Niche

Female Protagonist + Roguelike

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Roguelike: 74 indie paid launches, 6 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 $10 to $20

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+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Female Protagonist + Roguelike 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 Roguelike; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Roguelike.

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 + Roguelike is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Roguelike: 2 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 24.9 in 100 for Roguelike.

Small sample: 16 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied

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 + Roguelike

2 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 16 launches

Typical earnings$19,193

Launches16 / 2 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRoguelike

24.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds24.9 in 100

Typical earnings$16,055

Launches410 / 102 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 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices74 in pair Under $530 in pair $5 to $1020 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $408: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 2 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 17.2 in 100 for Female Protagonist-only games and 25.4 in 100 for Roguelike-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Female Protagonist alone and is too small to compare with Roguelike alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 16 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $19,193.

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

Hades IIleads this pair93.0%

PairHades II93.0%

Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong47.9%

RoguelikeHades II15.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Female Protagonist + Roguelike

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

Hades II earned 93.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 74 Female Protagonist + Roguelike launches.
Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 47.9% of its money.
It also leads Roguelike, with 15.9% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Female Protagonist + Roguelike is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Female Protagonist + Roguelike through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view69 of 74 launches	Without the breakout73 of 74 launches	Last 18 months20 of 74 launches
Launches counted	746 hits	695 hits	735 hits	202 hits
Earned $100k+	8.1 in 1001 in 12	7.2 in 1001 in 14	6.8 in 1001 in 15	2 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,717top tenth $74,663+	$1,717	$1,589	$1,225
Chance against standard	the base	-10.6%0.9 fewer in 100	-15.5%1.3 fewer in 100	+23.3%1.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-7.5%$128 less	-28.7%$492 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 74 launches.

Launches counted: 746 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,717top tenth $74,663+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 5 of 74 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 695 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $1,717
Chance against standard: -10.6%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (93.0% of the money): 73 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 735 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $1,589
Chance against standard: -15.5%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -7.5%$128 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 74.

Launches counted: 202 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,225
Chance against standard: +23.3%1.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -28.7%$492 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 74 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: 5 of 74 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, Hades II (93.0% of the money): 73 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: 20 of 74.

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.

Roguelike holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Roguelike through every lens, all prices
Roguelike	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,939 of 2,082 launches	Without the breakout2,081 of 2,082 launches	Last 18 months639 of 2,082 launches
Launches counted	2,082166 hits	1,939152 hits	2,081165 hits	63954 hits
Earned $100k+	8.0 in 1001 in 13	7.8 in 1001 in 13	7.9 in 1001 in 13	8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$965top tenth $63,646+	$1,065	$958	$1,052
Chance against standard	the base	-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.6%no change	+6.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+10.4%$100 more	-0.7%$7 less	+9.0%$87 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 2,082 launches.

Launches counted: 2,082166 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.0 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $965top tenth $63,646+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 143 of 2,082 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,939152 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,065
Chance against standard: -1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +10.4%$100 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (15.9% of the money): 2,081 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,081165 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $958
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: -0.7%$7 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 639 of 2,082.

Launches counted: 63954 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,052
Chance against standard: +6.0%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +9.0%$87 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 12 to 36 months old: 2,082 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: 143 of 2,082 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, Hades II (15.9% of the money): 2,081 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: 639 of 2,082.

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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