Niche

Anime + Card Game

Games tagged both Anime and Card Game: 40 indie paid launches, 2 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 10+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Anime + Card Game priced $10 to $20.

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

Anime + Card Game is too small to compare with Anime and is too small to compare with Card Game: 0 of its 10 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 14.0 in 100 for Anime and 20.9 in 100 for Card Game.

Small sample: 10 launches, 0 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagAnime

14.0in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds14.0 in 100

Typical earnings$9,709

Launches351 / 49 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAnime + Card Game

0 of 10launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 10 launches

$1k+8 of 10 launches

$10k+6 of 10 launches

Launches10 / 0 hits

Expected20.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoCard Game

20.9in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds20.9 in 100

Typical earnings$18,010

Launches201 / 42 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

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 $20Anime is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

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 prices40 in pair Under $512 in pair $5 to $1016 in pair $10 to $2010 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 10 games tagged both Anime and Card Game priced $10 to $20. 0 of 10 of them earned $100k+, against 14.4 in 100 for Anime-only games and 22.0 in 100 for Card Game-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Anime alone and is too small to compare with Card Game alone.

Both: 10 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 10 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 8 of 10 launches · $10k+ 6 of 10 launches · $100k+ 0 of 10 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 10 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

Card-en-Cielleads this pair40.1%

PairCard-en-Ciel40.1%

AnimeGranblue Fantasy: Relink24.7%

Card GameBalatro30.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Anime + Card Game

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

Card-en-Ciel earned 40.1% of the estimated first-year money of the 40 Anime + Card Game launches.
Anime is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 24.7% of its money.
Card Game is led by Balatro, with 30.6% 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

Anime + Card Game holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Anime + Card Game through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view38 of 40 launches	Without the breakout39 of 40 launches	Last 18 months12 of 40 launches
Launches counted	402 hits	382 hits	391 hits	120 hits
Earned $100k+	2 of 40too few for a rate	2 of 38too few for a rate	1 of 39too few for a rate	0 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	30 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+5.3%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell	-48.7%2.4 fewer in 100	-100.0%5.0 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	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 40 launches.

Launches counted: 402 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 40too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 30 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 50 in 100
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 40 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 382 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 38too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +5.3%0.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Card-en-Ciel (40.1% of the money): 39 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 391 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 39too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -48.7%2.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 12 of 40.

Launches counted: 120 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 12too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -100.0%5.0 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Anime and Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 40 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: 2 of 40 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, Card-en-Ciel (40.1% of the money): 39 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: 12 of 40.

Anime is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout and Last 18 months.

Anime through every lens, all prices
Anime	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,404 of 1,560 launches	Without the breakout1,559 of 1,560 launches	Last 18 months450 of 1,560 launches
Launches counted	1,560129 hits	1,404107 hits	1,559128 hits	45041 hits
Earned $100k+	8.3 in 1001 in 12	7.6 in 1001 in 13	8.2 in 1001 in 12	9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$1,040top tenth $74,235+	$1,035	$1,035	$1,179
Chance against standard	the base	-7.8%0.6 fewer in 100	-0.7%0.1 fewer in 100	+10.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-0.5%$5 less	-0.5%$5 less	+13.4%$139 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,560 launches.

Launches counted: 1,560129 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.3 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,040top tenth $74,235+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 156 of 1,560 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,404107 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings: $1,035
Chance against standard: -7.8%0.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$5 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.7% of the money): 1,559 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,559128 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $1,035
Chance against standard: -0.7%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.5%$5 less

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 450 of 1,560.

Launches counted: 45041 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.1 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $1,179
Chance against standard: +10.2%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +13.4%$139 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Anime, 12 to 36 months old: 1,560 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: 156 of 1,560 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (24.7% of the money): 1,559 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: 450 of 1,560.

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

Card Game through every lens, all prices
Card Game	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view797 of 895 launches	Without the breakout894 of 895 launches	Last 18 months285 of 895 launches
Launches counted	89561 hits	79754 hits	89460 hits	28519 hits
Earned $100k+	6.8 in 1001 in 15	6.8 in 1001 in 15	6.7 in 1001 in 15	6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$569top tenth $55,156+	$663	$569	$714
Chance against standard	the base	-0.6%no change	-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100	-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+16.5%$94 more	0.0%no change	+25.5%$145 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 895 launches.

Launches counted: 89561 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $569top tenth $55,156+
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: 98 of 895 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 79754 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $663
Chance against standard: -0.6%no change
Typical against standard: +16.5%$94 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (30.6% of the money): 894 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 89460 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $569
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 285 of 895.

Launches counted: 28519 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $714
Chance against standard: -2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +25.5%$145 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 895 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: 98 of 895 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 (30.6% of the money): 894 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: 285 of 895.

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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