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Female Protagonist games on Steam

1,762 games carry the tag · 21 released in the last 12 months (vs 528 the year before) · median price $7.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 21 releases in the last year. Among the games here that reached 10+ reviews (most releases never do), the median sold an estimated 1,980 units (middle half 846–6,008). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

Unit medians are estimates, among games that reached 10+ reviews — most never do · how we estimate

What would change this: About 10% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Split FictionLove Is All AroundAssassin's Creed ValhallaHoloCure - Save the Fans!The Coffin of Andy and LeyleyFar Cry® 6AI LIMITHorizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 40,518 stored reviews from 392 games.

Story & writing84% positive · 23,098 mentions · 390 games
Gameplay & mechanics82% positive · 16,603 mentions · 374 games
Visuals & audio86% positive · 16,061 mentions · 382 games
Content & longevity80% positive · 8,652 mentions · 376 games
Price & value78% positive · 8,220 mentions · 369 games
Performance & stability68% positive · 6,024 mentions · 353 games
Controls & UI72% positive · 5,212 mentions · 361 games
Difficulty & balance81% positive · 4,900 mentions · 342 games
Multiplayer & community80% positive · 2,105 mentions · 266 games

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 26% of the niche's 1,135,673 reviews; it takes 99 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Female Protagonist games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Split Fiction 2025 127,579 Overwhelmingly Positive
Love Is All Around 2023 45,882 Very Positive
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2022 45,406 Mixed
HoloCure - Save the Fans! 2023 40,817 Overwhelmingly Positive
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley 2023 39,598 Overwhelmingly Positive
Far Cry® 6 2023 37,323 Mostly Positive
AI LIMIT 2025 37,133 Very Positive
Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition 2024 30,603 Very Positive
LIZARDS MUST DIE 2023 26,437 Overwhelmingly Positive
Astral Party 2024 21,670 Mixed

Go deeper

Combine Female Protagonist with other tags — and exclusions — in the segment workspace, or describe your concept and get this verdict on your exact combo.

Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.