Niche

Lore-Rich + Visual Novel

Games tagged both Lore-Rich and Visual Novel: 81 indie paid launches, 6 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.

Sample 10+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

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

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

Lore-Rich + Visual Novel is too small to compare with Lore-Rich and is too small to compare with Visual Novel: 5 of its 18 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.6 in 100 for Lore-Rich and 12.7 in 100 for Visual Novel.

Small sample: 18 launches, 5 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagLore-Rich

23.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.6 in 100

Typical earnings$13,700

Launches72 / 17 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairLore-Rich + Visual Novel

5 of 18launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 18 launches

Typical earnings$25,786

Launches18 / 5 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIETied

Tag twoVisual Novel

12.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds12.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,469

Launches434 / 55 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 $20Lore-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 prices81 in pair Under $530 in pair $5 to $1030 in pair $10 to $2018 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 18 games tagged both Lore-Rich and Visual Novel priced $10 to $20. 5 of 18 of them earned $100k+, against 22.2 in 100 for Lore-Rich-only games and 12.0 in 100 for Visual Novel-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Lore-Rich alone and is too small to compare with Visual Novel alone.

Both: 18 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 18 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $25,786.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 18 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

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cutleads this pair68.7%

PairSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut68.7%

Lore-RichLegend of Mortal28.0%

Visual NovelSlay the Princess — The Pristine Cut6.8%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Lore-Rich + Visual Novel

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

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut earned 68.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 81 Lore-Rich + Visual Novel launches.
Lore-Rich is led by Legend of Mortal, with 28.0% of its money.
It also leads Visual Novel, with 6.8% 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

Lore-Rich + Visual Novel is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Lore-Rich + Visual Novel through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view66 of 81 launches	Without the breakout80 of 81 launches	Last 18 months28 of 81 launches
Launches counted	816 hits	662 hits	805 hits	280 hits
Earned $100k+	7.4 in 1001 in 14	2 of 66too few for a rate	6.3 in 1001 in 16	0 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,532top tenth $58,110+	$1,138	$1,532	$1,532
Chance against standard	the base	-59.1%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-15.6%1.2 fewer in 100	-100.0%7.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-25.7%$394 less; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Lore-Rich and Visual Novel, 12 to 36 months old: 81 launches.

Launches counted: 816 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,532top tenth $58,110+
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: 15 of 81 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 662 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 66too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,138
Chance against standard: -59.1%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -25.7%$394 less; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (68.7% of the money): 80 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 805 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $1,532
Chance against standard: -15.6%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 28 of 81.

Launches counted: 280 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 28too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,532
Chance against standard: -100.0%7.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Lore-Rich and Visual Novel, 12 to 36 months old: 81 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: 15 of 81 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (68.7% of the money): 80 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: 28 of 81.

Lore-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.

Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
Lore-Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view295 of 326 launches	Without the breakout325 of 326 launches	Last 18 months106 of 326 launches
Launches counted	32626 hits	29519 hits	32525 hits	1065 hits
Earned $100k+	8.0 in 1001 in 13	6.4 in 1001 in 16	7.7 in 1001 in 13	4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings	$1,096top tenth $78,158+	$956	$1,052	$918
Chance against standard	the base	-19.2%1.5 fewer in 100	-3.6%0.3 fewer in 100	-40.9%3.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-12.8%$140 less	-4.0%$44 less	-16.2%$178 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 326 launches.

Launches counted: 32626 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,096top tenth $78,158+
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: 31 of 326 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 29519 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $956
Chance against standard: -19.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -12.8%$140 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (28.0% of the money): 325 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 32525 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.0%$44 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 326.

Launches counted: 1065 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $918
Chance against standard: -40.9%3.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -16.2%$178 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 326 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: 31 of 326 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 (28.0% of the money): 325 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: 106 of 326.

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

Visual Novel through every lens, all prices
Visual Novel	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,641 of 1,872 launches	Without the breakout1,871 of 1,872 launches	Last 18 months534 of 1,872 launches
Launches counted	1,872112 hits	1,64182 hits	1,871111 hits	53436 hits
Earned $100k+	6.0 in 1001 in 17	5.0 in 1001 in 20	5.9 in 1001 in 17	6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$1,427top tenth $48,379+	$1,408	$1,424	$1,530
Chance against standard	the base	-16.5%1.0 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+12.7%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.3%$19 less	-0.2%$3 less	+7.2%$103 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Visual Novel, 12 to 36 months old: 1,872 launches.

Launches counted: 1,872112 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $1,427top tenth $48,379+
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 1,872 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,64182 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $1,408
Chance against standard: -16.5%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.3%$19 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (6.8% of the money): 1,871 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,871111 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $1,424
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.2%$3 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 534 of 1,872.

Launches counted: 53436 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $1,530
Chance against standard: +12.7%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +7.2%$103 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Visual Novel, 12 to 36 months old: 1,872 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 1,872 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, Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut (6.8% of the money): 1,871 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: 534 of 1,872.

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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