Why is this an issue?
I’ve thought about this for a bit, as I’ve been surprised how riled certain elements of the Kickstarter have made me. For me personally, when I started in this hobby I was the geek or whatever, and really enjoyed finding a hobby where I felt I belonged.
40 years on and someone’s trying to exclude me.
Edited to add: it’s not my decision anymore that no this product doesn’t interest me, it’s no we don’t want you.
I think all the RPG products made have made some people feel excluded, even when exclusion was not intended and even when that feeling was not universal for people like them.
I mean let's face it, some people are geeks and wanted to play sci-fi games and all their friends liked fantasy and wanted to play D&D fantasy and so they felt excluded.
Which I am sure was a bummer. In fact, I think I was that kid for a while. And I had TWO sci-fi themed games I liked (Star Frontiers and Traveller) and none of my friends would play them with me. They were D&D fans who, if I twisted their arms, would be willing to play Marvel Super Heroes, but that was it.
And I bet if we had played that sci-fi game, one of the fantasy geeks would have felt excluded.
But this game? Yes, it's a niche product for a specific audience which excludes a lot of people. And if your gaming group is way into Thirsty Sword Lesbians and you are not, then you will feel excluded just like I did as a sci-fi geek and my friends just wanted to play fantasy.
I guess that's the benefit of living in a society where it is easier to find groups that play the kinds of games you prefer, now. It's still hard to find some types of games in some places, but at least it's easier now than when we were kids.
And I feel confident if this isn't your game (and I don't think it's my game either) then rest assured I don't think this game is going to take the RPG world by storm and misplace sci-fi and fantasy and horror RPGs out there. Odds of finding a Thirsty Sword Lesbian game will still remain a lot lower than finding a D&D game I suspect.