Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Idler + Creature Collector: a typical launch earns $1,454 in its first year

That is the median of 76 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 17 of 151 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 59% on the year before: 140 against 88.

Price: $1,454
Price vs a year earlier: −37.4%
Releases, 12 months: 140
Upcoming games: 199
Games on the store: 498

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Idler + Creature Collector on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. One game dominates the figure Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.04% to 0.12%	6 ranked of 199 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#6,024 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	2.69xhits against expected	1.97x to 3.70x	151 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#25 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−24%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−36% to −5%	24 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#2,074 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−12%review growth against same-age games	−20% to −3%	24 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,380 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

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.

Hits: 17
Expected: 4.4

Launches: 151
Hit rate: 11.3%5.9% to 18.2%
Expected rate: 2.9%
Against expected: 2.69x1.97x to 3.70x

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

151 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $67
Median: $1,699
Top tenth: $114,689

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 140
Prior 12 months: 88

Change: +59%
Against Steam: +15%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

IdlerGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Creature CollectorGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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More with Creature Collector

pairs with Creature Collector

Exploration + Creature Collector$2,32758 launches priced, 70 releases in 12 months
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