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Niches / Female Protagonist + Metroidvania

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Female Protagonist + Metroidvania

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Metroidvania: 47 indie paid launches, 12 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 + Metroidvania 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

Female Protagonist + Metroidvania beats both its tags: 6 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 24.5 in 100 for Metroidvania.

Small sample: 22 launches, 6 hits.

3RDThird
Tag onemood tagFemale Protagonist
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$10,259
Launches388 / 66 hits
Pair leads by10.3 in 100
1STWinner
This pairFemale Protagonist + Metroidvania
6 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds6 of 22 launches
Typical earnings$18,695
Launches22 / 6 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoMetroidvania
24.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.5 in 100
Typical earnings$23,478
Launches151 / 37 hits
Pair leads by2.8 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 0.5 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 prices47 in pairUnder $56: too few$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $407: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Metroidvania priced $10 to $20. 27.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.4 for Female Protagonist-only games and 24.0 for Metroidvania-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 27.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $18,695.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

Hollow Knight: Silksongleads this pair97.3%
PairHollow Knight: Silksong97.3%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong44.6%
MetroidvaniaHollow Knight: Silksong68.4%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive +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 + Metroidvania

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

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong earned 97.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 47 Female Protagonist + Metroidvania launches.
  • It also leads Female Protagonist, with 44.6% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Metroidvania, with 68.4% of that tag's money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Metroidvania is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Female Protagonist + Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view45 of 47 launchesWithout the breakout46 of 47 launchesLast 18 months29 of 47 launches
Launches counted4712 hits4511 hits4611 hits297 hits
Earned $100k+25.5 in 10024.4 in 10023.9 in 10024.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$10,321top tenth $341,301+$7,628$10,321$7,628
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.3%1.1 fewer in 100-6.3%1.6 fewer in 100-5.5%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-26.1%$2,693 less0.0%no change-26.1%$2,693 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 47 launches.

Launches counted
4712 hits
Earned $100k+
25.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$10,321top tenth $341,301+
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: 2 of 47 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4511 hits
Earned $100k+
24.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$7,628
Chance against standard
-4.3%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-26.1%$2,693 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (97.3% of the money): 46 launches left.

Launches counted
4611 hits
Earned $100k+
23.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$10,321
Chance against standard
-6.3%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 47.

Launches counted
297 hits
Earned $100k+
24.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$7,628
Chance against standard
-5.5%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-26.1%$2,693 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 47 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: 2 of 47 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 (97.3% of the money): 46 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 29 of 47.

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.

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

Metroidvania through every lens, all prices
MetroidvaniaBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view406 of 420 launchesWithout the breakout419 of 420 launchesLast 18 months232 of 420 launches
Launches counted42061 hits40658 hits41960 hits23229 hits
Earned $100k+14.5 in 10014.3 in 10014.3 in 10012.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,894top tenth $168,221+$3,031$2,893$2,901
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.7%$137 more0.0%$1 less+0.2%$7 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 launches.

Launches counted
42061 hits
Earned $100k+
14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,894top tenth $168,221+
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: 14 of 420 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
40658 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,031
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$137 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.

Launches counted
41960 hits
Earned $100k+
14.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,893
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%$1 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

Launches counted
23229 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,901
Chance against standard
-13.8%2.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$7 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Metroidvania, 6 to 30 months old: 420 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: 14 of 420 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 (68.4% of the money): 419 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 232 of 420.

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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