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Niches / Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite

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Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite

Games tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite: 162 indie paid launches, 21 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Roguelike Deckbuilder and beats Roguelite; 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

73 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

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1STWinner
25.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.8 in 100
Typical earnings$33,382
Launches124 / 32 hits
Pairno reading
--No reading
This pairRoguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite
--too few
to read
Odds--
Typical earnings--
Launches73

73 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.

2NDRunner-up
Tag twoRoguelite
24.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.1 in 100
Typical earnings$18,456
Launches448 / 108 hits
Pairno reading
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

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What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 73 games tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 24.7 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 27.5 for Roguelike Deckbuilder-only games and 24.0 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix trails Roguelike Deckbuilder alone and beats Roguelite alone.

Both: 73 games priced $10 to $20; 24.7 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $39,670.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 73 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 pair32.6%
Pair9 Kings32.6%
Roguelike DeckbuilderSlay the Spire 266.8%
RogueliteHades II20.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite

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 32.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 162 Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite launches.
  • Roguelike Deckbuilder is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 66.8% of its money.
  • Roguelite is led by Hades II, with 20.9% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view156 of 162 launchesWithout the breakout161 of 162 launchesLast 18 months98 of 162 launches
Launches counted16221 hits15620 hits16120 hits9810 hits
Earned $100k+13.0 in 10012.8 in 10012.4 in 10010.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$10,321top tenth $220,405+$10,519$9,349$11,169
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100-4.6%0.6 fewer in 100-21.5%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+1.9%$198 more-9.4%$972 less+8.2%$848 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 162 launches.

Launches counted
16221 hits
Earned $100k+
13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$10,321top tenth $220,405+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 162 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
15620 hits
Earned $100k+
12.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$10,519
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.9%$198 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 9 Kings (32.6% of the money): 161 launches left.

Launches counted
16120 hits
Earned $100k+
12.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$9,349
Chance against standard
-4.6%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.4%$972 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 98 of 162.

Launches counted
9810 hits
Earned $100k+
10.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$11,169
Chance against standard
-21.5%2.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.2%$848 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 162 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 162 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 (32.6% of the money): 161 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 98 of 162.

Roguelike Deckbuilder holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelike Deckbuilder through every lens, all prices
Roguelike DeckbuilderBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view290 of 304 launchesWithout the breakout303 of 304 launchesLast 18 months188 of 304 launches
Launches counted30441 hits29037 hits30340 hits18823 hits
Earned $100k+13.5 in 10012.8 in 10013.2 in 10012.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$8,096top tenth $156,664+$8,252$8,092$8,699
Chance against standardthe yardstick-5.2%0.7 fewer in 100-2.2%0.3 fewer in 100-9.6%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+1.9%$156 more0.0%$4 less+7.4%$603 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike Deckbuilder, 6 to 30 months old: 304 launches.

Launches counted
30441 hits
Earned $100k+
13.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$8,096top tenth $156,664+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 304 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
29037 hits
Earned $100k+
12.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$8,252
Chance against standard
-5.2%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.9%$156 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (66.8% of the money): 303 launches left.

Launches counted
30340 hits
Earned $100k+
13.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$8,092
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%$4 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 188 of 304.

Launches counted
18823 hits
Earned $100k+
12.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$8,699
Chance against standard
-9.6%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+7.4%$603 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike Deckbuilder, 6 to 30 months old: 304 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 14 of 304 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, Slay the Spire 2 (66.8% of the money): 303 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 188 of 304.

Roguelite holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Roguelite through every lens, all prices
RogueliteBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view2,237 of 2,395 launchesWithout the breakout2,394 of 2,395 launchesLast 18 months1,402 of 2,395 launches
Launches counted2,395182 hits2,237171 hits2,394181 hits1,40299 hits
Earned $100k+7.6 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings$1,131top tenth $64,967+$1,213$1,131$909
Chance against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change0.0%no change-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+7.3%$82 more0.0%no change-19.6%$222 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 2,395 launches.

Launches counted
2,395182 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,131top tenth $64,967+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 158 of 2,395 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
2,237171 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+7.3%$82 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (20.9% of the money): 2,394 launches left.

Launches counted
2,394181 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,131
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,402 of 2,395.

Launches counted
1,40299 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
-6.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-19.6%$222 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 6 to 30 months old: 2,395 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 158 of 2,395 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, Hades II (20.9% of the money): 2,394 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,402 of 2,395.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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