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Niches / Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist

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Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist

Games tagged both Action-Adventure and Female Protagonist: 231 indie paid launches, 33 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist 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

Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist beats both its tags: 24.6 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Action-Adventure and 19.9 in 100 for Female Protagonist.

That is about 1.2 times the 20.5 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird
Tag oneAction-Adventure
15.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.7 in 100
Typical earnings$7,531
Launches554 / 87 hits
Pair leads by8.9 in 100
1STWinner
This pairAction-Adventure + Female Protagonist
24.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.6 in 100
$1k+92 in 100
$10k+56 in 100
Launches61 / 15 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagFemale Protagonist
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$12,551
Launches356 / 71 hits
Pair leads by4.6 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Female Protagonist 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 prices231 in pairUnder $582 in pair$5 to $1059 in pair$10 to $2061 in pair$20 to $4029 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 61 games tagged both Action-Adventure and Female Protagonist priced $10 to $20. 24.6 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 14.6 in 100 for Action-Adventure-only games and 19.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 61 games priced $10 to $20; 24.6 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 92 in 100 · $10k+ 56 in 100 · $100k+ 25 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 61 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

AI LIMITleads this pair34.6%
PairAI LIMIT34.6%
Action-AdventureAI LIMIT7.7%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong51.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist

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

  • AI LIMIT earned 34.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 231 Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist launches.
  • It also leads Action-Adventure, with 7.7% of that tag's money.
  • Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 51.4% 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

Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist 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.

Action-Adventure + Female Protagonist through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view216 of 231 launchesWithout the breakout230 of 231 launchesLast 18 months69 of 231 launches
Launches counted23133 hits21629 hits23032 hits699 hits
Earned $100k+14.3 in 10013.4 in 10013.9 in 10013.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,251top tenth $180,766+$1,264$1,251under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-6.0%0.9 fewer in 100-2.6%0.4 fewer in 100-8.7%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.0%$13 more0.0%no changeunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 231 launches.

Launches counted
23133 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,251top tenth $180,766+
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: 15 of 231 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
21629 hits
Earned $100k+
13.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,264
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.0%$13 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (34.6% of the money): 230 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
23032 hits
Earned $100k+
13.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,251
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 69 of 231.

Launches counted
699 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-8.7%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Action-Adventure and Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 231 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 231 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, AI LIMIT (34.6% of the money): 230 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: 69 of 231.

Action-Adventure is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Action-Adventure through every lens, all prices
Action-AdventureBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,291 of 3,447 launchesWithout the breakout3,446 of 3,447 launchesLast 18 months904 of 3,447 launches
Launches counted3,447189 hits3,291181 hits3,446188 hits90464 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 187.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$378top tenth $25,255+$390$378$429
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-0.5%no change+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$12 more0.0%no change+13.5%$51 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 launches.

Launches counted
3,447189 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$378top tenth $25,255+
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: 156 of 3,447 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,291181 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$390
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+3.2%$12 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,446188 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$378
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 904 of 3,447.

Launches counted
90464 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$429
Chance against standard
+29.1%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.5%$51 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Action-Adventure, 12 to 36 months old: 3,447 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: 156 of 3,447 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, AI LIMIT (7.7% of the money): 3,446 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: 904 of 3,447.

Female Protagonist is audience split +2: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 2 more lenses too.

Female Protagonist through every lens, all prices
Female ProtagonistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,306 of 1,452 launchesWithout the breakout1,451 of 1,452 launchesLast 18 months422 of 1,452 launches
Launches counted1,452150 hits1,306127 hits1,451149 hits42251 hits
Earned $100k+10.3 in 1009.7 in 1001 in 1010.3 in 10012.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,621top tenth $103,904+$1,581$1,610$2,038
Chance against standardthe base-5.9%0.6 fewer in 100-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100+17.0%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-2.5%$40 less-0.7%$11 less+25.7%$417 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerMoves the answerMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,452 launches.

Launches counted
1,452150 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,621top tenth $103,904+
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: 146 of 1,452 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,306127 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$1,581
Chance against standard
-5.9%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$40 less
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (51.4% of the money): 1,451 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,451149 hits
Earned $100k+
10.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,610
Chance against standard
-0.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.7%$11 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 422 of 1,452.

Launches counted
42251 hits
Earned $100k+
12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,038
Chance against standard
+17.0%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+25.7%$417 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,452 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: 146 of 1,452 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, Hollow Knight: Silksong (51.4% of the money): 1,451 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: 422 of 1,452.

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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