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Niches / LGBTQ+ + Romance

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LGBTQ+ + Romance

Games tagged both LGBTQ+ and Romance: 122 indie paid launches, 11 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing LGBTQ+ + Romance 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

LGBTQ+ + Romance is about level with LGBTQ+ and is about level with Romance: 13.3 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.0 in 100 for LGBTQ+ and 13.5 in 100 for Romance.

That is about 0.7 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneLGBTQ+
16.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.0 in 100
Typical earnings$11,661
Launches100 / 16 hits
A tie, apart by2.7 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairLGBTQ+ + Romance
13.3in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.3 in 100
$1k+96 in 100
$10k+44 in 100
Launches45 / 6 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRomance
13.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.5 in 100
Typical earnings$9,464
Launches170 / 23 hits
A tie, apart by0.2 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

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 prices122 in pairUnder $540 in pair$5 to $1028 in pair$10 to $2045 in pair$20 to $409: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both LGBTQ+ and Romance priced $10 to $20. 13.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.2 in 100 for LGBTQ+-only games and 13.6 in 100 for Romance-only games, so the mix trails LGBTQ+ alone and is about level with Romance alone.

Both: 45 games priced $10 to $20; 13.3 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 96 in 100 · $10k+ 44 in 100 · $100k+ 13 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Lost Records: Bloom & Rageleads this pair55.7%
PairLost Records: Bloom & Rage55.7%
LGBTQ+Sultan's Game26.5%
RomanceFields of Mistria16.6%
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 LGBTQ+ + 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

  • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage earned 55.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 122 LGBTQ+ + Romance launches.
  • LGBTQ+ is led by Sultan's Game, with 26.5% of its money.
  • Romance is led by Fields of Mistria, with 16.6% 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

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

LGBTQ+ + Romance through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view116 of 122 launchesWithout the breakout121 of 122 launchesLast 18 months32 of 122 launches
Launches counted12211 hits11610 hits12110 hits322 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 118.6 in 1001 in 128.3 in 1001 in 122 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$2,173top tenth $72,223+$1,969$2,044under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100-8.3%0.8 fewer in 100-30.7%2.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-9.4%$204 less-5.9%$129 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both LGBTQ+ and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 122 launches.

Launches counted
12211 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$2,173top tenth $72,223+
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 122 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
11610 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,969
Chance against standard
-4.4%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.4%$204 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (55.7% of the money): 121 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
12110 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,044
Chance against standard
-8.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-5.9%$129 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 122.

Launches counted
322 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-30.7%2.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both LGBTQ+ and Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 122 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 122 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, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (55.7% of the money): 121 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: 32 of 122.

LGBTQ+ 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.

LGBTQ+ through every lens, all prices
LGBTQ+BaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view316 of 343 launchesWithout the breakout342 of 343 launchesLast 18 months104 of 343 launches
Launches counted34331 hits31627 hits34230 hits1047 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 118.5 in 1001 in 128.8 in 1001 in 116.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$2,678top tenth $86,449+$2,414$2,678$2,654
Chance against standardthe base-5.5%0.5 fewer in 100-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100-25.5%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base-9.9%$264 less0.0%no change-0.9%$24 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged LGBTQ+, 12 to 36 months old: 343 launches.

Launches counted
34331 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$2,678top tenth $86,449+
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: 27 of 343 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
31627 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,414
Chance against standard
-5.5%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.9%$264 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Sultan's Game (26.5% of the money): 342 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
34230 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$2,678
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 104 of 343.

Launches counted
1047 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$2,654
Chance against standard
-25.5%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$24 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged LGBTQ+, 12 to 36 months old: 343 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: 27 of 343 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, Sultan's Game (26.5% of the money): 342 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: 104 of 343.

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
RomanceBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view528 of 595 launchesWithout the breakout594 of 595 launchesLast 18 months148 of 595 launches
Launches counted59546 hits52840 hits59445 hits1489 hits
Earned $100k+7.7 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 136.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$2,254top tenth $54,363+$2,265$2,254$2,299
Chance against standardthe base-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100-21.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.5%$11 more0.0%no change+2.0%$45 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 595 launches.

Launches counted
59546 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$2,254top tenth $54,363+
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: 67 of 595 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
52840 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$2,265
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.5%$11 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Fields of Mistria (16.6% of the money): 594 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
59445 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$2,254
Chance against standard
-2.0%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 148 of 595.

Launches counted
1489 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$2,299
Chance against standard
-21.3%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+2.0%$45 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Romance, 12 to 36 months old: 595 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: 67 of 595 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 (16.6% of the money): 594 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: 148 of 595.

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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