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Niches / Female Protagonist + Story Rich

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Female Protagonist + Story Rich

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Story Rich: 373 indie paid launches, 38 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 + Story Rich priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 30 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Female Protagonist and trails Story Rich; priced $10 to $20 it is level with Female Protagonist and trails Story Rich.

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 + Story Rich is level with Female Protagonist and trails Story Rich: 16.9 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 19.9 in 100 for Story Rich.

That is about 0.9 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDTied
Tag onemood tagFemale Protagonist
17.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.0 in 100
Typical earnings$10,259
Launches388 / 66 hits
Pair is level0.1 in 100
2NDTied
This pairFemale Protagonist + Story Rich
16.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.9 in 100
Typical earnings$10,237
Launches118 / 20 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twomood tagStory Rich
19.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.9 in 100
Typical earnings$12,110
Launches745 / 148 hits
Pair trails by3.0 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 prices373 in pairUnder $5120 in pair$5 to $1099 in pair$10 to $20118 in pair$20 to $4036 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 118 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Story Rich priced $10 to $20. 16.9 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 17.0 for Female Protagonist-only games and 20.4 for Story Rich-only games, so the mix is level with Female Protagonist alone and trails Story Rich alone.

Both: 118 games priced $10 to $20; 16.9 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $10,237.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 118 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

Lost Records: Bloom & Rageleads this pair13.4%
PairLost Records: Bloom & Rage13.4%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong44.6%
Story RichDELTARUNE18.4%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Female Protagonist + Story 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

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage earned 13.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 373 Female Protagonist + Story Rich launches.
  • Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 44.6% of its money.
  • Story Rich is led by DELTARUNE, with 18.4% 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 + Story Rich holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Female Protagonist + Story Rich through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view330 of 373 launchesWithout the breakout372 of 373 launchesLast 18 months198 of 373 launches
Launches counted37338 hits33032 hits37237 hits19821 hits
Earned $100k+10.2 in 1009.7 in 1001 in 109.9 in 1001 in 1010.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$3,238top tenth $101,418+$3,157$3,238$3,035
Chance against standardthe yardstick-4.9%0.5 fewer in 100-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100+3.9%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick-2.5%$81 less0.0%no change-6.3%$203 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 373 launches.

Launches counted
37338 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,238top tenth $101,418+
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: 43 of 373 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
33032 hits
Earned $100k+
9.7 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$3,157
Chance against standard
-4.9%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.5%$81 less
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (13.4% of the money): 372 launches left.

Launches counted
37237 hits
Earned $100k+
9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings
$3,238
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 198 of 373.

Launches counted
19821 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,035
Chance against standard
+3.9%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-6.3%$203 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 373 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: 43 of 373 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, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (13.4% of the money): 372 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 198 of 373.

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.

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

Story Rich through every lens, all prices
Story RichBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,571 of 2,810 launchesWithout the breakout2,809 of 2,810 launchesLast 18 months1,542 of 2,810 launches
Launches counted2,810301 hits2,571267 hits2,809300 hits1,542154 hits
Earned $100k+10.7 in 10010.4 in 10010.7 in 10010.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,062top tenth $111,964+$2,062$2,062$1,998
Chance against standardthe yardstick-2.8%0.3 fewer in 1000.0%no change-6.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-3.1%$64 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 launches.

Launches counted
2,810301 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,062top tenth $111,964+
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: 239 of 2,810 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,571267 hits
Earned $100k+
10.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,062
Chance against standard
-2.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, DELTARUNE (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.

Launches counted
2,809300 hits
Earned $100k+
10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,062
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: 1,542 of 2,810.

Launches counted
1,542154 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,998
Chance against standard
-6.5%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.1%$64 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Story Rich, 6 to 30 months old: 2,810 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: 239 of 2,810 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, DELTARUNE (18.4% of the money): 2,809 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,542 of 2,810.

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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