Niche

Choices Matter + Emotional

Games tagged both Choices Matter and Emotional: 56 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 Choices Matter + Emotional priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Choices Matter and is about level with Emotional; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Choices Matter and is too small to compare with Emotional.

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

Choices Matter + Emotional is too small to compare with Choices Matter and is too small to compare with Emotional: 5 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.0 in 100 for Choices Matter and 20.8 in 100 for Emotional.

Small sample: 14 launches, 5 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagChoices Matter

23.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.0 in 100

Typical earnings$18,976

Launches248 / 57 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairChoices Matter + Emotional

5 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds5 of 14 launches

$1k+13 of 14 launches

$10k+11 of 14 launches

Launches14 / 5 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagEmotional

20.8in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.8 in 100

Typical earnings$13,714

Launches106 / 22 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 $20Choices Matter 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 prices56 in pair Under $523 in pair $5 to $1017 in pair $10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both Choices Matter and Emotional priced $10 to $20. 5 of 14 of them earned $100k+, against 22.2 in 100 for Choices Matter-only games and 18.5 in 100 for Emotional-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Choices Matter alone and is too small to compare with Emotional alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 14 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 13 of 14 launches · $10k+ 11 of 14 launches · $100k+ 5 of 14 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Hollywood Animalleads this pair61.6%

PairHollywood Animal61.6%

Choices MatterLegend of Mortal10.2%

EmotionalDELTARUNE66.9%

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 Choices Matter + Emotional

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

Hollywood Animal earned 61.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 56 Choices Matter + Emotional launches.
Choices Matter is led by Legend of Mortal, with 10.2% of its money.
Emotional is led by DELTARUNE, with 66.9% 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

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

Choices Matter + Emotional through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view52 of 56 launches	Without the breakout55 of 56 launches	Last 18 months24 of 56 launches
Launches counted	566 hits	525 hits	555 hits	243 hits
Earned $100k+	10.7 in 100	9.6 in 1001 in 10	9.1 in 1001 in 11	3 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 54 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-10.3%1.1 fewer in 100	-15.2%1.6 fewer in 100	+16.7%1.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Choices Matter and Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 56 launches.

Launches counted: 566 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.7 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 54 in 100
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: 4 of 56 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 525 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.6 in 1001 in 10
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -10.3%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollywood Animal (61.6% of the money): 55 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 555 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -15.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 24 of 56.

Launches counted: 243 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 24too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +16.7%1.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Choices Matter and Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 56 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: 4 of 56 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, Hollywood Animal (61.6% of the money): 55 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: 24 of 56.

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

Choices Matter through every lens, all prices
Choices Matter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,091 of 1,146 launches	Without the breakout1,145 of 1,146 launches	Last 18 months340 of 1,146 launches
Launches counted	1,146109 hits	1,09196 hits	1,145108 hits	34028 hits
Earned $100k+	9.5 in 1001 in 11	8.8 in 1001 in 11	9.4 in 1001 in 11	8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$1,189top tenth $92,318+	$1,172	$1,181	$928
Chance against standard	the base	-7.5%0.7 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	-13.4%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.4%$17 less	-0.7%$8 less	-22.0%$261 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Choices Matter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,146 launches.

Launches counted: 1,146109 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,189top tenth $92,318+
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: 55 of 1,146 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,09196 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,172
Chance against standard: -7.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.4%$17 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (10.2% of the money): 1,145 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,145108 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,181
Chance against standard: -0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.7%$8 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 340 of 1,146.

Launches counted: 34028 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $928
Chance against standard: -13.4%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -22.0%$261 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Choices Matter, 12 to 36 months old: 1,146 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: 55 of 1,146 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 (10.2% of the money): 1,145 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: 340 of 1,146.

Emotional is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Emotional through every lens, all prices
Emotional	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view500 of 553 launches	Without the breakout552 of 553 launches	Last 18 months165 of 553 launches
Launches counted	55343 hits	50038 hits	55242 hits	16516 hits
Earned $100k+	7.8 in 1001 in 13	7.6 in 1001 in 13	7.6 in 1001 in 13	9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$1,384top tenth $73,384+	$1,384	$1,384	$2,086
Chance against standard	the base	-2.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-2.1%0.2 fewer in 100	+24.7%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	+50.7%$702 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 553 launches.

Launches counted: 55343 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,384top tenth $73,384+
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: 53 of 553 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 50038 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,384
Chance against standard: -2.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (66.9% of the money): 552 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 55242 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,384
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 553.

Launches counted: 16516 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $2,086
Chance against standard: +24.7%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: +50.7%$702 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Emotional, 12 to 36 months old: 553 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: 53 of 553 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 (66.9% of the money): 552 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: 165 of 553.

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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