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Niches / Survival + Third Person

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Survival + Third Person

Games tagged both Survival and Third Person: 60 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Survival + Third Person 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

Survival + Third Person is too small to compare with Survival and is too small to compare with Third Person: 0 of its 29 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 489 launches for Survival and 0 of 781 launches for Third Person.

Small sample: 29 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneSurvival
0 of 489launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 489 launches
Typical earnings$203
Launches489 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairSurvival + Third Person
0 of 29launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 29 launches
$1k+6 of 29 launches
$10k+2 of 29 launches
Launches29 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagThird Person
0 of 781launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 781 launches
Typical earnings$97
Launches781 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Third 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: 0.4 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 prices60 in pairUnder $529 in pair$5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $405: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 29 games tagged both Survival and Third Person priced under $5. 0 of 29 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 460 for Survival-only games and 0 of 752 for Third Person-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Survival alone and is too small to compare with Third Person alone.

Both: 29 games priced under $5; 0 of 29 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 6 of 29 launches · $10k+ 2 of 29 launches · $100k+ 0 of 29 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 29 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

Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Gameleads this pair70.7%
PairKiller Klowns From Outer Space: The Game70.7%
SurvivalPalworld36.7%
Third PersonThe Forever Winter13.9%
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 Survival + 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

  • Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game earned 70.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 60 Survival + Third Person launches.
  • Survival is led by Palworld, with 36.7% of its money.
  • Third Person is led by The Forever Winter, with 13.9% 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

Survival + Third Person is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Survival + Third Person through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view59 of 60 launchesWithout the breakout59 of 60 launchesLast 18 months14 of 60 launches
Launches counted603 hits593 hits592 hits140 hits
Earned $100k+3 of 60too few for a rate3 of 59too few for a rate2 of 59too few for a rate0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 38 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+1.7%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-32.2%1.6 fewer in 100-100.0%5.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Survival and Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 60 launches.

Launches counted
603 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 60too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
18 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 38 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: 1 of 60 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
593 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 59too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+1.7%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game (70.7% of the money): 59 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
592 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 59too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-32.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 14 of 60.

Launches counted
140 hits
Earned $100k+
0 of 14too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-100.0%5.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Survival and Third Person, 12 to 36 months old: 60 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: 1 of 60 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, Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game (70.7% of the money): 59 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: 14 of 60.

Survival 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.

Survival through every lens, all prices
SurvivalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view991 of 1,033 launchesWithout the breakout1,032 of 1,033 launchesLast 18 months283 of 1,033 launches
Launches counted1,033105 hits991101 hits1,032104 hits28325 hits
Earned $100k+10.2 in 10010.2 in 10010.1 in 1008.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,081top tenth $103,143+$1,116$1,081$1,087
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-13.1%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$35 more0.0%no change+0.6%$6 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 launches.

Launches counted
1,033105 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081top tenth $103,143+
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: 42 of 1,033 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
991101 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,116
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+3.2%$35 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (36.7% of the money): 1,032 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,032104 hits
Earned $100k+
10.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,081
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 283 of 1,033.

Launches counted
28325 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,087
Chance against standard
-13.1%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.6%$6 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Survival, 12 to 36 months old: 1,033 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: 42 of 1,033 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, Palworld (36.7% of the money): 1,032 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: 283 of 1,033.

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 view1,448 of 1,502 launchesWithout the breakout1,501 of 1,502 launchesLast 18 months422 of 1,502 launches
Launches counted1,50288 hits1,44886 hits1,50187 hits42226 hits
Earned $100k+5.9 in 1001 in 175.9 in 1001 in 175.8 in 1001 in 176.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$300top tenth $27,197+$319$300$300
Chance against standardthe base+1.4%0.1 more in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100+5.2%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+6.3%$19 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: 1,502 launches.

Launches counted
1,50288 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$300top tenth $27,197+
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: 54 of 1,502 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,44886 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$319
Chance against standard
+1.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+6.3%$19 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (13.9% of the money): 1,501 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,50187 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$300
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 422 of 1,502.

Launches counted
42226 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$300
Chance against standard
+5.2%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: 1,502 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: 54 of 1,502 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 (13.9% of the money): 1,501 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: 422 of 1,502.

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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