Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Farming Sim / Creature Collector
Farming Sim + Creature Collector: 40 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. 6 of 51 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.3 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 48% on the year before: 40 against 27.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 40 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 113 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 225 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.
| 0.12%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.26% | 13 ranked of 113 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,474 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.43xhits against expected | 0.98x to 2.19x | 51 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #902 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
- 51
- Hit rate
- 11.8%2.5% to 22.7%
- Expected rate
- 6.5%
- Against expected
- 1.43x0.98x to 2.19x
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
51 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
- $140
- Median
- $3,823
- Top tenth
- $127,362
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
- +48%
Parent tags
- Farming SimGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Creature CollectorGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Ooblets (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,389 reviews, 91% positiveest. $844k
- Tiny Pasture (opens the Steam store)2025 · 7,070 reviews, 92% positiveest. $611k
- Ova Magica (opens the Steam store)2024 · 582 reviews, 91% positiveest. $353k
- Dinotica (opens the Steam store)2025 · 746 reviews, 86% positiveest. $272k
- Halcyon Days at Taoyuan (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,095 reviews, 89% positiveest. $266k
- Your Big, Cute Monster Farm (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,123 reviews, 78% positiveest. $182k
- My Little Life (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,050 reviews, 89% positiveest. $127k
- Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge (opens the Steam store)2024 · 230 reviews, 86% positiveest. $93k
More with Farming Sim
pairs with Farming Sim- RPG + Farming Sim$8,78948 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- Sandbox + Farming Sim$7,47734 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Life Sim + Farming Sim$7,28161 launches priced, 76 releases in 12 months
- Building + Farming Sim$3,88535 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Management + Farming Sim$3,64143 launches priced, 63 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Farming Sim$3,23739 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
More with Creature Collector
pairs with Creature Collector- Exploration + Creature Collector$2,32758 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Creature Collector$1,98356 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Creature Collector$1,73480 launches priced, 115 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Creature Collector$1,45760 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Idler + Creature Collector$1,45476 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Creature Collector$1,45369 launches priced, 115 releases in 12 months
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