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Niches / Card Game + Strategy

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Card Game + Strategy

Games tagged both Card Game and Strategy: 606 indie paid launches, 43 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Card Game + Strategy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Card Game and is about level with Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it is about level with Card Game and beats Strategy.

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 + Strategy is about level with Card Game and beats Strategy: 22.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 20.9 in 100 for Card Game and 18.8 in 100 for Strategy.

That is about 1.1 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCard Game
20.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds20.9 in 100
Typical earnings$18,010
Launches201 / 42 hits
A tie, apart by1.3 in 100
TIEA tie
This pairCard Game + Strategy
22.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.2 in 100
Typical earnings$22,446
Launches135 / 30 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoStrategy
18.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds18.8 in 100
Typical earnings$10,037
Launches845 / 159 hits
Pair leads by3.4 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 135 games tagged both Card Game and Strategy priced $10 to $20. 22.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 18.2 in 100 for Card Game-only games and 18.2 in 100 for Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 135 games priced $10 to $20; 22.2 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $22,446.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 135 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

Balatroleads this pair41.0%
PairBalatro41.0%
Card GameBalatro30.6%
StrategyManor Lords15.2%
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 + Strategy

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

  • Balatro earned 41.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 606 Card Game + Strategy launches.
  • It also leads Card Game, with 30.6% of that tag's money.
  • Strategy is led by Manor Lords, with 15.2% 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 + Strategy 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 + Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view525 of 606 launchesWithout the breakout605 of 606 launchesLast 18 months200 of 606 launches
Launches counted60643 hits52537 hits60542 hits20015 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 147.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$704top tenth $55,074+$780$690$766
Chance against standardthe base-0.7%no change-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100+5.7%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+10.8%$76 more-2.0%$14 less+8.8%$62 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Game and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 606 launches.

Launches counted
60643 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$704top tenth $55,074+
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: 81 of 606 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
52537 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$780
Chance against standard
-0.7%no change
Typical against standard
+10.8%$76 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (41.0% of the money): 605 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
60542 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$690
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-2.0%$14 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 200 of 606.

Launches counted
20015 hits
Earned $100k+
7.5 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$766
Chance against standard
+5.7%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+8.8%$62 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Game and Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 606 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: 81 of 606 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 (41.0% of the money): 605 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: 200 of 606.

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

Card Game through every lens, all prices
Card GameBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view797 of 895 launchesWithout the breakout894 of 895 launchesLast 18 months285 of 895 launches
Launches counted89561 hits79754 hits89460 hits28519 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$569top tenth $55,156+$663$569$714
Chance against standardthe base-0.6%no change-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+16.5%$94 more0.0%no change+25.5%$145 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 895 launches.

Launches counted
89561 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$569top tenth $55,156+
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 895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
79754 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$663
Chance against standard
-0.6%no change
Typical against standard
+16.5%$94 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (30.6% of the money): 894 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
89460 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$569
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 895.

Launches counted
28519 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$714
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+25.5%$145 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 895 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 895 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 (30.6% of the money): 894 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 895.

Strategy 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.

Strategy through every lens, all prices
StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view4,307 of 4,688 launchesWithout the breakout4,687 of 4,688 launchesLast 18 months1,459 of 4,688 launches
Launches counted4,688325 hits4,307297 hits4,687324 hits1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+6.9 in 1001 in 146.9 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 147.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$439top tenth $49,022+$496$439$521
Chance against standardthe base-0.5%no change-0.3%no change+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+13.0%$57 more0.0%no change+18.7%$82 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 launches.

Launches counted
4,688325 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439top tenth $49,022+
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: 381 of 4,688 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
4,307297 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$496
Chance against standard
-0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+13.0%$57 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
4,687324 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$439
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,459 of 4,688.

Launches counted
1,459107 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$521
Chance against standard
+5.8%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+18.7%$82 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 4,688 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: 381 of 4,688 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, Manor Lords (15.2% of the money): 4,687 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: 1,459 of 4,688.

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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