Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Roguelite / Creature Collector
Roguelite + Creature Collector: 44 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. 1 of 37 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.6 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 144% on the year before: 44 against 18.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 44 18 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 127 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 234 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. | 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.03% | 8 ranked of 127 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,268 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.87xhits against expected | 0.70x to 1.56x | 37 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,605 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| 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
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured 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
- 37
- Hit rate
- 2.7%0.0% to 7.2%
- Expected rate
- 4.3%
- Against expected
- 0.87x0.70x to 1.56x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
37 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
- $60
- Median
- $2,343
- Top tenth
- $32,237
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
- +144%
Parent tags
- RogueliteGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Creature CollectorGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Temtem: Swarm (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,492 reviews, 77% positiveest. $630k
- Dicefolk (opens the Steam store)2024 · 868 reviews, 89% positiveest. $263k
- Kādomon: Hyper Auto Battlers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 543 reviews, 65% positiveest. $110k
- Shard Squad (opens the Steam store)2025 · 516 reviews, 82% positiveest. $73k
- Flowers and Deities (opens the Steam store)2026 · 272 reviews, 90% positiveest. $72k
- Sculplings (opens the Steam store)2025 · 182 reviews, 99% positiveest. $41k
- Isle of Swaps (opens the Steam store)2024 · 129 reviews, 90% positiveest. $39k
- Flock of the Seraphim (opens the Steam store)2026 · 165 reviews, 84% positiveest. $33k
More with Roguelite
pairs with Roguelite- Roguelite + Bullet Heaven$12,77652 launches priced, 181 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Roguelike Deckbuilder$9,65574 launches priced, 161 releases in 12 months
- FPS + Roguelite$5,46236 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Co-op + Roguelite$4,52138 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Female Protagonist$4,27345 launches priced, 62 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Anime$4,27333 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
More with Creature Collector
pairs with Creature Collector- Exploration + Creature Collector$2,32758 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Creature Collector$1,98356 launches priced, 94 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Creature Collector$1,73480 launches priced, 115 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Creature Collector$1,45760 launches priced, 88 releases in 12 months
- Idler + Creature Collector$1,45476 launches priced, 140 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Creature Collector$1,45369 launches priced, 115 releases in 12 months
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