Deckbuilding + Roguelike Deckbuilder: a typical launch earns $8,092 in its first year

That is the median of 105 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 32 of 234 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 23.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 100% on the year before: 232 against 116.

China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese

Price: $8,092
Price vs a year earlier: −36.6%
Releases, 12 months: 232
Upcoming games: 596
Games on the store: 1,143

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

Deckbuilding + Roguelike Deckbuilder on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it.	0.21%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.16% to 0.26%	42 ranked of 597 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#1,019 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese Listed after unflagged rows on this board	1.32xhits against expected	1.03x to 1.69x	234 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#5,913 of 6,324pairs on this board
Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches.	−49%player demand against new supply, relative to Steam	−60% to −35%	58 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025; releases 30 Sep 2025 to 30 Sep 2026 vs prior 12 months	#2,315 of 2,361pairs on this board
Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal.	−27%review growth against same-age games	−34% to −19%	58 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#1,573 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 old

Matured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.

Hits: 32
Expected: 23.4

Launches: 234
Hit rate: 13.7%9.6% to 25.6%
Expected rate: 10.0%
Against expected: 1.32x1.03x to 1.69x

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

234 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $187
Median: $8,174
Top tenth: $193,503

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 232
Prior 12 months: 116

Change: +100%
Against Steam: +45%after Steam-wide growth, shrunk by 5 releases

Parent tags

DeckbuildingGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
Roguelike DeckbuilderGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

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