Niches / Female Protagonist + Walking Simulator

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Female Protagonist + Walking Simulator

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Walking Simulator: 62 indie paid launches, 4 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+

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

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Female Protagonist + Walking Simulator 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 + Walking Simulator is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator: 0 of its 35 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 4 of 549 launches for Female Protagonist and 0.9 in 100 for Walking Simulator.

Small sample: 35 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 + Walking Simulator

0 of 35launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 35 launches

Typical earnings$455

Launches35 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoWalking Simulator

0.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 107

Typical earnings$574

Launches964 / 9 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 prices62 in pair Under $535 in pair $5 to $1017 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 35 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Walking Simulator priced under $5. 0 of 35 of them earned $100k+, against 4 of 514 for Female Protagonist-only games and 1.0 in 100 for Walking Simulator-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Female Protagonist alone and is too small to compare with Walking Simulator alone.

Both: 35 games priced under $5; 0 of 35 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $455.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 35 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

The Invincibleleads this pair45.4%

PairThe Invincible45.4%

Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong47.9%

Walking SimulatorMouthwashing16.8%

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 + Walking Simulator

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

The Invincible earned 45.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 62 Female Protagonist + Walking Simulator launches.
Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 47.9% of its money.
Walking Simulator is led by Mouthwashing, with 16.8% 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 + Walking Simulator 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 + Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view60 of 62 launches	Without the breakout61 of 62 launches	Last 18 months21 of 62 launches
Launches counted	624 hits	604 hits	613 hits	210 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 62too few for a rate	4 of 60too few for a rate	3 of 61too few for a rate	0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$904top tenth $23,146+	$1,072	$844	$765
Chance against standard	the base	+3.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell	-23.8%1.5 fewer in 100	-100.0%6.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+18.6%$168 more; too few to tell	-6.6%$60 less	-15.4%$139 less; 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 Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.

Launches counted: 624 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 62too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $904top tenth $23,146+
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: 2 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 604 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 60too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,072
Chance against standard: +3.3%0.2 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +18.6%$168 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Invincible (45.4% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 613 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 61too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $844
Chance against standard: -23.8%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -6.6%$60 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 62.

Launches counted: 210 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $765
Chance against standard: -100.0%6.5 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -15.4%$139 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 62 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: 2 of 62 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, The Invincible (45.4% of the money): 61 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: 21 of 62.

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.

Walking Simulator 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.

Walking Simulator through every lens, all prices
Walking Simulator	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,297 of 1,357 launches	Without the breakout1,356 of 1,357 launches	Last 18 months415 of 1,357 launches
Launches counted	1,35746 hits	1,29745 hits	1,35645 hits	41512 hits
Earned $100k+	3.4 in 1001 in 30	3.5 in 1001 in 29	3.3 in 1001 in 30	2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings	$940top tenth $15,664+	$953	$940	$765
Chance against standard	the base	+2.4%0.1 more in 100	-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-14.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.4%$13 more	0.0%no change	-18.6%$175 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,357 launches.

Launches counted: 1,35746 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.4 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $940top tenth $15,664+
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: 60 of 1,357 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,29745 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.5 in 1001 in 29
Typical first-year earnings: $953
Chance against standard: +2.4%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.4%$13 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mouthwashing (16.8% of the money): 1,356 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,35645 hits
Earned $100k+: 3.3 in 1001 in 30
Typical first-year earnings: $940
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 415 of 1,357.

Launches counted: 41512 hits
Earned $100k+: 2.9 in 1001 in 35
Typical first-year earnings: $765
Chance against standard: -14.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -18.6%$175 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Walking Simulator, 12 to 36 months old: 1,357 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: 60 of 1,357 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 (16.8% of the money): 1,356 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: 415 of 1,357.

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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