Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Idler on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Idler games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WorldBox - God Simulator | $23.5M | 55.6K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 2 | Cookie Clicker | $8.4M | 92K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 3 | Farm Together 2 | $4.6M | 5.3K | 94% | $25.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | $351.4K | 95% | 9% | $12.4M |
| 2025 | 61 | $233.6K | 75% | 15% | $35M |
| 2024 | 32 | $64.7K | 47% | 13% | $12.4M |
| 2023 | 17 | $108.7K | 53% | 18% | $7.3M |
| 2022 | 18 | $0 | 33% | 6% | $5.1M |
| 2021 | 20 | $44.6K | 40% | 20% | $36.9M |
| 2020 | 11 | $0 | 9% | 9% | $1.5M |
| 2019 | 6 | $247.1K | 50% | 33% | $3.9M |
| 2018 | 7 | $0 | 29% | 0% | $579.9K |
| 2017 | 8 | $0 | 25% | 0% | $724.4K |
| 2016 | 4 | $34K | 25% | 0% | $634.5K |
| 2015 | 8 | $0 | 25% | 0% | $313K |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Idler launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Cast n Chill |
| $4.1M |
| 8.1K |
| 95% |
| $14.99 |
| 5 | Scritchy Scratchy | $3.2M | 13.6K | 94% | $6.99 |
| 6 | The Farmer Was Replaced | $3M | 8.9K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 7 | Spirit City: Lofi Sessions | $2.8M | 16.4K | 98% | $5.99 |
| 8 | Melvor Idle | $2.5M | 16K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 9 | Shelldiver | $2.4M | 16K | 99% | $4.99 |
| 10 | Retirement Simulator | $2.2M | 3.9K | 35% | $13.99 |
| 11 | Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story | $2.2M | 11.9K | 98% | $11.99 |
| 12 | Swords & Souls: Neverseen | $2.2M | 6.4K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 13 | (the) Gnorp Apologue | $1.9M | 9.9K | 95% | $6.99 |
| 14 | Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim | $1.7M | 3K | 78% | $16.18 |
| 15 | Tiny Pasture | $1.7M | 8.5K | 93% | $5.99 |
| 16 | Rusty's Retirement | $1.7M | 14.7K | 97% | $4.19 |
| 17 | Ages of Conflict: World War Simulator | $1.6M | 8.4K | 96% | $6.99 |
| 18 | THE LONGING | $1.5M | 7.4K | 92% | $11.24 |
| 19 | Fly Corp | $1.4M | 3.4K | 85% | $14.99 |
| 20 | BitCraft Online | $1.3M | 3.7K | 74% | $15.99 |
| 21 | Farm Manager 2021 | $1.3M | 2.4K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Swag and Sorcery | $1.2M | 3.3K | 54% | $12.99 |
| 23 | Nodebuster | $1.2M | 13.9K | 97% | $2.99 |
| 24 | Berry Bury Berry | $1.2M | 8.2K | 98% | $7.99 |
| 25 | Keep on Mining! | $1M | 8.2K | 94% | $4.99 |
| 26 | Fantasy Map Simulator | $1M | 4.2K | 89% | $7.99 |
| 27 | Placid Plastic Duck Simulator | $981.7K | 20K | 98% | $1.99 |
| 28 | Multiverse Loot Hunter | $959.1K | 2.7K | 81% | $10.79 |
| 29 | 再刷一把 PlayAgain | $925.1K | 4.5K | 66% | $8.99 |
| 30 | Beer Factory | $908.7K | 1.5K | 42% | $18.99 |
| 31 | Tiny Aquarium: Social Fishkeeping | $905.3K | 3.6K | 96% | $7.49 |
| 32 | Cauldron | $850K | 1.7K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Digseum | $816.8K | 8K | 98% | $2.99 |
| 34 | Orb of Creation | $803.2K | 2.1K | 86% | $11.99 |
| 35 | Tower Wizard | $784.3K | 8.7K | 97% | $2.99 |
| 36 | Horripilant | $780.6K | 2.7K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 37 | Fortune Mill | $777.7K | 2.9K | 82% | $7.99 |
| 38 | Microcivilization | $775.5K | 1.4K | 79% | $17.99 |
| 39 | Chill Pulse | $700.2K | 4.8K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 40 | Gamblers Table | $647K | 2.6K | 72% | $6.99 |
| 41 | Sensei! I Like You So Much! | $634.4K | 1.5K | 87% | $11.89 |
| 42 | Crusaders Quest : Hero Town | $625.3K | 2.5K | 77% | $6.99 |
| 43 | Chillquarium | $609.7K | 8.3K | 92% | $2.99 |
| 44 | To The Core | $601.2K | 5.1K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 45 | Aquarist | $585.4K | 1.1K | 84% | $15.99 |
| 46 | Stone Story RPG | $581K | 994 | 91% | $29.99 |
| 47 | Weapon Shop Fantasy | $579.4K | 1.8K | 79% | $9.99 |
| 48 | Plantera | $566.6K | 5.9K | 89% | $2.99 |
| 49 | Furnish Master | $561K | 1.2K | 82% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Birdwatching Notebook | $529.6K | 1.5K | 98% | $9.99 |