Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Collectathon / Fishing
Collectathon + Fishing: 20 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. 3 of 31 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 0.9 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases held level on the year before: 20 against 20.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 20 20 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 57 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 113 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.
| 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.07% | 5 ranked of 57 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,540 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.53xhits against expected | 1.08x to 2.50x | 31 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #655 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
- 31
- Hit rate
- 9.7%2.9% to 18.9%
- Expected rate
- 2.9%
- Against expected
- 1.53x1.08x to 2.50x
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
31 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
- $202
- Median
- $1,456
- Top tenth
- $59,921
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
- 0%
Parent tags
- CollectathonNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- FishingGenre 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.
- Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,415 reviews, 95% positiveest. $502k
- Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,573 reviews, 96% positiveest. $249k
- Sea Fantasy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 589 reviews, 86% positiveest. $179k
- Meow Squad: Incremental Fishing (opens the Steam store)2026 · 500 reviews, 90% positiveest. $61k
- Joyquarium (opens the Steam store)2025 · 494 reviews, 90% positiveest. $60k
- NoSlack Pets: Lo-Fi Paws (opens the Steam store)2025 · 395 reviews, 97% positiveest. $48k
- Mango's Fisharium (opens the Steam store)2025 · 305 reviews, 81% positiveest. $18k
- Desktop Fishes (opens the Steam store)2025 · 128 reviews, 82% positiveest. $16k
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
More with Fishing
pairs with Fishing- Exploration + Fishing$89030 launches priced, 33 releases in 12 months
- 2D + Fishing$74630 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
- Casual + Fishing$58151 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Fishingno price56 releases in 12 months
- Relaxing + Fishingno price47 releases in 12 months
- Fishing + Idlerno price44 releases in 12 months
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