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Niches / Female Protagonist + Funny

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Female Protagonist + Funny

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Funny: 83 indie paid launches, 7 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.

Showing Female Protagonist + Funny priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Female Protagonist and is about level with Funny; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Funny.

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

Female Protagonist + Funny is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Funny: 3 of its 21 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 19.9 in 100 for Funny.

Small sample: 21 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag onemood tagFemale Protagonist
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$9,459
Launches342 / 58 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairFemale Protagonist + Funny
3 of 21launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 21 launches
Typical earnings$6,983
Launches21 / 3 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagFunny
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$14,008
Launches241 / 48 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 1 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 21 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Funny priced $10 to $20. 3 of 21 of them earned $100k+, against 17.1 in 100 for Female Protagonist-only games and 20.5 in 100 for Funny-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Female Protagonist alone and is too small to compare with Funny alone.

Both: 21 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 21 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,983.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 21 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

Penny’s Big Breakawayleads this pair19.7%
PairPenny’s Big Breakaway19.7%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong47.9%
FunnyLethal Company30.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Female Protagonist + Funny

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

  • Penny’s Big Breakaway earned 19.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 83 Female Protagonist + Funny launches.
  • Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 47.9% of its money.
  • Funny is led by Lethal Company, with 30.5% 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

Female Protagonist + Funny is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Female Protagonist + Funny through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view76 of 83 launchesWithout the breakout82 of 83 launchesLast 18 months25 of 83 launches
Launches counted837 hits765 hits826 hits251 hits
Earned $100k+8.4 in 1001 in 126.6 in 1001 in 157.3 in 1001 in 141 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,277top tenth $76,233+$1,254$1,277$1,494
Chance against standardthe base-22.0%1.9 fewer in 100-13.2%1.1 fewer in 100-52.6%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base-1.8%$23 less; too few to tell0.0%no change+17.0%$217 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 83 launches.

Launches counted
837 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,277top tenth $76,233+
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: 7 of 83 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
765 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,254
Chance against standard
-22.0%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$23 less; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Penny’s Big Breakaway (19.7% of the money): 82 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
826 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,277
Chance against standard
-13.2%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 25 of 83.

Launches counted
251 hits
Earned $100k+
1 of 25too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,494
Chance against standard
-52.6%4.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+17.0%$217 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 83 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: 7 of 83 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, Penny’s Big Breakaway (19.7% of the money): 82 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: 25 of 83.

Female Protagonist is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Without the breakout.

Female Protagonist through every lens, all prices
Female ProtagonistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,265 of 1,407 launchesWithout the breakout1,406 of 1,407 launchesLast 18 months401 of 1,407 launches
Launches counted1,407118 hits1,26595 hits1,406117 hits40141 hits
Earned $100k+8.4 in 1001 in 127.5 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 1210.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,487top tenth $74,922+$1,427$1,487$1,884
Chance against standardthe base-10.5%0.9 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+21.9%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-4.0%$60 less0.0%no change+26.7%$397 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,407 launches.

Launches counted
1,407118 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,487top tenth $74,922+
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: 142 of 1,407 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,26595 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,427
Chance against standard
-10.5%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$60 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (47.9% of the money): 1,406 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,406117 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,487
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 401 of 1,407.

Launches counted
40141 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,884
Chance against standard
+21.9%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+26.7%$397 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 12 to 36 months old: 1,407 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: 142 of 1,407 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 (47.9% of the money): 1,406 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: 401 of 1,407.

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

Funny through every lens, all prices
FunnyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,619 of 1,699 launchesWithout the breakout1,698 of 1,699 launchesLast 18 months481 of 1,699 launches
Launches counted1,699105 hits1,61996 hits1,698104 hits48130 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 165.9 in 1001 in 176.1 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$753top tenth $36,839+$765$753$574
Chance against standardthe base-4.1%0.3 fewer in 100-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100+0.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.6%$12 more0.0%no change-23.8%$179 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 1,699 launches.

Launches counted
1,699105 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$753top tenth $36,839+
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: 80 of 1,699 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,61996 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$765
Chance against standard
-4.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$12 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (30.5% of the money): 1,698 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,698104 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$753
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 481 of 1,699.

Launches counted
48130 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$574
Chance against standard
+0.9%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-23.8%$179 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Funny, 12 to 36 months old: 1,699 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: 80 of 1,699 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, Lethal Company (30.5% of the money): 1,698 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: 481 of 1,699.

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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