Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Collectathon / Cats
Collectathon + Cats: 34 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 2 of 49 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.2 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 17% on the year before: 34 against 29.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 34 29 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 28 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 120 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.18xhits against expected | 0.87x to 2.06x | 49 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #1,835 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 49
- Hit rate
- 4.1%0.0% to 8.3%
- Expected rate
- 2.5%
- Against expected
- 1.18x0.87x to 2.06x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
49 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $113
- Median
- $1,374
- Top tenth
- $30,740
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +17%
Parent tags
- CollectathonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- CatsNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Find Matt's Cats (opens the Steam store)2026 · 730 reviews, 98% positiveest. $296k
- A Tower Full of Cats (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,307 reviews, 99% positiveest. $267k
- Shelve the Potions! (opens the Steam store)2026 · 529 reviews, 87% positiveest. $64k
- Chonkers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 518 reviews, 87% positiveest. $52k
- NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws (opens the Steam store)2025 · 395 reviews, 97% positiveest. $48k
- Whisker Wanderlust: The Mosaic of Souls (opens the Steam store)2025 · 350 reviews, 88% positiveest. $35k
- Whisker Wanderlust: The Wondrous Journey (opens the Steam store)2025 · 209 reviews, 93% positiveest. $30k
- Travellin Cats in Maple Hollow 🍂 (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,230 reviews, 97% positiveest. $25k
More with Collectathon
pairs with Collectathon- Collectathon + Cozy$5,08330 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Creature Collector$1,98356 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Collectathon$1,85847 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Collectathon$1,84084 launches priced, 182 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Idler$1,77756 launches priced, 144 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Incremental$1,13151 launches priced, 139 releases in 12 months
More with Cats
pairs with Cats- Adventure + Cats$1,84443 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Family Friendly + Cats$1,33045 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Point & Click + Cats$1,12857 launches priced, 110 releases in 12 months
- Cats + Cozy$1,10583 launches priced, 142 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Cats$887143 launches priced, 201 releases in 12 months
- Cats + Wholesome$88478 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
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