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Minigames + Female Protagonist
Of 27 developers who shipped a Female-Led Minigames game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 17 more are announced.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $11k, ×24 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.4k; 1 in 20 cleared $3.5M, ×7378 the market median. Revenue is down 85% on the market; 17 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $2.4k (exactly $2,398) |
|---|---|
| Median | $11k (exactly $11,324) |
| Top 25% | $117k (exactly $116,922) |
| Top 5% | $3.5M (exactly $3,504,647) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 27 |
| Released games | 78 |
| Announced | 17 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $13.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue down 85% on the market, supply as many developers as the period before.
Free games: 6%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Minigames
- effort 2 / 10 · high · effort 2 sits in the high band
- Female Protagonist
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Minigames; 7 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Adventure
- Price point
- $13.99 typical · top 25% priced $24.99 or above
- Art
- 6 in 10 of the top 25% ship with Colorful, Cute, Story Rich
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $24.99 or above; the middle game at $13.99.
The top 10 games average 79% positive over 21,540 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.4k. 6 in 10 of the 16 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 17 games are announced against 13 developers who shipped in the last year.
Adjacent niches
Minigames with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + LGBTQ+Strong odds
- + Immersive SimStrong odds
- + Life SimStrong odds
- + Visual NovelFair
- + SandboxFair
- + RomanceFair
- + ManagementFair
- + ExplorationFair
- + Action-AdventureFair
- + Character CustomizationFair
- + HorrorFair
- + MagicFair
Comparable games
It Takes Two 2021 · $262M 
Star Wars Outlaws 2024 · $26M 
Rift of the NecroDancer 2025 · $3.5M 
Cauldron 2025 · $755k 
pureya 2021 · $403k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | It Takes Two | older | $39.99 | 218,492 95% | 6.6M | $262M (exactly $262,124,852) | Hazelight Studios |
| | Star Wars Outlaws | $69.99 | 12,268 71% | 368k | $26M (exactly $25,759,120) | Massive Entertainment – A Ubisoft Studio | |
| | Rift of the NecroDancer | $19.99 | 5,844 93% | 175k | $3.5M (exactly $3,504,647) | Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Studios I… (Brace Yourself Games, Tic Toc Studios Inc.) | |
| | Cauldron | $14.99 | 1,678 92% | 50k | $755k (exactly $754,597) | SleepyDad Games | |
| | pureya | older | $5.99 | 2,242 96% | 67k | $403k (exactly $402,887) | Majorariatto |
 | Bratz™: Flaunt your fashion | older | $29.99 | 445 77% | 13k | $400k (exactly $400,366) | Petoons Studio |
 | Filament | older | $16.99 | 623 86% | 19k | $318k (exactly $317,543) | Beard Envy |
 | SPY×ANYA: Operation Memories | older | $49.99 | 206 83% | 6.2k | $309k (exactly $308,938) | GrooveBoxJapan |
 | Parallel Experiment | $9.99 | 702 84% | 21k | $210k (exactly $210,389) | Eleven Puzzles | |
 | The Little Acre | older | $12.99 | 518 86% | 16k | $202k (exactly $201,865) | Pewter Games Studios |
 | Starlight Revolver | · EA | $12.99 | 404 54% | 12k | $157k (exactly $157,439) | Pahdo Labs |
 | Mayor May Knott | $24.99 | 189 100% | 5.7k | $142k (exactly $141,693) | Ravenous Images | |
 | I Just Want to be Single!! Season One | · EA | $14.99 | 260 75% | 7.8k | $117k (exactly $116,922) | m., Tsundere Studio |
 | Mythmatch | $19.99 | 124 98% | 3.7k | $74k (exactly $74,363) | Team Artichoke | |
 | Barbie Project Friendship™ | $39.99 | 41 80% | 1.2k | $49k (exactly $49,188) | Xaloc Studios, Casual Brothers Ltd. | |
 | Bratz® Rhythm & Style | $39.99 | 30 76% | 900 | $36k (exactly $35,991) | Recotechnology S.L. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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