Niche

Female Protagonist + Lore-Rich

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Lore-Rich: 41 indie paid launches, 3 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Female Protagonist + Lore-Rich priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Female Protagonist + Lore-Rich is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich: 0 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 549 launches for Female Protagonist and 1 of 136 launches for Lore-Rich.

Small sample: 16 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag onemood tagFemale Protagonist

4 of 549launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 549 launches

Typical earnings$287

Launches549 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairFemale Protagonist + Lore-Rich

0 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 16 launches

Typical earnings$235

Launches16 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagLore-Rich

1 of 136launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 136 launches

Typical earnings$191

Launches136 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Female 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

All prices41 in pair Under $516 in pair $5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $404: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Lore-Rich priced under $5. 0 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 533 for Female Protagonist-only games and 1 of 120 for Lore-Rich-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Female Protagonist alone and is too small to compare with Lore-Rich alone.

Both: 16 games priced under $5; 0 of 16 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $235.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 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

Artis Impactleads this pair48.5%

PairArtis Impact48.5%

Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong47.9%

Lore-RichLegend of Mortal28.0%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Female Protagonist + Lore-Rich

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

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The leaders, in words

Artis Impact earned 48.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 41 Female Protagonist + Lore-Rich launches.
Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 47.9% of its money.
Lore-Rich is led by Legend of Mortal, with 28.0% 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 + Lore-Rich holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Female Protagonist + Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view35 of 41 launches	Without the breakout40 of 41 launches	Last 18 months13 of 41 launches
Launches counted	413 hits	352 hits	402 hits	132 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 41too few for a rate	2 of 35too few for a rate	2 of 40too few for a rate	2 of 13too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,149top tenth $78,200+	$1,149	$1,149	$2,505
Chance against standard	the base	-21.9%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-31.7%2.3 fewer in 100	+110.3%8.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+118.0%$1,356 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 41 launches.

Launches counted: 413 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,149top tenth $78,200+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 41 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 352 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 35too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,149
Chance against standard: -21.9%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Artis Impact (48.5% of the money): 40 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 402 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 40too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,149
Chance against standard: -31.7%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 13 of 41.

Launches counted: 132 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 13too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $2,505
Chance against standard: +110.3%8.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +118.0%$1,356 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 41 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: 6 of 41 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, Artis Impact (48.5% of the money): 40 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: 13 of 41.

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 Protagonist	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,265 of 1,407 launches	Without the breakout1,406 of 1,407 launches	Last 18 months401 of 1,407 launches
Launches counted	1,407118 hits	1,26595 hits	1,406117 hits	40141 hits
Earned $100k+	8.4 in 1001 in 12	7.5 in 1001 in 13	8.3 in 1001 in 12	10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,487top tenth $74,922+	$1,427	$1,487	$1,884
Chance against standard	the base	-10.5%0.9 fewer in 100	-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+21.9%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-4.0%$60 less	0.0%no change	+26.7%$397 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves 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.

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

Lore-Rich through every lens, all prices
Lore-Rich	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view295 of 326 launches	Without the breakout325 of 326 launches	Last 18 months106 of 326 launches
Launches counted	32626 hits	29519 hits	32525 hits	1065 hits
Earned $100k+	8.0 in 1001 in 13	6.4 in 1001 in 16	7.7 in 1001 in 13	4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings	$1,096top tenth $78,158+	$956	$1,052	$918
Chance against standard	the base	-19.2%1.5 fewer in 100	-3.6%0.3 fewer in 100	-40.9%3.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-12.8%$140 less	-4.0%$44 less	-16.2%$178 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 326 launches.

Launches counted: 32626 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,096top tenth $78,158+
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: 31 of 326 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 29519 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $956
Chance against standard: -19.2%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -12.8%$140 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Legend of Mortal (28.0% of the money): 325 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 32525 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052
Chance against standard: -3.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.0%$44 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 326.

Launches counted: 1065 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $918
Chance against standard: -40.9%3.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -16.2%$178 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Lore-Rich, 12 to 36 months old: 326 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: 31 of 326 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 (28.0% of the money): 325 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: 106 of 326.

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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