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Niches / Third Person + Third-Person Shooter

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Third Person + Third-Person Shooter

Games tagged both Third Person and Third-Person Shooter: 225 indie paid launches, 10 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 Third Person + Third-Person Shooter priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Third Person and is about level with Third-Person Shooter; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

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

Third Person + Third-Person Shooter trails both its tags: 11.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.6 in 100 for Third Person and 19.2 in 100 for Third-Person Shooter.

That is about 0.6 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagThird Person
17.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.6 in 100
Typical earnings$5,741
Launches244 / 43 hits
Pair trails by5.7 in 100
3RDThird
This pairThird Person + Third-Person Shooter
11.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.9 in 100
$1k+62 in 100
$10k+38 in 100
Launches42 / 5 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoThird-Person Shooter
19.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.2 in 100
Typical earnings$4,382
Launches104 / 20 hits
Pair trails by7.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 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: 0.4 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 prices225 in pairUnder $5107 in pair$5 to $1063 in pair$10 to $2042 in pair$20 to $4013 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 42 games tagged both Third Person and Third-Person Shooter priced $10 to $20. 11.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.8 in 100 for Third Person-only games and 24.2 in 100 for Third-Person Shooter-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 11.9 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 62 in 100 · $10k+ 38 in 100 · $100k+ 12 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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 Forever Winterleads this pair65.2%
PairThe Forever Winter65.2%
Third PersonThe Forever Winter13.9%
Third-Person ShooterEscape From Duckov38.9%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Third Person + Third-Person Shooter

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 Forever Winter earned 65.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 225 Third Person + Third-Person Shooter launches.
  • It also leads Third Person, with 13.9% of that tag's money.
  • Third-Person Shooter is led by Escape From Duckov, with 38.9% 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

Third Person + Third-Person Shooter is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Third Person + Third-Person Shooter through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view219 of 225 launchesWithout the breakout224 of 225 launchesLast 18 months65 of 225 launches
Launches counted22510 hits21910 hits2249 hits652 hits
Earned $100k+4.4 in 1001 in 234.6 in 1001 in 224.0 in 1001 in 252 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$221top tenth $15,724+$221$221under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.7%0.1 more in 100-9.6%0.4 fewer in 100-30.8%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Third Person and Third-Person Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 225 launches.

Launches counted
22510 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$221top tenth $15,724+
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: 6 of 225 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21910 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$221
Chance against standard
+2.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Forever Winter (65.2% of the money): 224 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2249 hits
Earned $100k+
4.0 in 1001 in 25
Typical first-year earnings
$221
Chance against standard
-9.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 65 of 225.

Launches counted
652 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 65too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-30.8%1.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Third Person and Third-Person Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 225 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: 6 of 225 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 (65.2% of the money): 224 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: 65 of 225.

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.

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

Third-Person Shooter through every lens, all prices
Third-Person ShooterBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view509 of 533 launchesWithout the breakout532 of 533 launchesLast 18 months130 of 533 launches
Launches counted53334 hits50930 hits53233 hits13010 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 165.9 in 1001 in 176.2 in 1001 in 167.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$278top tenth $24,474+$287$278$218
Chance against standardthe base-7.6%0.5 fewer in 100-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100+20.6%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$9 more0.0%no change-21.6%$60 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Third-Person Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 533 launches.

Launches counted
53334 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$278top tenth $24,474+
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: 24 of 533 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
50930 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$287
Chance against standard
-7.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.2%$9 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Escape From Duckov (38.9% of the money): 532 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
53233 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 130 of 533.

Launches counted
13010 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$218
Chance against standard
+20.6%1.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
-21.6%$60 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Third-Person Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 533 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: 24 of 533 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, Escape From Duckov (38.9% of the money): 532 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: 130 of 533.

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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