Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Card Game / Turn-Based Tactics
Card Game + Turn-Based Tactics: a typical launch earns $364 in its first year
That is the median of 96 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 16 of 228 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 15.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 107% on the year before: 284 against 137.
- Price
- $364 median of 96 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −76.0% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 284 137 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 611 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 1,342 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | 0.09%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.05% to 0.12% | 21 ranked of 611 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #1,912 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.03xhits against expected | 0.75x to 1.45x | 228 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,575 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | −40%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam | −51% to −27% | 37 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months | #2,274 of 2,361pairs on this board |
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | −10%review growth against same-age games | −19% to +2% | 37 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025 | #1,302 of 2,461pairs on this board |
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 228
- Hit rate
- 7.0%4.9% to 12.2%
- Expected rate
- 6.7%
- Against expected
- 1.03x0.75x to 1.45x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
228 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $0
- Median
- $344
- Top tenth
- $37,176
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +107%
- Against Steam
- +50%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases
Parent tags
- Card GameGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Turn-Based TacticsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
Monster Train 2 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 8,681 reviews, 95% positiveest. $3.9M
StarVaders (opens the Steam store)2025 · 3,774 reviews, 97% positiveest. $1.7M
Cobalt Core (opens the Steam store)2023 · 4,082 reviews, 95% positiveest. $1.7M
Esports Godfather (opens the Steam store)2024 · 4,321 reviews, 90% positiveest. $1.2M
Dice & Fold (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,500 reviews, 83% positiveest. $844k
As We Descend (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,367 reviews, 86% positiveest. $553k
Black Jacket (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,794 reviews, 91% positiveest. $545k
Deck of Haunts (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,226 reviews, 84% positiveest. $496k
More with Card Game
pairs with Card Game- Card Game + Roguelike Deckbuilder$6,32394 launches priced, 164 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Auto Battler$2,67141 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Roguelite$2,214162 launches priced, 351 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Dungeon Crawler$1,96232 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Roguelike$1,821201 launches priced, 431 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Turn-Based$1,61733 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
More with Turn-Based Tactics
pairs with Turn-Based Tactics- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Tactics$5,85530 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- War + Turn-Based Tactics$4,30130 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Turn-Based Tactics$2,24532 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Tactical + Turn-Based Tactics$2,18357 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Turn-Based Tactics$2,084100 launches priced, 232 releases in 12 months
- Wargame + Turn-Based Tactics$1,92146 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
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