Niche

Idler + Roguelite

Games tagged both Idler and Roguelite: 42 indie paid launches, 2 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 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 + Roguelite 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 + Roguelite is too small to compare with Idler and is too small to compare with Roguelite: 0 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1.6 in 100 for Idler and 3 of 943 launches for Roguelite.

Small sample: 30 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneIdler

1.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 63

Typical earnings$283

Launches627 / 10 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairIdler + Roguelite

0 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 30 launches

Typical earnings$478

Launches30 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoRoguelite

3 of 943launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds3 of 943 launches

Typical earnings$229

Launches943 / 3 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.5 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 219), typical $169, from 13,780 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices42 in pair Under $530 in pair $5 to $1011 in pair$10 to $201: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Idler and Roguelite priced under $5. 0 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 1.7 in 100 for Idler-only games and 3 of 913 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Idler alone and is too small to compare with Roguelite alone.

Both: 30 games priced under $5; 0 of 30 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $478.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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 pair59.4%

Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue59.4%

IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions10.6%

RogueliteHades II14.1%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Idler + Roguelite

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 59.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Idler + Roguelite launches.
Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 10.6% of its money.
Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 14.1% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 + Roguelite is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Idler + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view36 of 42 launches	Without the breakout41 of 42 launches	Last 18 months21 of 42 launches
Launches counted	422 hits	362 hits	411 hits	211 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 42too few for a rate	2 of 36too few for a rate	1 of 41too few for a rate	1 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$859top tenth $60,990+	$798	$798	$478
Chance against standard	the base	+16.7%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell	-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	-7.1%$61 less; too few to tell	-7.1%$61 less	-44.4%$381 less; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 42 launches.

Launches counted: 422 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 42too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $859top tenth $60,990+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 42 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 362 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 36too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $798
Chance against standard: +16.7%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -7.1%$61 less; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (59.4% of the money): 41 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 411 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 41too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $798
Chance against standard: -48.8%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -7.1%$61 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 21 of 42.

Launches counted: 211 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 21too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $478
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: -44.4%$381 less; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Idler and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 42 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 42 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 (59.4% of the money): 41 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: 21 of 42.

Idler 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 through every lens, all prices
Idler	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view767 of 841 launches	Without the breakout840 of 841 launches	Last 18 months336 of 841 launches
Launches counted	84138 hits	76732 hits	84037 hits	33619 hits
Earned $100k+	4.5 in 1001 in 22	4.2 in 1001 in 24	4.4 in 1001 in 23	5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings	$478top tenth $31,571+	$478	$478	$459
Chance against standard	the base	-7.7%0.3 fewer in 100	-2.5%0.1 fewer in 100	+25.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change	0.0%no change	-4.0%$19 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 841 launches.

Launches counted: 84138 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $478top tenth $31,571+
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 841 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 76732 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $478
Chance against standard: -7.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (10.6% of the money): 840 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 84037 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $478
Chance against standard: -2.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 336 of 841.

Launches counted: 33619 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.7 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $459
Chance against standard: +25.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: -4.0%$19 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Idler, 12 to 36 months old: 841 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 841 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 (10.6% of the money): 840 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 841.

Roguelite 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.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
Roguelite	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,875 of 2,011 launches	Without the breakout2,010 of 2,011 launches	Last 18 months615 of 2,011 launches
Launches counted	2,011170 hits	1,875158 hits	2,010169 hits	61552 hits
Earned $100k+	8.5 in 1001 in 12	8.4 in 1001 in 12	8.4 in 1001 in 12	8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings	$1,113top tenth $72,554+	$1,190	$1,113	$1,072
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-0.5%no change	0.0%no change
Typical against standard	the base	+6.9%$77 more	0.0%no change	-3.7%$41 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,011 launches.

Launches counted: 2,011170 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,113top tenth $72,554+
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: 136 of 2,011 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,875158 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,190
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +6.9%$77 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (14.1% of the money): 2,010 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,010169 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,113
Chance against standard: -0.5%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 615 of 2,011.

Launches counted: 61552 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,072
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change
Typical against standard: -3.7%$41 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,011 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: 136 of 2,011 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, Hades II (14.1% of the money): 2,010 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: 615 of 2,011.

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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