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Niches / Card Game + Casual

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Card Game + Casual

Games tagged both Card Game and Casual: 368 indie paid launches, 6 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". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Card Game + Casual priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Card Game and is about level with Casual; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Card Game and is too small to compare with Casual.

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 Game + Casual is too small to compare with Card Game and is too small to compare with Casual: 3 of its 44 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.9 in 100 for Card Game and 11.4 in 100 for Casual.

Small sample: 44 launches, 3 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCard Game
18.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.9 in 100
Typical earnings$13,501
Launches201 / 38 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCard Game + Casual
3 of 44launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds3 of 44 launches
Typical earnings$2,240
Launches44 / 3 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twomood tagCasual
11.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds11.4 in 100
Typical earnings$2,971
Launches1,009 / 115 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Casual is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 44 games tagged both Card Game and Casual priced $10 to $20. 3 of 44 of them earned $100k+, against 22.3 in 100 for Card Game-only games and 11.6 in 100 for Casual-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Card Game alone and is too small to compare with Casual alone.

Both: 44 games priced $10 to $20; 3 of 44 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,240.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 44 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

Demonic Mahjongleads this pair25.9%
PairDemonic Mahjong25.9%
Card GameBalatro30.4%
CasualHouse Flipper 23.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Card Game + Casual

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

  • Demonic Mahjong earned 25.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 368 Card Game + Casual launches.
  • Card Game is led by Balatro, with 30.4% of its money.
  • Casual is led by House Flipper 2, with 3.8% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

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: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Card Game + Casual holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Card Game + Casual through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view319 of 368 launchesWithout the breakout367 of 368 launchesLast 18 months119 of 368 launches
Launches counted3686 hits3194 hits3675 hits1193 hits
Earned $100k+1.6 in 1001 in 614 of 319too few for a rate1.4 in 1001 in 733 of 119too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$152top tenth $7,763+$186$152$114
Chance against standardthe base-23.1%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell-16.4%0.3 fewer in 100+54.6%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base+22.4%$34 more0.0%no change-25.0%$38 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Game and Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 368 launches.

Launches counted
3686 hits
Earned $100k+
1.6 in 1001 in 61
Typical first-year earnings
$152top tenth $7,763+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 368 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3194 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 319too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$186
Chance against standard
-23.1%0.4 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
+22.4%$34 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Demonic Mahjong (25.9% of the money): 367 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3675 hits
Earned $100k+
1.4 in 1001 in 73
Typical first-year earnings
$152
Chance against standard
-16.4%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 119 of 368.

Launches counted
1193 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 119too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
$114
Chance against standard
+54.6%0.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
-25.0%$38 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Game and Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 368 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 49 of 368 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, Demonic Mahjong (25.9% of the money): 367 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 119 of 368.

Card Game holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Card Game through every lens, all prices
Card GameBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view796 of 894 launchesWithout the breakout893 of 894 launchesLast 18 months285 of 894 launches
Launches counted89457 hits79650 hits89356 hits28519 hits
Earned $100k+6.4 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 166.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$556top tenth $42,576+$638$548$670
Chance against standardthe base-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100+4.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+14.7%$82 more-1.4%$8 less+20.5%$114 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 894 launches.

Launches counted
89457 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$556top tenth $42,576+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 98 of 894 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79650 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$638
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+14.7%$82 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (30.4% of the money): 893 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
89356 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$548
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.4%$8 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 894.

Launches counted
28519 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$670
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.5%$114 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 894 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 98 of 894 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, Balatro (30.4% of the money): 893 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 894.

Casual is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Casual through every lens, all prices
CasualBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view9,211 of 9,751 launchesWithout the breakout9,750 of 9,751 launchesLast 18 months2,939 of 9,751 launches
Launches counted9,751259 hits9,211240 hits9,750258 hits2,939107 hits
Earned $100k+2.7 in 1001 in 382.6 in 1001 in 382.6 in 1001 in 383.6 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$253top tenth $8,786+$257$253$230
Chance against standardthe base-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+37.1%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.6%$4 more0.0%no change-9.1%$23 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,751 launches.

Launches counted
9,751259 hits
Earned $100k+
2.7 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$253top tenth $8,786+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 540 of 9,751 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
9,211240 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$257
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.6%$4 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, House Flipper 2 (3.8% of the money): 9,750 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
9,750258 hits
Earned $100k+
2.6 in 1001 in 38
Typical first-year earnings
$253
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,939 of 9,751.

Launches counted
2,939107 hits
Earned $100k+
3.6 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$230
Chance against standard
+37.1%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.1%$23 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Casual, 12 to 36 months old: 9,751 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 540 of 9,751 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, House Flipper 2 (3.8% of the money): 9,750 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,939 of 9,751.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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