Niche

Cute + Romance

Games tagged both Cute and Romance: 202 indie paid launches, 12 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Cute + Romance priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Cute and is about level with Romance; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Romance.

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

Cute + Romance is too small to compare with Cute and is too small to compare with Romance: 4 of its 61 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.7 in 100 for Cute and 13.6 in 100 for Romance.

Small sample: 61 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagCute

18.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.7 in 100

Typical earnings$11,230

Launches555 / 104 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairCute + Romance

4 of 61launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 61 launches

$1k+87 in 100

$10k+51 in 100

Launches61 / 4 hits

Expected20.5 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoRomance

13.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds13.6 in 100

Typical earnings$9,882

Launches162 / 22 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 $20Cute 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 prices202 in pair Under $584 in pair $5 to $1035 in pair $10 to $2061 in pair $20 to $4022 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 61 games tagged both Cute and Romance priced $10 to $20. 4 of 61 of them earned $100k+, against 20.2 in 100 for Cute-only games and 17.8 in 100 for Romance-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Cute alone and is too small to compare with Romance alone.

Both: 61 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 61 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 87 in 100 · $10k+ 51 in 100 · $100k+ 4 of 61 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 61 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

Fields of Mistrialeads this pair62.9%

PairFields of Mistria62.9%

CuteHello Kitty Island Adventure5.2%

RomanceFields of Mistria20.5%

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 Cute + Romance

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

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The leaders, in words

Fields of Mistria earned 62.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 202 Cute + Romance launches.
Cute is led by Hello Kitty Island Adventure, with 5.2% of its money.
It also leads Romance, with 20.5% of that tag's 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

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

Cute + Romance through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view182 of 202 launches	Without the breakout201 of 202 launches	Last 18 months55 of 202 launches
Launches counted	20212 hits	18211 hits	20111 hits	551 hits
Earned $100k+	5.9 in 1001 in 17	6.0 in 1001 in 17	5.5 in 1001 in 18	1 of 55too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$2,543top tenth $41,831+	$2,337	$2,337	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.7%0.1 more in 100	-7.9%0.5 fewer in 100	-69.4%4.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-8.1%$206 less	-8.1%$206 less	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 202 launches.

Launches counted: 20212 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $2,543top tenth $41,831+
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: 20 of 202 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 18211 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $2,337
Chance against standard: +1.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -8.1%$206 less

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Fields of Mistria (62.9% of the money): 201 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 20111 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $2,337
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -8.1%$206 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 55 of 202.

Launches counted: 551 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 55too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -69.4%4.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Cute and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 202 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: 20 of 202 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, Fields of Mistria (62.9% of the money): 201 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: 55 of 202.

Cute is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Cute through every lens, all prices
Cute	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,704 of 3,880 launches	Without the breakout3,879 of 3,880 launches	Last 18 months1,121 of 3,880 launches
Launches counted	3,880226 hits	3,704208 hits	3,879225 hits	1,12178 hits
Earned $100k+	5.8 in 1001 in 17	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17	7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings	$652top tenth $32,378+	$672	$652	$727
Chance against standard	the base	-3.6%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.1%$20 more	0.0%no change	+11.5%$75 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,880 launches.

Launches counted: 3,880226 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $652top tenth $32,378+
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: 176 of 3,880 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,704208 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $672
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.1%$20 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5.2% of the money): 3,879 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,879225 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $652
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,121 of 3,880.

Launches counted: 1,12178 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $727
Chance against standard: +19.5%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +11.5%$75 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Cute, 12 to 36 months old: 3,880 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: 176 of 3,880 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, Hello Kitty Island Adventure (5.2% of the money): 3,879 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: 1,121 of 3,880.

Romance 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.

Romance through every lens, all prices
Romance	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view524 of 592 launches	Without the breakout591 of 592 launches	Last 18 months144 of 592 launches
Launches counted	59245 hits	52439 hits	59144 hits	1449 hits
Earned $100k+	7.6 in 1001 in 13	7.4 in 1001 in 13	7.4 in 1001 in 13	6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings	$2,188top tenth $54,648+	$2,263	$2,184	$2,058
Chance against standard	the base	-2.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-2.1%0.2 fewer in 100	-17.8%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+3.4%$75 more	-0.2%$4 less	-5.9%$130 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 592 launches.

Launches counted: 59245 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,188top tenth $54,648+
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: 68 of 592 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 52439 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,263
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +3.4%$75 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fields of Mistria (20.5% of the money): 591 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 59144 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,184
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.2%$4 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 144 of 592.

Launches counted: 1449 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $2,058
Chance against standard: -17.8%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -5.9%$130 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 592 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: 68 of 592 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, Fields of Mistria (20.5% of the money): 591 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: 144 of 592.

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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