Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Collectathon / Nature
Collectathon + Nature: 46 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. 4 of 39 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 92% on the year before: 46 against 24.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 46 24 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 58 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 192 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. | 1.50xhits against expected | 1.04x to 2.40x | 39 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #725 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
- 39
- Hit rate
- 10.3%0.0% to 17.9%
- Expected rate
- 4.3%
- Against expected
- 1.50x1.04x to 2.40x
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
39 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
- $1,314
- Top tenth
- $78,110
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
- +92%
Parent tags
- CollectathonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- NatureNot 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.
- Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town (opens the Steam store)2024 · 840 reviews, 95% positiveest. $510k
- Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,415 reviews, 95% positiveest. $502k
- Bugaboo Pocket (opens the Steam store)2025 · 301 reviews, 85% positiveest. $122k
- Bugtopia (opens the Steam store)2025 · 869 reviews, 92% positiveest. $105k
- Twinkleby (opens the Steam store)2025 · 271 reviews, 92% positiveest. $71k
- Bug & Seek (opens the Steam store)2023 · 205 reviews, 90% positiveest. $62k
- Archaeogem (opens the Steam store)2024 · 216 reviews, 86% positiveest. $44k
- My Little Spider (opens the Steam store)2025 · 393 reviews, 94% positiveest. $40k
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 Nature
pairs with Nature- Nature + Cozy$4,65132 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Idler$1,66633 launches priced, 83 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Nature$1,61878 launches priced, 129 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Nature$1,13283 launches priced, 159 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Nature$99986 launches priced, 120 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Incremental$99930 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
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