Niche

Automation + Relaxing

Games tagged both Automation and Relaxing: 45 indie paid launches, 7 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 Automation + Relaxing priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Automation and beats Relaxing; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Automation and is too small to compare with Relaxing.

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

Automation + Relaxing is too small to compare with Automation and is too small to compare with Relaxing: 0 of its 24 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 111 launches for Automation and 0.9 in 100 for Relaxing.

Small sample: 24 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAutomation

0 of 111launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 111 launches

Typical earnings$334

Launches111 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAutomation + Relaxing

0 of 24launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 24 launches

Typical earnings$202

Launches24 / 0 hits

Expected0.5 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twomood tagRelaxing

0.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds1 in 106

Typical earnings$229

Launches1,592 / 15 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 $5Relaxing 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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices45 in pair Under $524 in pair $5 to $1014 in pair$10 to $206: too few$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 24 games tagged both Automation and Relaxing priced under $5. 0 of 24 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 87 for Automation-only games and 1.0 in 100 for Relaxing-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Automation alone and is too small to compare with Relaxing alone.

Both: 24 games priced under $5; 0 of 24 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $202.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 24 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

Rusty's Retirementleads this pair28.1%

PairRusty's Retirement28.1%

AutomationSchedule I78.6%

RelaxingCrime Scene Cleaner11.3%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Automation + 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

Rusty's Retirement earned 28.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 45 Automation + Relaxing launches.
Automation is led by Schedule I, with 78.6% of its money.
Relaxing is led by Crime Scene Cleaner, with 11.3% 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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Automation + Relaxing holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Automation + Relaxing through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view42 of 45 launches	Without the breakout44 of 45 launches	Last 18 months23 of 45 launches
Launches counted	457 hits	427 hits	446 hits	234 hits
Earned $100k+	15.6 in 100	16.7 in 100	13.6 in 100	4 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$1,147top tenth $184,493+	$1,263	$1,147	$1,147
Chance against standard	the base	+7.1%1.1 more in 100	-12.3%1.9 fewer in 100	+11.8%1.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+10.1%$116 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Automation and Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 45 launches.

Launches counted: 457 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,147top tenth $184,493+
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: 3 of 45 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 427 hits
Earned $100k+: 16.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,263
Chance against standard: +7.1%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +10.1%$116 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Rusty's Retirement (28.1% of the money): 44 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 446 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,147
Chance against standard: -12.3%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 45.

Launches counted: 234 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,147
Chance against standard: +11.8%1.8 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Automation and Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 45 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: 3 of 45 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, Rusty's Retirement (28.1% of the money): 44 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: 23 of 45.

Automation is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.

Automation through every lens, all prices
Automation	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view285 of 298 launches	Without the breakout297 of 298 launches	Last 18 months102 of 298 launches
Launches counted	29843 hits	28541 hits	29742 hits	10211 hits
Earned $100k+	14.4 in 100	14.4 in 100	14.1 in 100	10.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$2,196top tenth $169,675+	$2,564	$2,195	$2,104
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-2.0%0.3 fewer in 100	-25.3%3.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+16.8%$368 more	0.0%$1 less	-4.2%$92 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Automation, 12 to 36 months old: 298 launches.

Launches counted: 29843 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,196top tenth $169,675+
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: 13 of 298 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 28541 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,564
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +16.8%$368 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Schedule I (78.6% of the money): 297 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 29742 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,195
Chance against standard: -2.0%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%$1 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 102 of 298.

Launches counted: 10211 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,104
Chance against standard: -25.3%3.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -4.2%$92 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Automation, 12 to 36 months old: 298 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: 13 of 298 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, Schedule I (78.6% of the money): 297 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: 102 of 298.

Relaxing is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Relaxing through every lens, all prices
Relaxing	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,352 of 2,483 launches	Without the breakout2,482 of 2,483 launches	Last 18 months794 of 2,483 launches
Launches counted	2,483125 hits	2,352116 hits	2,482124 hits	79460 hits
Earned $100k+	5.0 in 1001 in 20	4.9 in 1001 in 20	5.0 in 1001 in 20	7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$472top tenth $28,734+	$509	$472	$400
Chance against standard	the base	-2.0%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.8%no change	+50.1%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+7.8%$37 more	0.0%no change	-15.3%$72 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,483 launches.

Launches counted: 2,483125 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $472top tenth $28,734+
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: 131 of 2,483 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,352116 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.9 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $509
Chance against standard: -2.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +7.8%$37 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Crime Scene Cleaner (11.3% of the money): 2,482 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,482124 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.0 in 1001 in 20
Typical first-year earnings: $472
Chance against standard: -0.8%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 794 of 2,483.

Launches counted: 79460 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $400
Chance against standard: +50.1%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard: -15.3%$72 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Relaxing, 12 to 36 months old: 2,483 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: 131 of 2,483 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 (11.3% of the money): 2,482 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: 794 of 2,483.

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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