Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Board Game / Card Battler
Board Game + Card Battler: 87 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. 2 of 69 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.4 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 164% on the year before: 87 against 33.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 87 33 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 158 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 392 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.68xhits against expected | 0.50x to 1.19x | 69 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,856 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
- 69
- Hit rate
- 2.9%0.0% to 9.1%
- Expected rate
- 6.3%
- Against expected
- 0.68x0.50x to 1.19x
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
69 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
- $364
- Top tenth
- $15,962
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
- +164%
Parent tags
- Board GameGenre 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
- 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
- Deckline (opens the Steam store)2025 · 299 reviews, 85% positiveest. $24k
- Rainbow Legends (opens the Steam store)2026 · 91 reviews, 74% positiveest. $24k
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- Board Game + Roguelite$78732 launches priced, 65 releases in 12 months
- Board Game + PvP$56655 launches priced, 124 releases in 12 months
- Board Game + Multiplayer$48550 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Board Game$40467 launches priced, 164 releases in 12 months
More with Card Battler
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- 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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