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Niches / Auto Battler + Idler

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Auto Battler + Idler

Games tagged both Auto Battler and Idler: 68 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 Auto Battler + Idler 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

Auto Battler + Idler is too small to compare with Auto Battler and is too small to compare with Idler: 0 of its 54 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 179 launches for Auto Battler and 1.6 in 100 for Idler.

Small sample: 54 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
1 of 179launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 179 launches
Typical earnings$213
Launches179 / 1 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairAuto Battler + Idler
0 of 54launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 54 launches
Typical earnings$478
Launches54 / 0 hits
Expected0.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoIdler
1.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 63
Typical earnings$283
Launches627 / 10 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 $5

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 prices68 in pairUnder $554 in pair$5 to $1010 in pair$10 to $203: too few$20 to $401: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 54 games tagged both Auto Battler and Idler priced under $5. 0 of 54 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 125 for Auto Battler-only games and 1.7 in 100 for Idler-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Auto Battler alone and is too small to compare with Idler alone.

Both: 54 games priced under $5; 0 of 54 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $478.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 54 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

Cauldronleads this pair34.5%
PairCauldron34.5%
Auto BattlerThe Bazaar27.3%
IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions10.6%
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 Auto Battler + Idler

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

  • Cauldron earned 34.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 68 Auto Battler + Idler launches.
  • Auto Battler is led by The Bazaar, with 27.3% of its money.
  • Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 10.6% 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

Auto Battler + Idler 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.

Auto Battler + Idler through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view67 of 68 launchesWithout the breakout67 of 68 launchesLast 18 months23 of 68 launches
Launches counted684 hits674 hits673 hits232 hits
Earned $100k+4 of 68too few for a rate4 of 67too few for a rate3 of 67too few for a rate2 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$1,032top tenth $45,206+$1,032$506$478
Chance against standardthe base+1.5%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell-23.9%1.4 fewer in 100+47.8%2.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-51.0%$526 less-53.7%$554 less; 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 Auto Battler and Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 68 launches.

Launches counted
684 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 68too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,032top tenth $45,206+
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: 1 of 68 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
674 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$1,032
Chance against standard
+1.5%0.1 more 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, Cauldron (34.5% of the money): 67 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
673 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$506
Chance against standard
-23.9%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-51.0%$526 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 68.

Launches counted
232 hits
Earned $100k+
2 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
+47.8%2.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-53.7%$554 less; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Auto Battler and Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 68 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: 1 of 68 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, Cauldron (34.5% of the money): 67 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: 23 of 68.

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

Auto Battler through every lens, all prices
Auto BattlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view339 of 359 launchesWithout the breakout358 of 359 launchesLast 18 months116 of 359 launches
Launches counted35921 hits33918 hits35820 hits1169 hits
Earned $100k+5.8 in 1001 in 175.3 in 1001 in 195.6 in 1001 in 187.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$1,147top tenth $51,064+$1,315$1,147$1,378
Chance against standardthe base-9.2%0.5 fewer in 100-4.5%0.3 fewer in 100+32.6%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+14.6%$168 more0.0%no change+20.1%$231 more
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Auto Battler, 12 to 36 months old: 359 launches.

Launches counted
35921 hits
Earned $100k+
5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,147top tenth $51,064+
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: 20 of 359 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
33918 hits
Earned $100k+
5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings
$1,315
Chance against standard
-9.2%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.6%$168 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Bazaar (27.3% of the money): 358 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
35820 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$1,147
Chance against standard
-4.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 116 of 359.

Launches counted
1169 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,378
Chance against standard
+32.6%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.1%$231 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Auto Battler, 12 to 36 months old: 359 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: 20 of 359 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 Bazaar (27.3% of the money): 358 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: 116 of 359.

Idler 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.

Idler through every lens, all prices
IdlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view767 of 841 launchesWithout the breakout840 of 841 launchesLast 18 months336 of 841 launches
Launches counted84138 hits76732 hits84037 hits33619 hits
Earned $100k+4.5 in 1001 in 224.2 in 1001 in 244.4 in 1001 in 235.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$478top tenth $31,571+$478$478$459
Chance against standardthe base-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100+25.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change0.0%no change-4.0%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 841 launches.

Launches counted
84138 hits
Earned $100k+
4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$478top tenth $31,571+
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: 74 of 841 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
76732 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (10.6% of the money): 840 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
84037 hits
Earned $100k+
4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$478
Chance against standard
-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 336 of 841.

Launches counted
33619 hits
Earned $100k+
5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$459
Chance against standard
+25.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 841 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: 74 of 841 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, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (10.6% of the money): 840 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: 336 of 841.

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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