Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Parkour / 3D Platformer
Parkour + 3D Platformer: a typical launch earns $576 in its first year
That is the median of 102 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 8 of 207 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 6.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 10% on the year before: 139 against 126.
- Price
- $576 median of 102 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- +90.0% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 139 126 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 317 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 948 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.12%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.09% to 0.17% | 26 ranked of 317 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,525 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.12xhits against expected | 0.77x to 1.72x | 207 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,104 of 6,324pairs on this board |
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.
| +19%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −6% to +47% | 25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #783 of 2,361pairs on this board |
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.
| −3%review growth against same-age games | −15% to +8% | 25 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #2,199 of 2,461pairs on this board |
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 207
- Hit rate
- 3.9%2.4% to 5.8%
- Expected rate
- 3.3%
- Against expected
- 1.12x0.77x to 1.72x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
207 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $404
- Top tenth
- $14,239
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +10%
- Against Steam
- −19%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- ParkourGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- 3D PlatformerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Haste (opens the Steam store)2025 · 12,741 reviews, 92% positiveest. $5M
- White Knuckle (opens the Steam store)2025 · 13,741 reviews, 98% positiveest. $4.7M
- Rooftops & Alleys: The Parkour Game (opens the Steam store)2024 · 6,660 reviews, 94% positiveest. $3.4M
- Lorn's Lure (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,700 reviews, 85% positiveest. $820k
- Finding Frankie (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,892 reviews, 90% positiveest. $574k
- VHOLUME (opens the Steam store)2026 · 3,384 reviews, 97% positiveest. $548k
- Bloodthief (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,027 reviews, 95% positiveest. $416k
- Shady Knight (opens the Steam store)2024 · 899 reviews, 93% positiveest. $364k
More with Parkour
pairs with Parkour- First-Person + Parkour$88344 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Difficult + Parkour$70741 launches priced, 31 releases in 12 months
- Precision Platformer + Parkour$49483 launches priced, 98 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Parkour$38366 launches priced, 68 releases in 12 months
- Physics + Parkour$33348 launches priced, 54 releases in 12 months
- Platformer + Parkour$322128 launches priced, 155 releases in 12 months
More with 3D Platformer
pairs with 3D Platformer- Psychological Horror + 3D Platformer$1,13361 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Character Customization + 3D Platformer$99138 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- 3D Platformer + Female Protagonist$83138 launches priced, 46 releases in 12 months
- Funny + 3D Platformer$80879 launches priced, 111 releases in 12 months
- Horror + 3D Platformer$80867 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Difficult + 3D Platformer$72955 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
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