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Niches / Idler + Roguelite

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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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Idler + Roguelite priced under $5, hiding samples under 30 launches.

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 2 of 942 launches for Roguelite.

Small sample: 30 launches, 0 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 + Roguelite
0 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 30 launches
$1k+30 in 100
$10k+4 of 30 launches
Launches30 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoRoguelite
2 of 942launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds2 of 942 launches
Typical earnings$214
Launches942 / 2 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 prices42 in pairUnder $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 2 of 912 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+, odds by size $1k+ 30 in 100 · $10k+ 4 of 30 launches · $100k+ 0 of 30 launches.

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 pair60.2%
Pair(the) Gnorp Apologue60.2%
IdlerSpirit City: Lofi Sessions12.4%
RogueliteHades II14.6%
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 60.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 42 Idler + Roguelite launches.
  • Idler is led by Spirit City: Lofi Sessions, with 12.4% of its money.
  • Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 14.6% 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 pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view36 of 42 launchesWithout the breakout41 of 42 launchesLast 18 months21 of 42 launches
Launches counted422 hits362 hits411 hits211 hits
Earned $100k+2 of 42too few for a rate2 of 36too few for a rate1 of 41too few for a rate1 of 21too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+26 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+16.7%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell-48.8%2.3 fewer in 1000.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo 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
Chance of $10k+
26 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 45 in 100
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
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+16.7%0.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, (the) Gnorp Apologue (60.2% 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
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-48.8%2.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
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
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
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 (60.2% 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 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.

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
RogueliteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,871 of 2,007 launchesWithout the breakout2,006 of 2,007 launchesLast 18 months611 of 2,007 launches
Launches counted2,007186 hits1,871174 hits2,006185 hits61158 hits
Earned $100k+9.3 in 1001 in 119.3 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,150top tenth $91,243+$1,207$1,150$1,177
Chance against standardthe base+0.3%no change-0.5%no change+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.0%$57 more0.0%no change+2.3%$27 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 launches.

Launches counted
2,007186 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150top tenth $91,243+
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 2,007 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,871174 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,207
Chance against standard
+0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+5.0%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (14.6% of the money): 2,006 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
2,006185 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,150
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: 611 of 2,007.

Launches counted
61158 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,177
Chance against standard
+2.4%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+2.3%$27 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 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 2,007 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 (14.6% of the money): 2,006 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: 611 of 2,007.

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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