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Niches / Card Battler + Roguelike

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Card Battler + Roguelike

Games tagged both Card Battler and Roguelike: 323 indie paid launches, 28 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Card Battler + Roguelike priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats both its tags; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Card Battler + Roguelike trails both its tags: 21.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.2 in 100 for Card Battler and 23.5 in 100 for Roguelike.

That is about 1.2 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STTied winner
23.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.2 in 100
Typical earnings$18,428
Launches181 / 42 hits
Pair trails by1.8 in 100
3RDThird
This pairCard Battler + Roguelike
21.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds21.4 in 100
Typical earnings$18,695
Launches103 / 22 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
1STTied winner
Tag twoRoguelike
23.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.5 in 100
Typical earnings$18,676
Launches480 / 113 hits
Pair trails by2.1 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 103 games tagged both Card Battler and Roguelike priced $10 to $20. 21.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.6 for Card Battler-only games and 24.1 for Roguelike-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 103 games priced $10 to $20; 21.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $18,695.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 103 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

Slay the Spire 2leads this pair76.0%
PairSlay the Spire 276.0%
Card BattlerSlay the Spire 265.8%
RoguelikeSlay the Spire 222.3%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Card Battler + Roguelike

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • Slay the Spire 2 earned 76.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 323 Card Battler + Roguelike launches.
  • It also leads Card Battler, with 65.8% of that tag's money.
  • It also leads Roguelike, with 22.3% of that tag's money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Card Battler + Roguelike is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Card Battler + Roguelike through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view302 of 323 launchesWithout the breakout322 of 323 launchesLast 18 months199 of 323 launches
Launches counted32328 hits30226 hits32227 hits19912 hits
Earned $100k+8.7 in 1001 in 118.6 in 1001 in 128.4 in 1001 in 126.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$2,125top tenth $73,268+$2,225$2,125$1,698
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-3.4%0.3 fewer in 100-31.0%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.7%$100 more0.0%no change-20.1%$427 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 323 launches.

Launches counted
32328 hits
Earned $100k+
8.7 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$2,125top tenth $73,268+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 323 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
30226 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,225
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.7%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (76.0% of the money): 322 launches left.

Launches counted
32227 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,125
Chance against standard
-3.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 199 of 323.

Launches counted
19912 hits
Earned $100k+
6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$1,698
Chance against standard
-31.0%2.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$427 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 323 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 21 of 323 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (76.0% of the money): 322 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 199 of 323.

Card Battler holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Card Battler through every lens, all prices
Card BattlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view602 of 657 launchesWithout the breakout656 of 657 launchesLast 18 months392 of 657 launches
Launches counted65752 hits60246 hits65651 hits39231 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 137.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$1,093top tenth $63,745+$1,213$1,093$1,113
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.8%0.3 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.0%$120 more0.0%no change+1.8%$20 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Battler, 6 to 30 months old: 657 launches.

Launches counted
65752 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,093top tenth $63,745+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 55 of 657 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
60246 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
-3.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.0%$120 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (65.8% of the money): 656 launches left.

Launches counted
65651 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,093
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 392 of 657.

Launches counted
39231 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,113
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+1.8%$20 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Card Battler, 6 to 30 months old: 657 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 55 of 657 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (65.8% of the money): 656 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 392 of 657.

Roguelike holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelike through every lens, all prices
RoguelikeBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,355 of 2,511 launchesWithout the breakout2,510 of 2,511 launchesLast 18 months1,504 of 2,511 launches
Launches counted2,511179 hits2,355166 hits2,510178 hits1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.1 in 1001 in 146.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$969top tenth $60,027+$1,010$969$809
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.4%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+4.2%$41 more0.0%no change-16.5%$160 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.

Launches counted
2,511179 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969top tenth $60,027+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,355166 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$1,010
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+4.2%$41 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.

Launches counted
2,510178 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$969
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

Launches counted
1,50495 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-11.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-16.5%$160 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike, 6 to 30 months old: 2,511 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 2,511 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (22.3% of the money): 2,510 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,504 of 2,511.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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