Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

Roguelike + Auto Battler: a typical launch earns $3,393 in its first year

That is the median of 75 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 12 of 171 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 9.0 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 75% on the year before: 156 against 89.

Price: $3,393
Price vs a year earlier: −16.1%
Releases, 12 months: 156
Upcoming games: 407
Games on the store: 786

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.

Roguelike + Auto Battler 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.	0.19%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.09% to 0.31%	21 ranked of 407 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,099 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.	1.25xhits against expected	0.88x to 1.81x	171 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#1,543 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−32%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−49% to −15%	26 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#2,192 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−14%review growth against same-age games	−28% to +7%	26 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,453 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: 12
Expected: 9.0

Launches: 171
Hit rate: 7.0%4.2% to 14.3%
Expected rate: 5.3%
Against expected: 1.25x0.88x to 1.81x

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

171 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: $0
Median: $2,258
Top tenth: $77,101

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: 156
Prior 12 months: 89

Change: +75%
Against Steam: +26%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

RoguelikeGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Auto BattlerGenre 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 Auto Battler

pairs with Auto Battler

Deckbuilding + Auto Battler$8,45742 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
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RPG + Auto Battler$1,51640 launches priced, 148 releases in 12 months
Pixel Graphics + Auto Battler$1,41537 launches priced, 107 releases in 12 months

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