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Niches / LGBTQ+ + Story Rich

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LGBTQ+ + Story Rich

Games tagged both LGBTQ+ and Story Rich: 119 indie paid launches, 13 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+ + Story Rich priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with LGBTQ+ and is about level with Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with LGBTQ+ and trails Story Rich.

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+ + Story Rich is about level with LGBTQ+ and trails Story Rich: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 16.0 in 100 for LGBTQ+ and 22.1 in 100 for Story Rich.

That is about 0.8 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIETied
Tag oneLGBTQ+
16.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.0 in 100
Typical earnings$11,661
Launches100 / 16 hits
A tie, apart by0.7 in 100
TIETied
This pairLGBTQ+ + Story Rich
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
$1k+90 in 100
$10k+62 in 100
Launches42 / 7 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagStory Rich
22.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.1 in 100
Typical earnings$13,989
Launches652 / 144 hits
Pair trails by5.4 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 $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: 0.4 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 prices119 in pairUnder $537 in pair$5 to $1027 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 LGBTQ+ and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.5 in 100 for LGBTQ+-only games and 22.5 in 100 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is about level with LGBTQ+ alone and trails Story Rich alone.

Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 90 in 100 · $10k+ 62 in 100 · $100k+ 17 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

Sultan's Gameleads this pair41.9%
PairSultan's Game41.9%
LGBTQ+Sultan's Game26.5%
Story RichDELTARUNE15.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads LGBTQ+ + 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

  • Sultan's Game earned 41.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 119 LGBTQ+ + Story Rich launches.
  • It also leads LGBTQ+, with 26.5% of that tag's money.
  • Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 15.5% 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

LGBTQ+ + Story Rich holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

LGBTQ+ + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view105 of 119 launchesWithout the breakout118 of 119 launchesLast 18 months30 of 119 launches
Launches counted11913 hits10512 hits11812 hits301 hits
Earned $100k+10.9 in 10011.4 in 10010.2 in 1001 of 30too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$4,056top tenth $129,728+$3,450$4,056under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+4.6%0.5 more in 100-6.9%0.8 fewer in 100-69.5%7.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-14.9%$606 less0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both LGBTQ+ and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 119 launches.

Launches counted
11913 hits
Earned $100k+
10.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,056top tenth $129,728+
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: 14 of 119 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
10512 hits
Earned $100k+
11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,450
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
-14.9%$606 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Sultan's Game (41.9% of the money): 118 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
11812 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,056
Chance against standard
-6.9%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 30 of 119.

Launches counted
301 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 30too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-69.5%7.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both LGBTQ+ and Story Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 119 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: 14 of 119 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 (41.9% of the money): 118 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: 30 of 119.

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.

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 RichBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,238 of 2,468 launchesWithout the breakout2,467 of 2,468 launchesLast 18 months713 of 2,468 launches
Launches counted2,468293 hits2,238250 hits2,467292 hits71387 hits
Earned $100k+11.9 in 10011.2 in 10011.8 in 10012.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,047top tenth $138,218+$2,044$2,044$2,472
Chance against standardthe base-5.9%0.7 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+2.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-0.1%$3 less-0.1%$3 less+20.8%$425 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted
2,468293 hits
Earned $100k+
11.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,047top tenth $138,218+
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: 230 of 2,468 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,238250 hits
Earned $100k+
11.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,044
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.1%$3 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (15.5% of the money): 2,467 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,467292 hits
Earned $100k+
11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,044
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
-0.1%$3 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 713 of 2,468.

Launches counted
71387 hits
Earned $100k+
12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,472
Chance against standard
+2.8%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.8%$425 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: 230 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 (15.5% 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: 713 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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