Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Incremental / Auto Battler
Incremental + Auto Battler: 120 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. 5 of 61 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.5 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 264% on the year before: 120 against 33.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 120 33 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 231 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 460 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. | 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 0.16% | 11 ranked of 231 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,860 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.77xhits against expected | 1.21x to 2.81x | 61 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #309 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
- 61
- Hit rate
- 8.2%4.0% to 17.5%
- Expected rate
- 2.5%
- Against expected
- 1.77x1.21x to 2.81x
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
61 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
- $20
- Median
- $909
- Top tenth
- $90,640
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
- +264%
Parent tags
- IncrementalGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Auto BattlerGenre 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.
- Cauldron (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,691 reviews, 92% positiveest. $513k
- Q-UP (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,129 reviews, 93% positiveest. $228k
- Master Healer Kale with useless party (opens the Steam store)2026 · 2,012 reviews, 95% positiveest. $203k
- Desktop Defender (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,767 reviews, 92% positiveest. $179k
- Loot Loop (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,722 reviews, 92% positiveest. $174k
- Nomad Idle (opens the Steam store)2025 · 859 reviews, 64% positiveest. $174k
- Maktala: Slime Lootfest (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,354 reviews, 79% positiveest. $137k
- Bones and Coins (opens the Steam store)2026 · 714 reviews, 73% positiveest. $116k
More with Incremental
pairs with Incremental- Resource Management + Incremental$1,36246 launches priced, 236 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Incremental$1,23332 launches priced, 126 releases in 12 months
- Collectathon + Incremental$1,13151 launches priced, 139 releases in 12 months
- Nature + Incremental$99930 launches priced, 50 releases in 12 months
- Incremental + Creature Collector$91664 launches priced, 79 releases in 12 months
- Management + Incremental$81071 launches priced, 241 releases in 12 months
More with Auto Battler
pairs with Auto Battler- Deckbuilding + Auto Battler$8,45742 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Card Battler + Auto Battler$3,75930 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Auto Battler$3,39375 launches priced, 156 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Auto Battler$2,67141 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Auto Battler$1,81961 launches priced, 156 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Auto Battler$1,51640 launches priced, 148 releases in 12 months
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