Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Magic / Collectathon
Magic + Collectathon: 13 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 0 of 11 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 160% on the year before: 13 against 5.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 13 5 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 21 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 56 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.
| 0.06%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.11% | 6 ranked of 21 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,136 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 11
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 0.0%
- Expected rate
- 7.4%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
11 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $566
- Top tenth
- $23,070
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +160%
Parent tags
- MagicNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- CollectathonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! (opens the Steam store)2026 · 25,011 reviews, 94% positiveest. $2.9M
- Cavern of Dreams (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,195 reviews, 94% positiveest. $314k
- Shelves and Sorcery: Tidy Up the Enchanted Shop (opens the Steam store)2026 · 679 reviews, 94% positiveest. $82k
- XiuzhenWorld2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 134 reviews, 67% positiveest. $35k
- Wand & Order: Tidy up the magic shop! (opens the Steam store)2026 · 230 reviews, 90% positiveest. $28k
- ILA: A Frosty Glide (opens the Steam store)2025 · 76 reviews, 96% positiveest. $23k
- Magic Boutique of Royal Blue (opens the Steam store)2024 · 35 reviews, 80% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- You Must Become A Lich (opens the Steam store)2023 · 51 reviews, 82% positiveest. $7.2k
More with Magic
pairs with Magic- Story Rich + Magic$3,23836 launches priced, 32 releases in 12 months
- Magic + Female Protagonist$3,07630 launches priced, 19 releases in 12 months
- Magic + Action Roguelike$1,70732 launches priced, 52 releases in 12 months
- Magic + Colorful$1,66832 launches priced, 38 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Magic$1,37576 launches priced, 105 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Magic$1,214137 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
More with Collectathon
pairs with Collectathon- Collectathon + Cozy$5,08330 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Creature Collector$1,98356 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Collectathon$1,85847 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Collectathon$1,84084 launches priced, 182 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Idler$1,77756 launches priced, 144 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Incremental$1,13151 launches priced, 139 releases in 12 months
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