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Niches / Card Battler + Turn-Based

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Card Battler + Turn-Based

Games tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based: 49 indie paid launches, 8 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.

Showing Card Battler + Turn-Based priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair beats Card Battler and is about level with Turn-Based; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Card Battler and is too small to compare with Turn-Based.

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 + Turn-Based is too small to compare with Card Battler and is too small to compare with Turn-Based: 5 of its 20 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.5 in 100 for Card Battler and 24.2 in 100 for Turn-Based.

Small sample: 20 launches, 5 hits.

TIEA tie
26.5in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds26.5 in 100
Typical earnings$23,752
Launches147 / 39 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCard Battler + Turn-Based
5 of 20launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds5 of 20 launches
$1k+19 of 20 launches
$10k+16 of 20 launches
Launches20 / 5 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagTurn-Based
24.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.2 in 100
$1k+91 in 100
$10k+68 in 100
Launches66 / 16 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 $20Turn-Based 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
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 20 games tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based priced $10 to $20. 5 of 20 of them earned $100k+, against 26.8 in 100 for Card Battler-only games and 23.9 in 100 for Turn-Based-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Card Battler alone and is too small to compare with Turn-Based alone.

Both: 20 games priced $10 to $20; 5 of 20 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 19 of 20 launches · $10k+ 16 of 20 launches · $100k+ 5 of 20 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 20 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

Deck of Hauntsleads this pair18.9%
PairDeck of Haunts18.9%
Card BattlerThe Bazaar20.5%
Turn-BasedTactical Breach Wizards23.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Card Battler + Turn-Based

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

  • Deck of Haunts earned 18.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 49 Card Battler + Turn-Based launches.
  • Card Battler is led by The Bazaar, with 20.5% of its money.
  • Turn-Based is led by Tactical Breach Wizards, with 23.8% 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 + Turn-Based holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Card Battler + Turn-Based through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view48 of 49 launchesWithout the breakout48 of 49 launchesLast 18 months15 of 49 launches
Launches counted498 hits488 hits487 hits153 hits
Earned $100k+16.3 in 10016.7 in 10014.6 in 1003 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+49 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 73 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+2.1%0.3 more in 100-10.7%1.7 fewer in 100+22.5%3.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 49 launches.

Launches counted
498 hits
Earned $100k+
16.3 in 100
Chance of $10k+
49 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 73 in 100
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: 1 of 49 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
488 hits
Earned $100k+
16.7 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+2.1%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Deck of Haunts (18.9% of the money): 48 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
487 hits
Earned $100k+
14.6 in 100
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-10.7%1.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 49.

Launches counted
153 hits
Earned $100k+
3 of 15too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+22.5%3.7 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 49 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: 1 of 49 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, Deck of Haunts (18.9% of the money): 48 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: 15 of 49.

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 months169 of 520 launches
Launches counted52049 hits46644 hits51948 hits16916 hits
Earned $100k+9.4 in 1001 in 119.4 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 119.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings$1,189top tenth $98,255+$1,407$1,189$1,759
Chance against standardthe base+0.2%no change-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100+0.5%no change
Typical against standardthe base+18.3%$218 more0.0%no change+47.9%$570 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
52049 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,189top tenth $98,255+
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
46644 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,407
Chance against standard
+0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+18.3%$218 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, The Bazaar (20.5% of the money): 519 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
51948 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,189
Chance against standard
-1.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 169 of 520.

Launches counted
16916 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$1,759
Chance against standard
+0.5%no change
Typical against standard
+47.9%$570 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, The Bazaar (20.5% 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: 169 of 520.

Turn-Based 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.

Turn-Based through every lens, all prices
Turn-BasedBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view165 of 170 launchesWithout the breakout169 of 170 launchesLast 18 months65 of 170 launches
Launches counted17032 hits16531 hits16931 hits6510 hits
Earned $100k+18.8 in 10018.8 in 10018.3 in 10015.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$7,281top tenth $288,502+$7,331$6,462under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-0.2%no change-2.6%0.5 fewer in 100-18.3%3.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+0.7%$50 more-11.2%$819 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 170 launches.

Launches counted
17032 hits
Earned $100k+
18.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$7,281top tenth $288,502+
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: 5 of 170 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16531 hits
Earned $100k+
18.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$7,331
Chance against standard
-0.2%no change
Typical against standard
+0.7%$50 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Tactical Breach Wizards (23.8% of the money): 169 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
16931 hits
Earned $100k+
18.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$6,462
Chance against standard
-2.6%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-11.2%$819 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 65 of 170.

Launches counted
6510 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.3%3.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based, 12 to 36 months old: 170 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: 5 of 170 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, Tactical Breach Wizards (23.8% of the money): 169 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: 65 of 170.

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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