Niche

Idler + Loot

Games tagged both Idler and Loot: 51 indie paid launches, 11 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".
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 16 hit $100k+Under $51 in 200 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 26 hit $100k+$10 to $2019 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4042 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, 29,637 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 6 to 30 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 Idler + Loot 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 + Loot beats both its tags: 1 of its 27 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 2.2 in 100 for Idler and 0.9 in 100 for Loot.

Small sample: 27 launches, 1 hits.

2NDRunner-up

Tag oneIdler

2.2in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 45

Typical earnings$404

Launches899 / 20 hits

Pair leads by1.5 in 100

1STWinner

This pairIdler + Loot

1 of 27launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 27 launches

Typical earnings$1,938

Launches27 / 1 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

3RDThird

Tag twomood tagLoot

0.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 111

Typical earnings$404

Launches112 / 1 hits

Pair leads by2.8 in 100

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 200), typical $198, from 15,379 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Loot is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices51 in pair Under $527 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 27 games tagged both Idler and Loot priced under $5. 3.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 2.2 for Idler-only games and 0.0 for Loot-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 27 games priced under $5; 3.7 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 27), typical first-year earnings $1,938.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 27 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

Multiverse Loot Hunterleads this pair16.1%

PairMultiverse Loot Hunter16.1%

IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions9.5%

LootPath of Exile 267.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Idler + Loot

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

Multiverse Loot Hunter earned 16.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 51 Idler + Loot launches.
Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 9.5% of its money.
Loot is led by Path of Exile 2, with 67.8% of its money. That is close to a one-hit market.
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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Idler + Loot is audience-sensitive +1: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Idler + Loot through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view37 of 51 launches	Without the breakout50 of 51 launches	Last 18 months33 of 51 launches
Launches counted	5111 hits	3710 hits	5010 hits	338 hits
Earned $100k+	21.6 in 100	27.0 in 100	20.0 in 100	24.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$4,648top tenth $159,815+	$9,903	$4,648	$7,612
Chance against standard	the yardstick	+25.0%5.4 more in 100	-7.4%1.6 fewer in 100	+12.0%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+113.1%$5,255 more	0.0%no change	+63.8%$2,964 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 51 launches.

Launches counted: 5111 hits
Earned $100k+: 21.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,648top tenth $159,815+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 51 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 3710 hits
Earned $100k+: 27.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $9,903
Chance against standard: +25.0%5.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +113.1%$5,255 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Multiverse Loot Hunter (16.1% of the money): 50 launches left.

Launches counted: 5010 hits
Earned $100k+: 20.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,648
Chance against standard: -7.4%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 51.

Launches counted: 338 hits
Earned $100k+: 24.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $7,612
Chance against standard: +12.0%2.6 more in 100
Typical against standard: +63.8%$2,964 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 51 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 51 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, Multiverse Loot Hunter (16.1% of the money): 50 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 51.

Idler holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Idler through every lens, all prices
Idler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,123 of 1,212 launches	Without the breakout1,211 of 1,212 launches	Last 18 months829 of 1,212 launches
Launches counted	1,21267 hits	1,12358 hits	1,21166 hits	82946 hits
Earned $100k+	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.2 in 1001 in 19	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$707top tenth $34,996+	$708	$707	$707
Chance against standard	the yardstick	-5.5%0.3 fewer in 100	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+0.1%$1 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 6 to 30 months old: 1,212 launches.

Launches counted: 1,21267 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $707top tenth $34,996+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 89 of 1,212 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,12358 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.2 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $708
Chance against standard: -5.5%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.1%$1 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (9.5% of the money): 1,211 launches left.

Launches counted: 1,21166 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $707
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 829 of 1,212.

Launches counted: 82946 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $707
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 6 to 30 months old: 1,212 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 89 of 1,212 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 (9.5% of the money): 1,211 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 829 of 1,212.

Loot holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Loot through every lens, all prices
Loot	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view241 of 285 launches	Without the breakout284 of 285 launches	Last 18 months165 of 285 launches
Launches counted	28540 hits	24135 hits	28439 hits	16521 hits
Earned $100k+	14.0 in 100	14.5 in 100	13.7 in 100	12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,820top tenth $142,114+	$1,920	$1,820	$2,265
Chance against standard	the yardstick	+3.6%0.5 more in 100	-2.1%0.3 fewer in 100	-9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the yardstick	+5.5%$100 more	0.0%no change	+24.5%$445 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 launches.

Launches counted: 28540 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,820top tenth $142,114+
Chance against standard: the yardstick
Typical against standard: the yardstick

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 44 of 285 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 24135 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,920
Chance against standard: +3.6%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: +5.5%$100 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.

Launches counted: 28439 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,820
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

Launches counted: 16521 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,265
Chance against standard: -9.3%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +24.5%$445 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Loot, 6 to 30 months old: 285 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 44 of 285 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, Path of Exile 2 (67.8% of the money): 284 launches left.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 165 of 285.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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