Niche

Dating Sim + Story Rich

Games tagged both Dating Sim and Story Rich: 157 indie paid launches, 25 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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.

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$10 to $20

Showing Dating Sim + Story Rich 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

Dating Sim + Story Rich beats both its tags: 24.1 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.2 in 100 for Dating Sim and 18.4 in 100 for Story Rich.

That is about 1.4 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied

Tag oneDating Sim

17.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.2 in 100

Typical earnings$6,550

Launches186 / 32 hits

Pair leads by6.9 in 100

1STWinner

This pairDating Sim + Story Rich

24.1in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.1 in 100

Typical earnings$27,144

Launches54 / 13 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twomood tagStory Rich

18.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.4 in 100

Typical earnings$10,492

Launches651 / 120 hits

Pair leads by5.6 in 100

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 $20Story Rich 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

All prices157 in pair Under $540 in pair $5 to $1048 in pair $10 to $2054 in pair $20 to $4015 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 54 games tagged both Dating Sim and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 24.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.4 in 100 for Dating Sim-only games and 17.9 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 54 games priced $10 to $20; 24.1 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $27,144.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 54 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 Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynastyleads this pair28.1%

PairThe Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty28.1%

Dating SimLegend of Mortal20.7%

Story RichDELTARUNE15.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Dating Sim + Story Rich

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 Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty earned 28.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 157 Dating Sim + Story Rich launches.
Dating Sim is led by Legend of Mortal, with 20.7% of its money.
Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.3% 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

Dating Sim + Story Rich 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.

Dating Sim + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view117 of 157 launches	Without the breakout156 of 157 launches	Last 18 months41 of 157 launches
Launches counted	15725 hits	11716 hits	15624 hits	418 hits
Earned $100k+	15.9 in 100	13.7 in 100	15.4 in 100	19.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$6,911top tenth $177,218+	$7,371	$6,911	$6,332
Chance against standard	the base	-14.1%2.2 fewer in 100	-3.4%0.5 fewer in 100	+22.5%3.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+6.7%$460 more	0.0%no change	-8.4%$579 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Dating Sim and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 157 launches.

Launches counted: 15725 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,911top tenth $177,218+
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: 40 of 157 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 11716 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $7,371
Chance against standard: -14.1%2.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +6.7%$460 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (28.1% of the money): 156 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 15624 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,911
Chance against standard: -3.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 41 of 157.

Launches counted: 418 hits
Earned $100k+: 19.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $6,332
Chance against standard: +22.5%3.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -8.4%$579 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Dating Sim and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 157 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: 40 of 157 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 Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (28.1% of the money): 156 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: 41 of 157.

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

Dating Sim through every lens, all prices
Dating Sim	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view496 of 629 launches	Without the breakout628 of 629 launches	Last 18 months166 of 629 launches
Launches counted	62955 hits	49634 hits	62854 hits	16616 hits
Earned $100k+	8.7 in 1001 in 11	6.9 in 1001 in 15	8.6 in 1001 in 12	9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$2,104top tenth $84,201+	$1,916	$2,104	$2,104
Chance against standard	the base	-21.6%1.9 fewer in 100	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+10.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-8.9%$188 less	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Dating Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 629 launches.

Launches counted: 62955 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $2,104top tenth $84,201+
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: 133 of 629 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 49634 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $1,916
Chance against standard: -21.6%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -8.9%$188 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (20.7% of the money): 628 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 62854 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $2,104
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 166 of 629.

Launches counted: 16616 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.6 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $2,104
Chance against standard: +10.2%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Dating Sim, 12 to 36 months old: 629 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: 133 of 629 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, Legend of Mortal (20.7% of the money): 628 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: 166 of 629.

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

Story Rich through every lens, all prices
Story Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,237 of 2,468 launches	Without the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launches	Last 18 months714 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted	2,468254 hits	2,237212 hits	2,467253 hits	71480 hits
Earned $100k+	10.3 in 100	9.5 in 1001 in 11	10.3 in 100	11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,914top tenth $107,480+	$1,882	$1,914	$2,298
Chance against standard	the base	-7.9%0.8 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change	+8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.7%$32 less	0.0%no change	+20.1%$384 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 launches.

Launches counted: 2,468254 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914top tenth $107,480+
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: 231 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,237212 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,882
Chance against standard: -7.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.7%$32 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,467253 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,914
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 714 of 2,468.

Launches counted: 71480 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,298
Chance against standard: +8.9%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +20.1%$384 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 2,468 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: 231 of 2,468 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, DELTARUNE (15.3% of the money): 2,467 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: 714 of 2,468.

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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