Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Tabletop / Card Battler
Tabletop + Card Battler: 75 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. 3 of 62 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 79% on the year before: 75 against 42.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 75 42 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 171 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 367 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.
| 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.04% | 8 ranked of 171 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,953 of 7,193pairs on this board |
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 1.04xhits against expected | 0.73x to 1.75x | 62 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,565 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
- 62
- Hit rate
- 4.8%0.0% to 10.4%
- Expected rate
- 4.5%
- Against expected
- 1.04x0.73x to 1.75x
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
62 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
- $0
- Median
- $322
- Top tenth
- $23,285
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
- +79%
Parent tags
- TabletopGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Card BattlerGenre 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.
- Drop Duchy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,983 reviews, 89% positiveest. $872k
- HEART of CROWN Online (opens the Steam store)2024 · 415 reviews, 84% positiveest. $252k
- Heroes Wanted (opens the Steam store)2023 · 533 reviews, 81% positiveest. $216k
- Card Cultivation (opens the Steam store)2026 · 707 reviews, 70% positiveest. $215k
- WitchHand (opens the Steam store)2024 · 617 reviews, 90% positiveest. $150k
- Master of Piece (opens the Steam store)2026 · 197 reviews, 86% positiveest. $60k
- Culdcept The First (opens the Steam store)2026 · 96 reviews, 73% positiveest. $58k
- Divine's Howl (opens the Steam store)2025 · 169 reviews, 89% positiveest. $34k
More with Tabletop
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- Multiplayer + Tabletop$30343 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Tabletop$25236 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Board Game + Tabletop$202120 launches priced, 223 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Tabletop$20276 launches priced, 192 releases in 12 months
More with Card Battler
pairs with Card Battler- Card Battler + Roguelike Deckbuilder$4,95477 launches priced, 127 releases in 12 months
- Card Battler + Auto Battler$3,75930 launches priced, 90 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Card Battler$3,256116 launches priced, 243 releases in 12 months
- Deckbuilding + Card Battler$2,132170 launches priced, 330 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Card Battler$1,98537 launches priced, 39 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Card Battler$1,821150 launches priced, 313 releases in 12 months
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