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Card Battler + RPG

Games tagged both Card Battler and RPG: 108 indie paid launches, 10 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 Card Battler + RPG priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Card Battler and is about level with RPG; priced $10 to $20 it trails Card Battler and is about level with RPG.

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

Card Battler + RPG trails Card Battler and is about level with RPG: 19.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 25.0 in 100 for Card Battler and 17.6 in 100 for RPG.

That is about 1.1 times the 17.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

1STWinner
Tag oneCard Battler
25.0in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds25.0 in 100
Typical earnings$17,887
Launches148 / 37 hits
Pair trails by5.6 in 100
TIETied
This pairCard Battler + RPG
19.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.4 in 100
Typical earnings$9,115
Launches31 / 6 hits
Expected17.6 in 100
TIETied
Tag twoRPG
17.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds17.6 in 100
Typical earnings$8,454
Launches786 / 138 hits
A tie, apart by1.8 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 prices108 in pairUnder $535 in pair$5 to $1039 in pair$10 to $2031 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 31 games tagged both Card Battler and RPG priced $10 to $20. 19.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 26.5 in 100 for Card Battler-only games and 17.5 in 100 for RPG-only games, so the mix trails Card Battler alone and is about level with RPG alone.

Both: 31 games priced $10 to $20; 19.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $9,115.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 31 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

Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblersleads this pair14.6%
PairDungeons & Degenerate Gamblers14.6%
Card Battler9 Kings24.4%
RPGPath of Exile 218.0%
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 Card Battler + RPG

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

  • Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers earned 14.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 108 Card Battler + RPG launches.
  • Card Battler is led by 9 Kings, with 24.4% of its money.
  • RPG is led by Path of Exile 2, with 18.0% 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

Card Battler + RPG 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.

Card Battler + RPG through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view96 of 108 launchesWithout the breakout107 of 108 launchesLast 18 months37 of 108 launches
Launches counted10810 hits969 hits1079 hits375 hits
Earned $100k+9.3 in 1001 in 119.4 in 1001 in 118.4 in 1001 in 1213.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,097top tenth $74,663+$1,097$1,053$2,011
Chance against standardthe base+1.2%0.1 more in 100-9.2%0.8 fewer in 100+45.9%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change; too few to tell-4.0%$44 less+83.3%$914 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 108 launches.

Launches counted
10810 hits
Earned $100k+
9.3 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,097top tenth $74,663+
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 108 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
969 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,097
Chance against standard
+1.2%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change; too few to tell
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers (14.6% of the money): 107 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1079 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,053
Chance against standard
-9.2%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-4.0%$44 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 37 of 108.

Launches counted
375 hits
Earned $100k+
13.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,011
Chance against standard
+45.9%4.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+83.3%$914 more; too few to tell
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 108 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 108 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, Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers (14.6% of the money): 107 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: 37 of 108.

Card Battler 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 Battler through every lens, all prices
Card BattlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view466 of 520 launchesWithout the breakout519 of 520 launchesLast 18 months170 of 520 launches
Launches counted52047 hits46642 hits51946 hits17017 hits
Earned $100k+9.0 in 1001 in 119.0 in 1001 in 118.9 in 1001 in 1110.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,114top tenth $77,694+$1,291$1,104$1,437
Chance against standardthe base-0.3%no change-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100+10.6%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+15.9%$177 more-0.9%$10 less+29.0%$323 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Battler, 12 to 36 months old: 520 launches.

Launches counted
52047 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,114top tenth $77,694+
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: 54 of 520 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
46642 hits
Earned $100k+
9.0 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,291
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
+15.9%$177 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, 9 Kings (24.4% of the money): 519 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
51946 hits
Earned $100k+
8.9 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,104
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$10 less
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 170 of 520.

Launches counted
17017 hits
Earned $100k+
10.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,437
Chance against standard
+10.6%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
+29.0%$323 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Card Battler, 12 to 36 months old: 520 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: 54 of 520 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 (24.4% of the money): 519 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: 170 of 520.

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

RPG through every lens, all prices
RPGBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view3,125 of 3,715 launchesWithout the breakout3,714 of 3,715 launchesLast 18 months1,018 of 3,715 launches
Launches counted3,715270 hits3,125225 hits3,714269 hits1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+7.3 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 147.2 in 1001 in 148.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$675top tenth $51,629+$729$675$859
Chance against standardthe base-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100-0.3%no change+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+8.0%$54 more0.0%no change+27.3%$184 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 launches.

Launches counted
3,715270 hits
Earned $100k+
7.3 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675top tenth $51,629+
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: 590 of 3,715 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
3,125225 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$729
Chance against standard
-0.9%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+8.0%$54 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
3,714269 hits
Earned $100k+
7.2 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$675
Chance against standard
-0.3%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 1,018 of 3,715.

Launches counted
1,01882 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$859
Chance against standard
+10.8%0.8 more in 100
Typical against standard
+27.3%$184 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged RPG, 12 to 36 months old: 3,715 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: 590 of 3,715 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, Path of Exile 2 (18.0% of the money): 3,714 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: 1,018 of 3,715.

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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