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Niches / Female Protagonist + Strategy

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Female Protagonist + Strategy

Games tagged both Female Protagonist and Strategy: 107 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.

Showing Female Protagonist + Strategy priced $10 to $20.

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 + Strategy is too small to compare with Female Protagonist and is too small to compare with Strategy: 4 of its 22 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 17.0 in 100 for Female Protagonist and 16.0 in 100 for Strategy.

Small sample: 22 launches, 4 hits.

TIEA tie
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 + Strategy
4 of 22launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 22 launches
Typical earnings$31,603
Launches22 / 4 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoStrategy
16.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.0 in 100
Typical earnings$7,843
Launches844 / 135 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 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices107 in pairUnder $555 in pair$5 to $1029 in pair$10 to $2022 in pair$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 22 games tagged both Female Protagonist and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 4 of 22 of them earned $100k+, against 16.9 in 100 for Female Protagonist-only games and 15.9 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Female Protagonist alone and is too small to compare with Strategy alone.

Both: 22 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 22 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $31,603.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 22 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

美女，请别影响我成仙leads this pair24.3%
Pair美女，请别影响我成仙24.3%
Female ProtagonistHollow Knight: Silksong47.9%
StrategyManor Lords14.8%
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 + Strategy

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

  • 美女，请别影响我成仙 earned 24.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 107 Female Protagonist + Strategy launches.
  • Female Protagonist is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 47.9% of its money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 14.8% 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 + Strategy 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 + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view93 of 107 launchesWithout the breakout106 of 107 launchesLast 18 months32 of 107 launches
Launches counted1074 hits932 hits1063 hits323 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 107too few for a rate2 of 93too few for a rate3 of 106too few for a rate3 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$593top tenth $47,423+$593$593$956
Chance against standardthe base-42.5%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell-24.3%0.9 fewer in 100+150.8%5.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell0.0%no change+61.2%$363 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 107 launches.

Launches counted
1074 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 107too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$593top tenth $47,423+
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: 14 of 107 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
932 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 93too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$593
Chance against standard
-42.5%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 美女，请别影响我成仙 (24.3% of the money): 106 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1063 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 106too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$593
Chance against standard
-24.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 107.

Launches counted
323 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 32too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$956
Chance against standard
+150.8%5.6 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+61.2%$363 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Female Protagonist and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 107 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: 14 of 107 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, 美女，请别影响我成仙 (24.3% of the money): 106 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: 32 of 107.

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 ProtagonistBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,265 of 1,407 launchesWithout the breakout1,406 of 1,407 launchesLast 18 months401 of 1,407 launches
Launches counted1,407118 hits1,26595 hits1,406117 hits40141 hits
Earned $100k+8.4 in 1001 in 127.5 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 1210.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,487top tenth $74,922+$1,427$1,487$1,884
Chance against standardthe base-10.5%0.9 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+21.9%1.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base-4.0%$60 less0.0%no change+26.7%$397 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves 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.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,305 of 4,686 launchesWithout the breakout4,685 of 4,686 launchesLast 18 months1,463 of 4,686 launches
Launches counted4,686290 hits4,305262 hits4,685289 hits1,46397 hits
Earned $100k+6.2 in 1001 in 166.1 in 1001 in 166.2 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$426top tenth $39,428+$472$426$498
Chance against standardthe base-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+7.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.8%$46 more0.0%no change+16.9%$72 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,686 launches.

Launches counted
4,686290 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$426top tenth $39,428+
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: 381 of 4,686 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,305262 hits
Earned $100k+
6.1 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$472
Chance against standard
-1.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+10.8%$46 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (14.8% of the money): 4,685 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,685289 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$426
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,463 of 4,686.

Launches counted
1,46397 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$498
Chance against standard
+7.1%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.9%$72 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,686 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: 381 of 4,686 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, Manor Lords (14.8% of the money): 4,685 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: 1,463 of 4,686.

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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