Niche

Idler + Management

Games tagged both Idler and Management: 125 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". 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.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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 Idler + Management priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Idler and trails Management; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Idler and is too small to compare with Management.

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 + Management is too small to compare with Idler and is too small to compare with Management: 2 of its 74 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.6 in 100 for Idler and 4 of 299 launches for Management.

Small sample: 74 launches, 2 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneIdler

1.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 63

Typical earnings$265

Launches627 / 10 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairIdler + Management

2 of 74launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 74 launches

$1k+45 in 100

$10k+20 in 100

Launches74 / 2 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoManagement

4 of 299launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 299 launches

Typical earnings$357

Launches299 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 prices125 in pair Under $574 in pair $5 to $1045 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 74 games tagged both Idler and Management priced under $5. 2 of 74 of them earned $100k+, against 1.4 in 100 for Idler-only games and 2 of 225 for Management-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Idler alone and is too small to compare with Management alone.

Both: 74 games priced under $5; 2 of 74 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 45 in 100 · $10k+ 20 in 100 · $100k+ 2 of 74 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 74 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

Rusty's Retirementleads this pair23.5%

PairRusty's Retirement23.5%

IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions12.4%

ManagementSchedule I32.9%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Idler + Management

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

Rusty's Retirement earned 23.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 125 Idler + Management launches.
Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 12.4% of its money.
Management is led by Schedule I, with 32.9% 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

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

Idler + Management through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view119 of 125 launches	Without the breakout124 of 125 launches	Last 18 months56 of 125 launches
Launches counted	12511 hits	1199 hits	12410 hits	566 hits
Earned $100k+	8.8 in 1001 in 11	7.6 in 1001 in 13	8.1 in 1001 in 12	10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,697top tenth $90,567+	$1,569	$1,697	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	-14.1%1.2 fewer in 100	-8.4%0.7 fewer in 100	+21.8%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-7.5%$128 less	0.0%no change	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Management, 12 to 36 months old: 125 launches.

Launches counted: 12511 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.8 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,697top tenth $90,567+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 125 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1199 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,569
Chance against standard: -14.1%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -7.5%$128 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rusty's Retirement (23.5% of the money): 124 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 12410 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,697
Chance against standard: -8.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 56 of 125.

Launches counted: 566 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +21.8%1.9 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Management, 12 to 36 months old: 125 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: 6 of 125 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, Rusty's Retirement (23.5% of the money): 124 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: 56 of 125.

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
Idler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view768 of 842 launches	Without the breakout841 of 842 launches	Last 18 months336 of 842 launches
Launches counted	84242 hits	76836 hits	84141 hits	33622 hits
Earned $100k+	5.0 in 1001 in 20	4.7 in 1001 in 21	4.9 in 1001 in 21	6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$472top tenth $32,990+	$473	$469	$446
Chance against standard	the base	-6.0%0.3 fewer in 100	-2.3%0.1 fewer in 100	+31.3%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.2%$1 more	-0.6%$3 less	-5.5%$26 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves 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.

Management 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.

Management through every lens, all prices
Management	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view974 of 1,006 launches	Without the breakout1,005 of 1,006 launches	Last 18 months363 of 1,006 launches
Launches counted	1,006182 hits	974174 hits	1,005181 hits	36358 hits
Earned $100k+	18.1 in 100	17.9 in 100	18.0 in 100	16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$3,982top tenth $284,657+	$4,018	$3,980	$4,700
Chance against standard	the base	-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-0.5%0.1 fewer in 100	-11.7%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.9%$36 more	-0.1%$2 less	+18.0%$718 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,006 launches.

Launches counted: 1,006182 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,982top tenth $284,657+
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: 32 of 1,006 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 974174 hits
Earned $100k+: 17.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,018
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.9%$36 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (32.9% of the money): 1,005 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,005181 hits
Earned $100k+: 18.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $3,980
Chance against standard: -0.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.1%$2 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 363 of 1,006.

Launches counted: 36358 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $4,700
Chance against standard: -11.7%2.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +18.0%$718 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Management, 12 to 36 months old: 1,006 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: 32 of 1,006 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, Schedule I (32.9% of the money): 1,005 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 1,006.

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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