Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Deckbuilding / Action Roguelike
Deckbuilding + Action Roguelike: 41 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 1 of 45 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 52% on the year before: 41 against 27.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 41 27 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 149 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 265 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. | 0.04%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.05% | 9 ranked of 149 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #2,922 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.84xhits against expected | 0.68x to 1.52x | 45 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,799 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
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
- 45
- Hit rate
- 2.2%0.0% to 5.1%
- Expected rate
- 3.9%
- Against expected
- 0.84x0.68x to 1.52x
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
45 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
- $28
- Median
- $1,112
- Top tenth
- $11,443
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
- +52%
Parent tags
- DeckbuildingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Action RoguelikeGenre 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.
- Magicraft (opens the Steam store)2023 · 15,116 reviews, 92% positiveest. $3.7M
- OVIS LOOP (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,089 reviews, 88% positiveest. $375k
- Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot (opens the Steam store)2023 · 1,599 reviews, 79% positiveest. $162k
- DreamEcho (opens the Steam store)2026 · 376 reviews, 79% positiveest. $91k
- Golden Swirl (opens the Steam store)2026 · 178 reviews, 87% positiveest. $72k
- Towerful Defense: A Rogue TD (opens the Steam store)2024 · 209 reviews, 69% positiveest. $42k
- Lucky Shot (opens the Steam store)2026 · 155 reviews, 97% positiveest. $41k
- Slayblade (opens the Steam store)2026 · 343 reviews, 65% positiveest. $35k
More with Deckbuilding
pairs with Deckbuilding- Deckbuilding + Auto Battler$8,45742 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- Deckbuilding + Roguelike Deckbuilder$8,092105 launches priced, 232 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Deckbuilding$3,05388 launches priced, 169 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Deckbuilding$3,015158 launches priced, 365 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Deckbuilding$2,790205 launches priced, 456 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Deckbuilding$2,63051 launches priced, 91 releases in 12 months
More with Action Roguelike
pairs with Action Roguelike- Co-op + Action Roguelike$10,63341 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Action Roguelike + Bullet Heaven$10,41754 launches priced, 217 releases in 12 months
- Online Co-Op + Action Roguelike$7,94636 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
- Female Protagonist + Action Roguelike$6,55637 launches priced, 55 releases in 12 months
- Isometric + Action Roguelike$5,46233 launches priced, 41 releases in 12 months
- Dark Fantasy + Action Roguelike$4,04545 launches priced, 85 releases in 12 months
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