Niches / Female Protagonist + Hack and Slash

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Female Protagonist + Hack and Slash

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Hack and Slash: 59 indie paid launches, 8 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 + Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash.

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 + Hack and Slash is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash: 1 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 21.7 in 100 for Hack and Slash.

Small sample: 16 launches, 1 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 + Hack and Slash

1 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 16 launches

Typical earnings$41,289

Launches16 / 1 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoHack and Slash

21.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds21.7 in 100

Typical earnings$14,890

Launches180 / 39 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 prices59 in pair Under $514 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair $10 to $2016 in pair $20 to $4013 in pair

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Hack and Slash priced $10 to $20. 1 of 16 of them earned $100k+, against 17.5 in 100 for Female Protagonist-only games and 23.2 in 100 for Hack and Slash-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Female Protagonist alone and is too small to compare with Hack and Slash alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 16 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $41,289.

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 pair88.4%

PairHades II88.4%

Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong47.9%

Hack and SlashPath of Exile 243.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. 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 + Hack and Slash

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

Hades II earned 88.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 59 Female Protagonist + Hack and Slash launches.
Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 47.9% of its money.
Hack and Slash is led by Path of Exile 2, with 43.9% of its 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 + Hack and Slash is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too.

Female Protagonist + Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view54 of 59 launches	Without the breakout58 of 59 launches	Last 18 months16 of 59 launches
Launches counted	598 hits	546 hits	587 hits	164 hits
Earned $100k+	13.6 in 100	11.1 in 100	12.1 in 100	4 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$4,257top tenth $358,370+	$4,257	$4,257	$23,182
Chance against standard	the base	-18.1%2.4 fewer in 100	-11.0%1.5 fewer in 100	+84.4%11.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+444.6%$18,925 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 59 launches.

Launches counted: 598 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,257top tenth $358,370+
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: 5 of 59 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 546 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,257
Chance against standard: -18.1%2.4 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 (88.4% of the money): 58 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 587 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,257
Chance against standard: -11.0%1.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 16 of 59.

Launches counted: 164 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 16too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $23,182
Chance against standard: +84.4%11.4 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +444.6%$18,925 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 59 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 59 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 (88.4% of the money): 58 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: 16 of 59.

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.

Hack and Slash is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Hack and Slash through every lens, all prices
Hack and Slash	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view792 of 829 launches	Without the breakout828 of 829 launches	Last 18 months219 of 829 launches
Launches counted	82982 hits	79275 hits	82881 hits	21923 hits
Earned $100k+	9.9 in 1001 in 10	9.5 in 1001 in 11	9.8 in 1001 in 10	10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$801top tenth $99,462+	$892	$801	$766
Chance against standard	the base	-4.3%0.4 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100	+6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+11.4%$91 more	0.0%no change	-4.4%$35 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 launches.

Launches counted: 82982 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.9 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $801top tenth $99,462+
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: 37 of 829 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 79275 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $892
Chance against standard: -4.3%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +11.4%$91 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (43.9% of the money): 828 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 82881 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.8 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $801
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: 219 of 829.

Launches counted: 21923 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $766
Chance against standard: +6.2%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: -4.4%$35 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Hack and Slash, 12 to 36 months old: 829 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: 37 of 829 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, Path of Exile 2 (43.9% of the money): 828 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: 219 of 829.

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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