Idler gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Idler, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,970 games in the catalog, 2,492 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,970
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$252.0M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$898
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
9.9%
246 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- WorldBox - God Simulator 13.0%
- BALL x PIT 6.3%
- Cookie Clicker 4.0%
- Melvor Idle 2.3%
- Scritchy Scratchy 2.0%
- Other (2487 games) 72.5%
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 | 56,780 | 10,995 | 1,635,264 | $32,688,927 |
| 2 |  BALL x PIT Kenny Sun and Friends | 2025-10-15 | 27,103 | 35,288 | 1,058,640 | $15,869,014 |
| 3 |  Cookie Clicker Orteil, DashNet | 2021-09-01 | 93,249 | 67,806 | 2,034,180 | $10,150,558 |
| 4 |  Melvor Idle Games by Malcs | 2021-11-18 | 16,228 | 11,837 | 571,226 | $5,706,548 |
| 5 |  Scritchy Scratchy Lunch Money Games | 2026-03-18 | 15,748 | 23,811 | 714,330 | $4,993,167 |
| 6 |  Spirit City: Lofi Sessions Mooncube Games | 2024-04-08 | 16,796 | 4,167 | 403,104 | $4,833,217 |
| 7 |  Retirement Simulator DoubleThink Studio | 2022-04-19 | 3,924 | 5 | 317,844 | $4,446,638 |
| 8 |  Rusty's Retirement Mister Morris Games | 2024-04-26 | 14,855 | 20,876 | 626,280 | $4,377,697 |
| 9 |  Path of Idle: Old Gods Rising Small Mill, Small Mill | 2026-08-12 | 1,176 | 10,341 | 413,640 | $4,132,264 |
| 10 |  :THE LONGING: Studio Seufz | 2020-03-05 | 7,460 | 1,051 | 254,255 | $3,811,282 |
| 11 |  Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story Nestopi Inc. | 2025-11-16 | 12,661 | 10,468 | 314,040 | $3,765,340 |
| 12 |  Farm Together 2 Milkstone Studios | 2025-05-30 | 5,443 | 4,291 | 141,518 | $3,677,803 |
| 13 |  Tiny Pasture CaveLiquid | 2025-02-17 | 8,620 | 19,674 | 590,220 | $3,535,418 |
| 14 |  BitCraft Online Clockwork Laboratories, Inc. | 2025-06-21 | 3,751 | 4,382 | 219,700 | $3,513,003 |
| 15 |  Shelldiver Gagonfe | 2025-11-16 | 18,003 | 2,286 | 691,315 | $3,444,006 |
| 16 |  Cast n Chill Wombat Brawler | 2025-06-16 | 8,718 | 4,425 | 226,668 | $3,397,753 |
| 17 |  The Farmer Was Replaced Timon Herzog | 2025-10-10 | 9,472 | 7,422 | 331,520 | $3,311,885 |
| 18 |  Dragon Cliff Meta Interaction | 2018-05-11 | 8,201 | 5,953 | 262,432 | $2,621,696 |
| 19 |  Vanity Fair: The Pursuit 木焱工作室 | 2024-02-19 | 4,592 | 116 | 367,360 | $2,567,846 |
| 20 |  IDLE BOSS RUSH Irid Games | 2025-09-29 | 835 | 8,560 | 256,800 | $2,565,432 |
| 21 |  Swords & Souls: Neverseen SoulGame Studio | 2019-07-22 | 6,475 | 2,089 | 168,350 | $2,520,440 |
| 22 |  (the) Gnorp Apologue Myco | 2023-12-14 | 9,961 | 5,395 | 348,635 | $2,436,959 |
| 23 |  Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim Rockbee Team | 2025-10-20 | 3,050 | 2,133 | 97,600 | $2,430,240 |
| 24 |  Multiverse Loot Hunter 游戏养家工作室 | 2025-08-15 | 2,686 | 4,139 | 201,450 | $2,415,162 |
| 25 |  Berry Bury Berry Get(Color) Games | 2026-01-29 | 8,888 | 1,397 | 279,400 | $2,232,406 |
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
21
2018
16
2019
45
2020
142
2021
159
2022
205
2023
320
2024
774
2025
1,255
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Idler games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guns 'n Goblins Lance, Argl | 274 |
| 2 |  Melvor Idle 2 Games by Malcs | 380 |
| 3 |  Nightwater Studio Ashty | 550 |
| 4 |  DREADNOUGHT TARTARUS benkimchi | 565 |
| 5 |  GrassChopper Grass Choppers | 575 |
| 6 |  IGTAP: an Incremental Game That's Also a Platformer Pepper Tango Games | 665 |
| 7 |  10 Million Pixels BATTLE LAB | 689 |
| 8 |  Usagi Shima: Bunny Island studio rabbiko | 735 |
| 9 |  ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet Kairosoft Co.,Ltd | 798 |
| 10 |  Deskrawl: Idle ARPG First Day Games | 824 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Idler games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $15,869,014 |
| 2 | | $4,993,167 |
| 3 | | $4,132,264 |
| 4 | | $3,765,340 |
| 5 | | $3,444,006 |
| 6 | | $3,311,885 |
| 7 | | $2,565,432 |
| 8 | | $2,430,240 |
| 9 | | $2,232,406 |
| 10 |  | $2,123,982 |