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Niches / Female Protagonist + JRPG

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Female Protagonist + JRPG

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and JRPG: 85 indie paid launches, 9 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Female Protagonist + JRPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails Female Protagonist and beats JRPG.

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 + JRPG trails Female Protagonist and beats JRPG: 13.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 10.5 in 100 for JRPG.

That is about 0.7 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagFemale Protagonist
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$10,259
Launches388 / 66 hits
Pair trails by3.8 in 100
2NDRunner-up
This pairFemale Protagonist + JRPG
13.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.2 in 100
Typical earnings$7,285
Launches38 / 5 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoJRPG
10.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds10.5 in 100
Typical earnings$5,767
Launches181 / 19 hits
Pair leads by2.7 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices85 in pairUnder $517 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $2038 in pair$20 to $4011 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 38 games tagged both Female Protagonist and JRPG priced $10 to $20. 13.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.4 for Female Protagonist-only games and 9.8 for JRPG-only games, so the mix trails Female Protagonist alone and beats JRPG alone.

Both: 38 games priced $10 to $20; 13.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $7,285.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 38 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

Bloomtown: A Different Storyleads this pair22.0%
PairBloomtown: A Different Story22.0%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong44.6%
JRPGElin14.1%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Female Protagonist + JRPG

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

  • Bloomtown: A Different Story earned 22.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 85 Female Protagonist + JRPG launches.
  • Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 44.6% of its money.
  • JRPG is led by Elin, with 14.1% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Female Protagonist + JRPG is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Female Protagonist + JRPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view67 of 85 launchesWithout the breakout84 of 85 launchesLast 18 months47 of 85 launches
Launches counted859 hits676 hits848 hits475 hits
Earned $100k+10.6 in 1009.0 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 1110.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,060top tenth $101,418+$4,554$3,060$6,070
Chance against standardthe yardstick-15.1%1.6 fewer in 100-10.4%1.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+48.8%$1,494 more0.0%no change+98.4%$3,010 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and JRPG, 6 to 30 months old: 85 launches.

Launches counted
859 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,060top tenth $101,418+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 85 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
676 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$4,554
Chance against standard
-15.1%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+48.8%$1,494 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bloomtown: A Different Story (22.0% of the money): 84 launches left.

Launches counted
848 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$3,060
Chance against standard
-10.4%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 47 of 85.

Launches counted
475 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$6,070
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+98.4%$3,010 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and JRPG, 6 to 30 months old: 85 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 85 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, Bloomtown: A Different Story (22.0% of the money): 84 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 47 of 85.

Female Protagonist holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Female Protagonist through every lens, all prices
Female ProtagonistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,385 of 1,533 launchesWithout the breakout1,532 of 1,533 launchesLast 18 months842 of 1,533 launches
Launches counted1,533136 hits1,385114 hits1,532135 hits84276 hits
Earned $100k+8.9 in 1001 in 118.2 in 1001 in 128.8 in 1001 in 119.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,698top tenth $79,226+$1,618$1,698$1,718
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.9%0.7 fewer in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-4.7%$80 less0.0%no change+1.2%$20 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,533 launches.

Launches counted
1,533136 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,698top tenth $79,226+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 148 of 1,533 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,385114 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,618
Chance against standard
-7.9%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.7%$80 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (44.6% of the money): 1,532 launches left.

Launches counted
1,532135 hits
Earned $100k+
8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,698
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 842 of 1,533.

Launches counted
84276 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,718
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+1.2%$20 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Female Protagonist, 6 to 30 months old: 1,533 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 148 of 1,533 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 (44.6% of the money): 1,532 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 842 of 1,533.

JRPG is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

JRPG through every lens, all prices
JRPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view534 of 626 launchesWithout the breakout625 of 626 launchesLast 18 months333 of 626 launches
Launches counted62642 hits53435 hits62541 hits33323 hits
Earned $100k+6.7 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$1,214top tenth $55,628+$1,214$1,214$1,617
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change+33.2%$403 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 6 to 30 months old: 626 launches.

Launches counted
62642 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214top tenth $55,628+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 92 of 626 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
53435 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Elin (14.1% of the money): 625 launches left.

Launches counted
62541 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$1,214
Chance against standard
-1.5%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: 333 of 626.

Launches counted
33323 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,617
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+33.2%$403 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged JRPG, 6 to 30 months old: 626 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 92 of 626 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, Elin (14.1% of the money): 625 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 333 of 626.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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