Niche

First-Person + Romance

Games tagged both First-Person and Romance: 55 indie paid launches, 4 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 $5 to $10

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.

$5 to $10

Showing First-Person + Romance priced $5 to $10.

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?$5 to $10

First-Person + Romance is too small to compare with First-Person and is too small to compare with Romance: 2 of its 29 launches earned $100k+ priced $5 to $10, against 5.0 in 100 for First-Person and 3.8 in 100 for Romance.

Small sample: 29 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagFirst-Person

5.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 20

Typical earnings$1,609

Launches1,086 / 54 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairFirst-Person + Romance

2 of 29launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 29 launches

$1k+25 of 29 launches

$10k+11 of 29 launches

Launches29 / 2 hits

Expected3.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRomance

3.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 27

Typical earnings$2,058

Launches160 / 6 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $5 to $10: 3.6 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 28), typical $1,251, from 7,148 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at $5 to $10First-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 prices55 in pair Under $517 in pair $5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $208: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 29 games tagged both First-Person and Romance priced $5 to $10. 2 of 29 of them earned $100k+, against 4.9 in 100 for First-Person-only games and 4 of 131 for Romance-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with First-Person alone and is too small to compare with Romance alone.

Both: 29 games priced $5 to $10; 2 of 29 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 25 of 29 launches · $10k+ 11 of 29 launches · $100k+ 2 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

Superscoutleads this pair25.9%

PairSuperscout25.9%

First-PersonSchedule I18.8%

RomanceFields of Mistria20.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 2, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: not run yet.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads First-Person + 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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

Superscout earned 25.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 55 First-Person + Romance launches.
First-Person is led by Schedule I, with 18.8% of its money.
Romance is led by Fields of Mistria, with 20.5% 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

First-Person + Romance holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

First-Person + Romance through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view37 of 55 launches	Without the breakout54 of 55 launches	Last 18 monthstoo few
Launches counted	554 hits	374 hits	543 hits	too few
Earned $100k+	4 of 55too few for a rate	4 of 37too few for a rate	3 of 54too few for a rate	too few
Chance of $10k+	31 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Chance against standard	the base	+48.6%3.5 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.6%1.7 fewer in 100	too few
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	too few
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Not run yet

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 55 launches.

Launches counted: 554 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 55too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 31 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 71 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: 18 of 55 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 374 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 37too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +48.6%3.5 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Superscout (25.9% of the money): 54 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 543 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 54too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -23.6%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsNot run yet

Too few launches to run this lens.

Launches counted: too few
Earned $100k+: too few
Chance of $10k+: too few
Chance against standard: too few
Typical against standard: too few

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both First-Person and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 55 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: 18 of 55 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, Superscout (25.9% of the money): 54 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Too few launches to run this lens.

First-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.

First-Person through every lens, all prices
First-Person	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view3,708 of 3,840 launches	Without the breakout3,839 of 3,840 launches	Last 18 months1,183 of 3,840 launches
Launches counted	3,840270 hits	3,708261 hits	3,839269 hits	1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.0 in 1001 in 14	7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$793top tenth $42,418+	$799	$793	$750
Chance against standard	the base	+0.1%no change	-0.3%no change	+13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.8%$6 more	0.0%no change	-5.4%$43 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,840 launches.

Launches counted: 3,840270 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $793top tenth $42,418+
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: 132 of 3,840 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3,708261 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $799
Chance against standard: +0.1%no change
Typical against standard: +0.8%$6 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (18.8% of the money): 3,839 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 3,839269 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $793
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,183 of 3,840.

Launches counted: 1,18394 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $750
Chance against standard: +13.0%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: -5.4%$43 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged First-Person, 12 to 36 months old: 3,840 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: 132 of 3,840 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, Schedule I (18.8% of the money): 3,839 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: 1,183 of 3,840.

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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