Niches / Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat

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Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat

Games tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Combat: 87 indie paid launches, 10 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.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 100+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20 100+ launches Reset

Showing Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Deckbuilding and is about level with Turn-Based Combat; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.

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

28 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner

Tag oneDeckbuilding

28.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds28.6 in 100

Typical earnings$24,727

Launches168 / 48 hits

Pairno reading

--No reading

This pairDeckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat

--too few
to read

Odds--

Typical earnings--

Launches28

28 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up

Tag twoTurn-Based Combat

20.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.0 in 100

Typical earnings$11,496

Launches185 / 37 hits

Pairno reading

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.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices87 in pair Under $527 in pair $5 to $1032 in pair $10 to $2028 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 28 games tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Combat priced $10 to $20. 10 of 28 of them earned $100k+, against 27.1 in 100 for Deckbuilding-only games and 17.2 in 100 for Turn-Based Combat-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Deckbuilding alone and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Combat alone.

Both: 28 games priced $10 to $20; 10 of 28 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 25 of 28 launches · $10k+ 20 of 28 launches · $100k+ 10 of 28 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 28 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

9 Kingsleads this pair68.5%

Pair9 Kings68.5%

DeckbuildingBalatro39.1%

Turn-Based Combat9 Kings21.9%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat

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

9 Kings earned 68.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 87 Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat launches.
Deckbuilding is led by Balatro, with 39.1% of its money.
It also leads Turn-Based Combat, with 21.9% of that tag's money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view.

Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Combat through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view86 of 87 launches	Without the breakout86 of 87 launches	Last 18 months31 of 87 launches
Launches counted	8710 hits	8610 hits	869 hits	313 hits
Earned $100k+	11.5 in 100	11.6 in 100	10.5 in 100	3 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	33 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 66 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.2%0.1 more in 100	-9.0%1.0 fewer in 100	-15.8%1.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 87 launches.

Launches counted: 8710 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+: 33 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 66 in 100
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: 1 of 87 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 8610 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, 9 Kings (68.5% of the money): 86 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 869 hits
Earned $100k+: 10.5 in 100
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -9.0%1.0 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 31 of 87.

Launches counted: 313 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 31too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -15.8%1.8 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 87 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: 1 of 87 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, 9 Kings (68.5% of the money): 86 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: 31 of 87.

Deckbuilding 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.

Deckbuilding through every lens, all prices
Deckbuilding	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view535 of 577 launches	Without the breakout576 of 577 launches	Last 18 months199 of 577 launches
Launches counted	57766 hits	53561 hits	57665 hits	19919 hits
Earned $100k+	11.4 in 100	11.4 in 100	11.3 in 100	9.5 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings	$2,232top tenth $128,583+	$2,653	$2,232	$1,916
Chance against standard	the base	-0.3%no change	-1.3%0.2 fewer in 100	-16.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+18.9%$421 more	0.0%no change	-14.2%$316 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Deckbuilding, 12 to 36 months old: 577 launches.

Launches counted: 57766 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,232top tenth $128,583+
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: 42 of 577 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 53561 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,653
Chance against standard: -0.3%no change
Typical against standard: +18.9%$421 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (39.1% of the money): 576 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 57665 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,232
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 199 of 577.

Launches counted: 19919 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.5 in 1001 in 10
Typical first-year earnings: $1,916
Chance against standard: -16.5%1.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -14.2%$316 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Deckbuilding, 12 to 36 months old: 577 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: 42 of 577 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 (39.1% of the money): 576 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: 199 of 577.

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

Turn-Based Combat through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based Combat	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view585 of 658 launches	Without the breakout657 of 658 launches	Last 18 months193 of 658 launches
Launches counted	65857 hits	58552 hits	65756 hits	19315 hits
Earned $100k+	8.7 in 1001 in 12	8.9 in 1001 in 11	8.5 in 1001 in 12	7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings	$1,254top tenth $87,280+	$1,405	$1,241	$1,685
Chance against standard	the base	+2.6%0.2 more in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	-10.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+12.0%$151 more	-1.0%$13 less	+34.4%$431 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 658 launches.

Launches counted: 65857 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.7 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,254top tenth $87,280+
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: 73 of 658 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 58552 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,405
Chance against standard: +2.6%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +12.0%$151 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 9 Kings (21.9% of the money): 657 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 65756 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,241
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.0%$13 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 193 of 658.

Launches counted: 19315 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,685
Chance against standard: -10.3%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +34.4%$431 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Combat, 12 to 36 months old: 658 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: 73 of 658 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, 9 Kings (21.9% of the money): 657 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: 193 of 658.

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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