Lifespan

How long do games like this hold their players, and where is this one on that curve? · 61 incremental games on a curve

Export CSV How this is computedComputed 12 Sep 2026, 15:26 UTC

CohortIncrementalEvery game61 games at launch, 20 by month 33

Incremental games, every price and launch size · pick a price and a size to narrow it; a cohort needs 20 games for its own curve

Games on a curve

45 tracked a year or more; 6 months of averages needed

Median half-life

2 months

of 43 games that fell under half; 2 never have

Above half at month 12

of 45 games that reached month 12; median game at 17.4%

Above half at month 24

of 29 games that reached month 24; median game at 39.1%

Above half at month 36

11%

of 19 games that reached month 36

Share of the launch level, by month since launch · incremental games

How incremental games hold their players

Median gameMiddle half, 25th to 75th percentileHalf of the launch level

A game’s launch level is the best of its first three monthly averages; every later month is a share of it, so the curve reads as a share of launch, not as players. The band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the cohort’s games at each month, drawn wherever 20 games have reached that month (61 at launch, 41 at month 12). Month 0 is the launch month, which usually holds the launch spike, so most games are under half by month 1 or 2. Monthly averages come from the imported archive back to 2012 and SteamPeaks’ own daily rollups after it. Recomputed weekly, last on 12 Sep 2026. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.

A month after the first year above 1.5× the previous six-month median · games launched at 100 average players or more

The biggest revivals among incremental games

Longest half-lives Biggest revivals (10)

#	Game	Revival	Players	Multiple	Share now	Tracked
1	Shakes and Fidgetlaunched Mar 2016 at 4,525 average playersShakes and Fidgetlaunched Mar 2016 at 4,525 average players	Apr 20204 revival months	2,746average that month	×5.2the prior six months	23.9%of launch	126 monthshalf-life 5 months
2	Apple Clicker!launched Jul 2024 at 175 average playersApple Clicker!launched Jul 2024 at 175 average players	Nov 20252 revival months	105average that month	×4.8the prior six months	58.1%of launch	26 monthshalf-life 6 months
3	Tap Heroeslaunched Jun 2015 at 190 average playersTap Heroeslaunched Jun 2015 at 190 average players	Nov 2016one revival month	112average that month	×4.1the prior six months	1.6%of launch	135 monthshalf-life 1 month
4	(the) Gnorp Apologuelaunched Dec 2023 at 3,555 average players(the) Gnorp Apologuelaunched Dec 2023 at 3,555 average players	Feb 2025one revival month	758average that month	×2.8the prior six months	3.8%of launch	33 monthshalf-life 2 months
5	Samawa Idlelaunched Nov 2023 at 566 average playersSamawa Idlelaunched Nov 2023 at 566 average players	Dec 20252 revival months	117average that month	×2.5the prior six months	5.8%of launch	34 monthshalf-life 1 month
6	Increlutionlaunched Oct 2021 at 658 average playersIncrelutionlaunched Oct 2021 at 658 average players	Feb 20234 revival months	1,245average that month	×2.1the prior six months	50.0%of launch	59 monthsnever under half
7	Idle Spirallaunched May 2022 at 1,845 average playersIdle Spirallaunched May 2022 at 1,845 average players	Nov 20234 revival months	935average that month	×2.0the prior six months	14.2%of launch	52 monthshalf-life 5 months
8	Cookie Clickerlaunched Sep 2021 at 51,914 average playersCookie Clickerlaunched Sep 2021 at 51,914 average players	May 2023one revival month	15,972average that month	×1.7the prior six months	16.0%of launch	60 monthshalf-life 2 months
9	Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Gamelaunched Dec 2020 at 4,544 average playersLeaf Blower Revolution - Idle Gamelaunched Dec 2020 at 4,544 average players	Jan 2025one revival month	2,131average that month	×1.5the prior six months	13.8%of launch	69 monthshalf-life 8 months
10	Tap Ninjalaunched Mar 2022 at 2,289 average playersTap Ninjalaunched Mar 2022 at 2,289 average players	Apr 2023one revival month	2,387average that month	×1.5the prior six months	152%of launch	54 monthsnever under half

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A revival is a month after the first year whose average is above 1.5 times the median of the six months before it and at least a fifth of the launch level (never under a hundred players); the board keeps games that launched at 100 average players or more, so that a multiple is a multiple of something, and ranks them by their biggest revival month. Recomputed weekly. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.