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Niches / Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy

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Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Strategy: 140 indie paid launches, 12 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Deckbuilding and is about level with Turn-Based Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it trails Deckbuilding and is about level with Turn-Based 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

Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy trails Deckbuilding and is about level with Turn-Based Strategy: 16.7 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.6 in 100 for Deckbuilding and 15.6 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

That is about 0.9 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag oneDeckbuilding
25.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.6 in 100
Typical earnings$18,545
Launches168 / 43 hits
Pair trails by8.9 in 100
TIETied
This pairDeckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy
16.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds16.7 in 100
Typical earnings$16,524
Launches42 / 7 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy
15.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,331
Launches275 / 43 hits
A tie, apart by1.0 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices140 in pairUnder $541 in pair$5 to $1051 in pair$10 to $2042 in pair$20 to $406: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 42 games tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 16.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 28.6 in 100 for Deckbuilding-only games and 15.5 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so the mix trails Deckbuilding alone and is about level with Turn-Based Strategy alone.

Both: 42 games priced $10 to $20; 16.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $16,524.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 42 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

Monster Train 2leads this pair40.5%
PairMonster Train 240.5%
DeckbuildingBalatro38.5%
Turn-Based StrategyFor The King II8.8%
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 Deckbuilding + Turn-Based 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

  • Monster Train 2 earned 40.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 140 Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
  • Deckbuilding is led by Balatro, with 38.5% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Strategy is led by For The King II, with 8.8% 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

Deckbuilding + Turn-Based 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.

Deckbuilding + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view128 of 140 launchesWithout the breakout139 of 140 launchesLast 18 months54 of 140 launches
Launches counted14012 hits12812 hits13911 hits547 hits
Earned $100k+8.6 in 1001 in 129.4 in 1001 in 117.9 in 1001 in 1313.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,963top tenth $93,293+$3,529$2,869$3,522
Chance against standardthe base+9.4%0.8 more in 100-7.7%0.7 fewer in 100+51.2%4.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+19.1%$566 more-3.2%$94 less+18.9%$559 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 140 launches.

Launches counted
14012 hits
Earned $100k+
8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$2,963top tenth $93,293+
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: 12 of 140 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
12812 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$3,529
Chance against standard
+9.4%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+19.1%$566 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Monster Train 2 (40.5% of the money): 139 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
13911 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$2,869
Chance against standard
-7.7%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-3.2%$94 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 54 of 140.

Launches counted
547 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$3,522
Chance against standard
+51.2%4.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+18.9%$559 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 140 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: 12 of 140 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, Monster Train 2 (40.5% of the money): 139 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: 54 of 140.

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
DeckbuildingBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view535 of 577 launchesWithout the breakout576 of 577 launchesLast 18 months200 of 577 launches
Launches counted57761 hits53556 hits57660 hits20018 hits
Earned $100k+10.6 in 10010.5 in 10010.4 in 1009.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$2,193top tenth $101,479+$2,411$2,193$1,804
Chance against standardthe base-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100-14.9%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+9.9%$218 more0.0%no change-17.7%$389 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

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

Launches counted
57761 hits
Earned $100k+
10.6 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,193top tenth $101,479+
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
53556 hits
Earned $100k+
10.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,411
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+9.9%$218 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (38.5% of the money): 576 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
57660 hits
Earned $100k+
10.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,193
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 200 of 577.

Launches counted
20018 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,804
Chance against standard
-14.9%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-17.7%$389 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 (38.5% 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: 200 of 577.

Turn-Based 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.

Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view943 of 1,084 launchesWithout the breakout1,083 of 1,084 launchesLast 18 months353 of 1,084 launches
Launches counted1,08474 hits94366 hits1,08373 hits35324 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 157.0 in 1001 in 146.7 in 1001 in 156.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$847top tenth $51,956+$945$847$842
Chance against standardthe base+2.5%0.2 more in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100-0.4%no change
Typical against standardthe base+11.6%$98 more0.0%no change-0.6%$5 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,084 launches.

Launches counted
1,08474 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$847top tenth $51,956+
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: 141 of 1,084 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
94366 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$945
Chance against standard
+2.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+11.6%$98 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.8% of the money): 1,083 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,08373 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$847
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 353 of 1,084.

Launches counted
35324 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$842
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
-0.6%$5 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,084 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: 141 of 1,084 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, For The King II (8.8% of the money): 1,083 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: 353 of 1,084.

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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