Idle games on Steam: market size, sales and what works
4 games on Steam carry the Idler tag as one of their main tags. The median one has 9 reviews and 25% pass 1,000.
Games released per year
- 1 2025
- 3 2026
2026 is the year so far.
What games make
| Percentile | Reviews | Estimated owners |
|---|---|---|
| Median game | 9 | about 480 |
| Top 25% | 28,613 | about 480 |
| Top 10% | 80,093 | about 480 |
25% of games get over 50 reviews and over 70% positive. Owners are modeled from review counts, see how the estimates work.
Pricing
Median paid price $3.99
- Free 25%
- Under $5 75%
- $5 to $15 0%
- $15 to $30 0%
- $30 to $60 0%
- $60 and up 0%
Most reviewed Idler releases of the last 24 months
Bongo Cat
97% positive of 114,440
Free
IdleOn - The Incremental MMO
77% positive of 30,202
Free
Dungeon Team
79% positive of 189
Free
Closed Circuit: Recursive Idle
62% positive of 13
290 to 820 owners
$3.99
Succulent Break
100% positive of 5
$1.99
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FishFishFishFishFish
100% positive of 1
$3.99
BitCraft Online
No reviews yet
$15.99
Bloobs Adventure Idle
No reviews yet
$7.99
Upcoming Idler games 1 on Steam
- The Wee Pier November 2026
- Idle Demon Slayer Nov 26, 2026
- Protect the Pit Dec 5, 2026
- More Zombies, Please! Coming soon
- Music Sim Empire Coming soon
Tags these games also carry
- Casual 3
- Incremental 3
- Simulation 3
- 2D 2
- Indie 2
- Singleplayer 2
- Desktop Companion 1
- Pixel Graphics 1
- Sandbox 1
- Software 1
What good store pages do
Medians across the 4 most reviewed Idler games.
- Screenshots
- 5.5
- Trailers
- 2
- Description length
- 1,830 characters
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