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Niches / Idler + Incremental

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Idler + Incremental

Games tagged both Idler and Incremental: 350 indie paid launches, 16 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Idler + Incremental 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

Idler + Incremental is about level with Idler and is about level with Incremental: 2.5 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.6 in 100 for Idler and 1.1 in 100 for Incremental.

That is 1 in 40, about 5.9 times the 0.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneIdler
1.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 63
Typical earnings$265
Launches627 / 10 hits
A tie, apart by0.9 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairIdler + Incremental
2.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 40
Typical earnings$356
Launches280 / 7 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoIncremental
1.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 95
Typical earnings$178
Launches854 / 9 hits
A tie, apart by1.4 in 100
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 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 prices350 in pairUnder $5280 in pair$5 to $1063 in pair$10 to $207: too few$20 to $40no launches
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 280 games tagged both Idler and Incremental priced under $5. 2.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 347 for Idler-only games and 2 of 574 for Incremental-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Idler alone and is too small to compare with Incremental alone.

Both: 280 games priced under $5; 2.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 40), typical first-year earnings $356.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 280 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 pair11.4%
Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue11.4%
IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions12.4%
Incremental(the) Gnorp Apologue7.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Idler + Incremental

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 11.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 350 Idler + Incremental launches.
  • Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 12.4% of its money.
  • It also leads Incremental, with 7.5% of that tag's 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

Idler + Incremental 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 + Incremental through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view328 of 350 launchesWithout the breakout349 of 350 launchesLast 18 months161 of 350 launches
Launches counted35016 hits32814 hits34915 hits16110 hits
Earned $100k+4.6 in 1001 in 224.3 in 1001 in 234.3 in 1001 in 236.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$562top tenth $42,192+$612$551$625
Chance against standardthe base-6.6%0.3 fewer in 100-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100+35.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.9%$50 more-2.0%$11 less+11.2%$63 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 350 launches.

Launches counted
35016 hits
Earned $100k+
4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings
$562top tenth $42,192+
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: 22 of 350 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
32814 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$612
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.9%$50 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (11.4% of the money): 349 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
34915 hits
Earned $100k+
4.3 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings
$551
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$11 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 161 of 350.

Launches counted
16110 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$625
Chance against standard
+35.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.2%$63 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 350 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: 22 of 350 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 (11.4% of the money): 349 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: 161 of 350.

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.

Idler through every lens, all prices
IdlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view768 of 842 launchesWithout the breakout841 of 842 launchesLast 18 months336 of 842 launches
Launches counted84242 hits76836 hits84141 hits33622 hits
Earned $100k+5.0 in 1001 in 204.7 in 1001 in 214.9 in 1001 in 216.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$472top tenth $32,990+$473$469$446
Chance against standardthe base-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100+31.3%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.2%$1 more-0.6%$3 less-5.5%$26 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 842 launches.

Launches counted
84242 hits
Earned $100k+
5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings
$472top tenth $32,990+
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 842 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
76836 hits
Earned $100k+
4.7 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$473
Chance against standard
-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+0.2%$1 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (12.4% of the money): 841 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
84141 hits
Earned $100k+
4.9 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings
$469
Chance against standard
-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.6%$3 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 336 of 842.

Launches counted
33622 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$446
Chance against standard
+31.3%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-5.5%$26 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 842 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 842 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 (12.4% of the money): 841 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 842.

Incremental 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.

Incremental through every lens, all prices
IncrementalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view977 of 1,070 launchesWithout the breakout1,069 of 1,070 launchesLast 18 months393 of 1,070 launches
Launches counted1,07023 hits97721 hits1,06922 hits39312 hits
Earned $100k+2.1 in 1001 in 472.1 in 1001 in 472.1 in 1001 in 493.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings$268top tenth $12,346+$278$268$249
Chance against standardthe base0.0%no change-4.3%0.1 fewer in 100+42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.7%$10 more0.0%no change-7.1%$19 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 launches.

Launches counted
1,07023 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings
$268top tenth $12,346+
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: 93 of 1,070 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
97721 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 47
Typical first-year earnings
$278
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+3.7%$10 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (7.5% of the money): 1,069 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,06922 hits
Earned $100k+
2.1 in 1001 in 49
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
-4.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 393 of 1,070.

Launches counted
39312 hits
Earned $100k+
3.1 in 1001 in 33
Typical first-year earnings
$249
Chance against standard
+42.1%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.1%$19 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Incremental, 12 to 36 months old: 1,070 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: 93 of 1,070 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 (7.5% of the money): 1,069 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: 393 of 1,070.

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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