sim is led by Assetto Corsa EVO, with 19.5% of its money.
  • Third Person is led by The Forever Winter, with 14.7% 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

Automobile Sim + Third Person holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Automobile Sim + Third Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view46 of 48 launchesWithout the breakout47 of 48 launchesLast 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted481 hits461 hits470 hitstoo few
Earned $100k+1 of 48too few for a rate1 of 46too few for a rate0 of 47too few for a ratetoo few
Typical first-year earnings$470top tenth $16,792+$470$470too few
Chance against standardthe base+4.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-100.0%2.1 fewer in 100too few
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no changetoo few
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsNot run yet
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Automobile Sim and Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 48 launches.

Launches counted
481 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 48too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$470top tenth $16,792+
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: 2 of 48 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
461 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 46too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$470
Chance against standard
+4.3%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator (44.7% of the money): 47 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
470 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 47too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$470
Chance against standard
-100.0%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted
too few
Earned $100k+
too few
Typical first-year earnings
too few
Chance against standard
too few
Typical against standard
too few
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Automobile Sim and Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 48 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: 2 of 48 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, Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator (44.7% of the money): 47 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Too few launches to run this lens.

Automobile Sim 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.

Automobile Sim through every lens, all prices
Automobile SimBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view284 of 292 launchesWithout the breakout291 of 292 launchesLast 18 months68 of 292 launches
Launches counted29227 hits28427 hits29126 hits685 hits
Earned $100k+9.2 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 118.9 in 1001 in 117.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$810top tenth $84,145+$827$810$517
Chance against standardthe base+2.8%0.3 more in 100-3.4%0.3 fewer in 100-20.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+2.1%$17 more0.0%no change-36.2%$293 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Automobile Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 292 launches.

Launches counted
29227 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$810top tenth $84,145+
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: 8 of 292 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
28427 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$827
Chance against standard
+2.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.1%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Assetto Corsa EVO (19.5% of the money): 291 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
29126 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$810
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 68 of 292.

Launches counted
685 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$517
Chance against standard
-20.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-36.2%$293 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Automobile Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 292 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: 8 of 292 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, Assetto Corsa EVO (19.5% of the money): 291 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: 68 of 292.

Third Person 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.

Third Person through every lens, all prices
Third PersonBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,434 of 1,486 launchesWithout the breakout1,485 of 1,486 launchesLast 18 months425 of 1,486 launches
Launches counted1,48676 hits1,43475 hits1,48575 hits42523 hits
Earned $100k+5.1 in 1001 in 205.2 in 1001 in 195.1 in 1001 in 205.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$287top tenth $20,660+$304$287$287
Chance against standardthe base+2.3%0.1 more in 100-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100+5.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.9%$17 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 1,486 launches.

Launches counted
1,48676 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$287top tenth $20,660+
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: 52 of 1,486 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,43475 hits
Earned $100k+
5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$304
Chance against standard
+2.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+5.9%$17 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (14.7% of the money): 1,485 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,48575 hits
Earned $100k+
5.1 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
-1.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 425 of 1,486.

Launches counted
42523 hits
Earned $100k+
5.4 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
+5.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 1,486 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: 52 of 1,486 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 Forever Winter (14.7% of the money): 1,485 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: 425 of 1,486.

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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