Niche

Economy + Idler

Games tagged both Economy and Idler: 75 indie paid launches, 7 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 230 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2021 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,758 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

Under $5

Showing Economy + Idler priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Economy and beats Idler; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Economy and is too small to compare with Idler.

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

Economy + Idler is too small to compare with Economy and is too small to compare with Idler: 1 of its 49 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2 of 146 launches for Economy and 1.7 in 100 for Idler.

Small sample: 49 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneEconomy

2 of 146launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 146 launches

Typical earnings$387

Launches146 / 2 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairEconomy + Idler

1 of 49launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 49 launches

$1k+35 in 100

$10k+10 in 100

Launches49 / 1 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoIdler

1.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 60

Typical earnings$272

Launches658 / 11 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices75 in pair Under $549 in pair $5 to $1025 in pair$10 to $201: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 49 games tagged both Economy and Idler priced under $5. 1 of 49 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 97 for Economy-only games and 1.6 in 100 for Idler-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Economy alone and is too small to compare with Idler alone.

Both: 49 games priced under $5; 1 of 49 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 35 in 100 · $10k+ 10 in 100 · $100k+ 1 of 49 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 49 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

(the) Gnorp Apologueleads this pair28.7%

Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue28.7%

EconomySupermarket Simulator22.8%

IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions12.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Economy + 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

(the) Gnorp Apologue earned 28.7% of the estimated first-year money of the 75 Economy + Idler launches.
Economy is led by Supermarket Simulator, with 22.8% of its money.
Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 12.3% 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

Economy + Idler is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Economy + Idler through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view75 of 75 launches	Without the breakout74 of 75 launches	Last 18 months37 of 75 launches
Launches counted	757 hits	757 hits	746 hits	376 hits
Earned $100k+	9.3 in 1001 in 11	9.3 in 1001 in 11	8.1 in 1001 in 12	16.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+	29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 52 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change	-13.1%1.2 fewer in 100	+73.7%6.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Economy and Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 75 launches.

Launches counted: 757 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+: 29 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 52 in 100
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: 0 of 75 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 757 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.3 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (28.7% of the money): 74 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 746 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -13.1%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 37 of 75.

Launches counted: 376 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.2 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +73.7%6.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Economy and Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 75 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: 0 of 75 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) Gnorp Apologue (28.7% of the money): 74 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: 37 of 75.

Economy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Economy through every lens, all prices
Economy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view500 of 509 launches	Without the breakout508 of 509 launches	Last 18 months198 of 509 launches
Launches counted	50993 hits	50092 hits	50892 hits	19834 hits
Earned $100k+	18.3 in 100	18.4 in 100	18.1 in 100	17.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$4,501top tenth $280,355+	$4,925	$4,501	$3,301
Chance against standard	the base	+0.7%0.1 more in 100	-0.9%0.2 fewer in 100	-6.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+9.4%$424 more	0.0%no change	-26.7%$1,200 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Economy, 12 to 36 months old: 509 launches.

Launches counted: 50993 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,501top tenth $280,355+
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: 9 of 509 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 50092 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,925
Chance against standard: +0.7%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +9.4%$424 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Supermarket Simulator (22.8% of the money): 508 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 50892 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,501
Chance against standard: -0.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 198 of 509.

Launches counted: 19834 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,301
Chance against standard: -6.0%1.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -26.7%$1,200 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Economy, 12 to 36 months old: 509 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: 9 of 509 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, Supermarket Simulator (22.8% of the money): 508 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: 198 of 509.

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
Idler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view803 of 882 launches	Without the breakout881 of 882 launches	Last 18 months363 of 882 launches
Launches counted	88243 hits	80337 hits	88142 hits	36322 hits
Earned $100k+	4.9 in 1001 in 21	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.8 in 1001 in 21	6.1 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$509top tenth $32,462+	$514	$509	$515
Chance against standard	the base	-5.5%0.3 fewer in 100	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100	+24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+1.0%$5 more	0.0%no change	+1.2%$6 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 882 launches.

Launches counted: 88243 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $509top tenth $32,462+
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: 79 of 882 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 80337 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $514
Chance against standard: -5.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +1.0%$5 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (12.3% of the money): 881 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 88142 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $509
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 363 of 882.

Launches counted: 36322 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.1 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $515
Chance against standard: +24.3%1.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +1.2%$6 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 882 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: 79 of 882 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 (12.3% of the money): 881 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: 363 of 882.

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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