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Niches / Idler + Relaxing

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Idler + Relaxing

Games tagged both Idler and Relaxing: 400 indie paid launches, 34 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.

Showing Idler + Relaxing priced $10 to $20.

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?$10 to $20

Idler + Relaxing beats both its tags: 5 of its 13 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 21.7 in 100 for Idler and 23.6 in 100 for Relaxing.

Small sample: 13 launches, 5 hits.

3RDThird
Tag oneIdler
21.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.7 in 100
Typical earnings$13,597
Launches46 / 10 hits
Pair leads by16.8 in 100
1STWinner
This pairIdler + Relaxing
5 of 13launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 13 launches
Typical earnings$46,177
Launches13 / 5 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twomood tagRelaxing
23.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.6 in 100
Typical earnings$19,025
Launches309 / 73 hits
Pair leads by14.9 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Relaxing 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 13 games tagged both Idler and Relaxing priced $10 to $20. 38.5 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 15.2 for Idler-only games and 23.0 for Relaxing-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 13 games priced $10 to $20; 38.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $46,177.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 13 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

Spirit City: Lofi Sessionsleads this pair14.2%
PairSpirit City: Lofi Sessions14.2%
IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions9.5%
RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Idler + Relaxing

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

  • Spirit City: Lofi Sessions earned 14.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 400 Idler + Relaxing launches.
  • It also leads Idler, with 9.5% of that tag's money.
  • Relaxing is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 11.8% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

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

Idler + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view380 of 400 launchesWithout the breakout399 of 400 launchesLast 18 months285 of 400 launches
Launches counted40034 hits38030 hits39933 hits28522 hits
Earned $100k+8.5 in 1001 in 127.9 in 1001 in 138.3 in 1001 in 127.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$970top tenth $67,358+$1,007$970$967
Chance against standardthe yardstick-7.1%0.6 fewer in 100-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100-9.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+3.8%$37 more0.0%no change-0.3%$3 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 400 launches.

Launches counted
40034 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$970top tenth $67,358+
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: 20 of 400 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
38030 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,007
Chance against standard
-7.1%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+3.8%$37 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (14.2% of the money): 399 launches left.

Launches counted
39933 hits
Earned $100k+
8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$970
Chance against standard
-2.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 400.

Launches counted
28522 hits
Earned $100k+
7.7 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$967
Chance against standard
-9.4%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.3%$3 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 400 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: 20 of 400 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 (14.2% of the money): 399 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 400.

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
IdlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,123 of 1,212 launchesWithout the breakout1,211 of 1,212 launchesLast 18 months829 of 1,212 launches
Launches counted1,21267 hits1,12358 hits1,21166 hits82946 hits
Earned $100k+5.5 in 1001 in 185.2 in 1001 in 195.5 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings$707top tenth $34,996+$708$707$707
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.5%0.3 fewer in 1000.0%no change0.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+0.1%$1 more0.0%no change0.0%no change
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
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.

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

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
RelaxingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,742 of 2,876 launchesWithout the breakout2,875 of 2,876 launchesLast 18 months1,653 of 2,876 launches
Launches counted2,876162 hits2,742150 hits2,875161 hits1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+5.6 in 1001 in 185.5 in 1001 in 185.6 in 1001 in 186.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$546top tenth $31,569+$581$546$485
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.8%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+6.4%$35 more0.0%no change-11.2%$61 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 launches.

Launches counted
2,876162 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$546top tenth $31,569+
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: 134 of 2,876 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,742150 hits
Earned $100k+
5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$581
Chance against standard
-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+6.4%$35 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.

Launches counted
2,875161 hits
Earned $100k+
5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings
$546
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: 1,653 of 2,876.

Launches counted
1,653103 hits
Earned $100k+
6.2 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
+10.7%0.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
-11.2%$61 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 6 to 30 months old: 2,876 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: 134 of 2,876 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, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.8% of the money): 2,875 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,653 of 2,876.

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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