Idler gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Idler, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 5,689 games in the catalog, 3,072 with a sales estimate.
Games
5,689
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$243.0M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$824
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
9.1%
279 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- WorldBox - God Simulator 13.7%
- Cookie Clicker 4.2%
- Scritchy Scratchy 2.1%
- Spirit City: Lofi Sessions 2.0%
- Retirement Simulator 1.8%
- Other (3067 games) 76.2%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Idler games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  WorldBox - God Simulator Maxim Karpenko | 2021-12-02 | 57,764 | 10,995 | 1,663,603 | $33,255,424 |
| 2 |  Cookie Clicker Orteil, DashNet | 2021-09-01 | 94,437 | 67,806 | 2,034,180 | $10,150,558 |
| 3 |  Scritchy Scratchy Lunch Money Games | 2026-03-18 | 17,817 | 23,811 | 714,330 | $4,993,167 |
| 4 |  Spirit City: Lofi Sessions Mooncube Games | 2024-04-08 | 17,091 | 4,167 | 410,184 | $4,918,106 |
| 5 |  Retirement Simulator DoubleThink Studio | 2022-04-19 | 3,924 | 5 | 317,844 | $4,446,638 |
| 6 |  Rusty's Retirement Mister Morris Games | 2024-04-26 | 14,949 | 20,876 | 626,280 | $4,377,697 |
| 7 |  THE LONGING Studio Seufz | 2020-03-05 | 7,508 | 1,051 | 255,891 | $3,835,806 |
| 8 |  Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story Nestopi Inc. | 2025-11-16 | 13,182 | 10,468 | 316,368 | $3,793,252 |
| 9 |  Farm Together 2 Milkstone Studios | 2025-05-30 | 5,528 | 4,291 | 143,728 | $3,735,237 |
| 10 |  Melvor Idle Games by Malcs | 2021-11-18 | 16,398 | 11,837 | 360,756 | $3,603,952 |
| 11 |  Tiny Pasture CaveLiquid | 2025-02-17 | 8,702 | 19,674 | 590,220 | $3,535,418 |
| 12 |  BitCraft Online Clockwork Laboratories, Inc. | 2025-06-21 | 3,795 | 4,382 | 219,700 | $3,513,003 |
| 13 |  Cast n Chill Wombat Brawler | 2025-06-16 | 8,995 | 4,425 | 233,870 | $3,505,711 |
| 14 |  The Farmer Was Replaced Timon Herzog | 2025-10-10 | 9,979 | 7,422 | 349,265 | $3,489,157 |
| 15 |  Dragon Cliff Meta Interaction | 2018-05-11 | 8,235 | 5,953 | 263,520 | $2,632,565 |
| 16 |  IDLE BOSS RUSH Irid Games | 2025-09-29 | 848 | 8,560 | 256,800 | $2,565,432 |
| 17 |  Swords & Souls: Neverseen SoulGame Studio | 2019-07-22 | 6,542 | 2,089 | 170,092 | $2,546,520 |
| 18 |  Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim Rockbee Team | 2025-10-20 | 3,106 | 2,133 | 99,392 | $2,474,861 |
| 19 |  Deskrawl: Idle ARPG First Day Games | 2026-09-28 | 3,589 | 48,101 | 384,808 | $2,420,442 |
| 20 |  Bills Must Be Paid Rike Games | 2026-07-29 | 13,631 | 8,055 | 327,144 | $2,286,737 |
| 21 |  Shelldiver Gagonfe | 2025-11-16 | 19,062 | 2,286 | 457,200 | $2,277,687 |
| 22 |  Berry Bury Berry Get(Color) Games | 2026-01-29 | 9,316 | 1,397 | 279,400 | $2,232,406 |
| 23 |  Hearth and Hamlet Phorust Studios | 2026-08-19 | 2,432 | 8,861 | 265,830 | $2,123,982 |
| 24 |  Birdwatching Notebook Biekka Games | 2026-05-26 | 1,936 | 6,959 | 208,770 | $2,085,612 |
| 25 |  Orb of Creation MarpleGames | 2026-06-23 | 2,275 | 5,592 | 167,760 | $2,011,442 |
Releases per year
Is Idler trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2014
4
2015
7
2016
20
2017
23
2018
16
2019
56
2020
203
2021
213
2022
282
2023
408
2024
853
2025
1,780
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Idler games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Find The Needle FindTheNeedleDev, Needless Games | 126 |
| 2 |  Guns 'n Goblins Lance, Argl | 217 |
| 3 |  Melvor Idle 2 Games by Malcs | 283 |
| 4 |  Character House -Desktop Companion- Yinengjie | 362 |
| 5 |  10 Million Pixels BATTLE LAB | 495 |
| 6 |  DREADNOUGHT TARTARUS benkimchi | 533 |
| 7 |  GrassChopper Grass Choppers | 544 |
| 8 |  Unharvest SkorpionDev | 602 |
| 9 |  Hypernet Explorer Nocoldiz | 918 |
| 10 |  Everlasting Summer 2 Soviet Games | 941 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Idler games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $4,993,167 |
| 2 | | $3,793,252 |
| 3 | | $2,420,442 |
| 4 | | $2,286,737 |
| 5 | | $2,277,687 |
| 6 | | $2,232,406 |
| 7 | | $2,123,982 |
| 8 | | $2,085,612 |
| 9 | | $2,011,442 |
| 10 |  | $1,948,079 |