Niches / Female Protagonist + Psychological Horror

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Female Protagonist + Psychological Horror

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Psychological Horror: 160 indie paid launches, 13 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

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$10 to $20

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

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 + Psychological Horror beats both its tags: 21.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 19.7 in 100 for Psychological Horror.

That is about 1.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

3RDThird

Tag onemood tagFemale Protagonist

17.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds17.0 in 100

Typical earnings$10,259

Launches388 / 66 hits

Pair leads by4.9 in 100

1STWinner

This pairFemale Protagonist + Psychological Horror

21.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.9 in 100

Typical earnings$17,606

Launches32 / 7 hits

Expected18.6 in 100

2NDRunner-up

Tag twoPsychological Horror

19.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds19.7 in 100

Typical earnings$16,691

Launches228 / 45 hits

Pair leads by2.2 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 prices160 in pair Under $574 in pair $5 to $1052 in pair $10 to $2032 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Psychological Horror priced $10 to $20. 21.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.6 for Female Protagonist-only games and 19.4 for Psychological Horror-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 32 games priced $10 to $20; 21.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $17,606.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

Crow Countryleads this pair30.3%

PairCrow Country30.3%

Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong44.6%

Psychological HorrorMouthwashing7.5%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Female Protagonist + Psychological Horror

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

Crow Country earned 30.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 160 Female Protagonist + Psychological Horror launches.
Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 44.6% of its money.
Psychological Horror is led by Mouthwashing, with 7.5% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Female Protagonist + Psychological Horror is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Female Protagonist + Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view148 of 160 launches	Without the breakout159 of 160 launches	Last 18 months75 of 160 launches
Launches counted	16013 hits	14811 hits	15912 hits	754 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.4 in 1001 in 14	7.5 in 1001 in 13	5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings	$2,265top tenth $63,007+	$2,265	$2,223	$1,840
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-8.6%0.7 fewer in 100	-7.4%0.6 fewer in 100	-34.6%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	-1.9%$42 less	-18.8%$425 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 160 launches.

Launches counted: 16013 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $2,265top tenth $63,007+
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: 12 of 160 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 14811 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.4 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $2,265
Chance against standard: -8.6%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crow Country (30.3% of the money): 159 launches left.

Launches counted: 15912 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $2,223
Chance against standard: -7.4%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.9%$42 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 75 of 160.

Launches counted: 754 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,840
Chance against standard: -34.6%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -18.8%$425 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 160 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: 12 of 160 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, Crow Country (30.3% of the money): 159 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 75 of 160.

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 Protagonist	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,385 of 1,533 launches	Without the breakout1,532 of 1,533 launches	Last 18 months842 of 1,533 launches
Launches counted	1,533136 hits	1,385114 hits	1,532135 hits	84276 hits
Earned $100k+	8.9 in 1001 in 11	8.2 in 1001 in 12	8.8 in 1001 in 11	9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,698top tenth $79,226+	$1,618	$1,698	$1,718
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-7.9%0.7 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	-4.7%$80 less	0.0%no change	+1.2%$20 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

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.

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

Psychological Horror through every lens, all prices
Psychological Horror	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,390 of 2,500 launches	Without the breakout2,499 of 2,500 launches	Last 18 months1,334 of 2,500 launches
Launches counted	2,500136 hits	2,390127 hits	2,499135 hits	1,33456 hits
Earned $100k+	5.4 in 1001 in 19	5.3 in 1001 in 19	5.4 in 1001 in 19	4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings	$1,314top tenth $30,835+	$1,314	$1,314	$1,112
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100	0.0%no change	-22.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-15.4%$202 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 launches.

Launches counted: 2,500136 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314top tenth $30,835+
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: 110 of 2,500 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,390127 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314
Chance against standard: -1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.

Launches counted: 2,499135 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $1,314
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,334 of 2,500.

Launches counted: 1,33456 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $1,112
Chance against standard: -22.2%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -15.4%$202 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Psychological Horror, 6 to 30 months old: 2,500 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: 110 of 2,500 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, Mouthwashing (7.5% of the money): 2,499 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,334 of 2,500.

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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