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Niches / Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics

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Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics

Games tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based Tactics: 177 indie paid launches, 12 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".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Card Battler and is level with Turn-Based Tactics; priced $10 to $20 it beats both its tags.

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 Tactics beats both its tags: 24.4 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 23.2 in 100 for Card Battler and 14.1 in 100 for Turn-Based Tactics.

That is about 1.3 times the 18.6 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag oneCard Battler
23.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds23.2 in 100
Typical earnings$18,428
Launches181 / 42 hits
Pair leads by1.2 in 100
1STWinner
This pairCard Battler + Turn-Based Tactics
24.4in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds24.4 in 100
Typical earnings$5,464
Launches45 / 11 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
3RDThird
Tag twoTurn-Based Tactics
14.1in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds14.1 in 100
Typical earnings$9,310
Launches269 / 38 hits
Pair leads by10.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 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: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices177 in pairUnder $574 in pair$5 to $1055 in pair$10 to $2045 in pair$20 to $403: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 45 games tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based Tactics priced $10 to $20. 24.4 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 22.8 for Card Battler-only games and 12.1 for Turn-Based Tactics-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.

Both: 45 games priced $10 to $20; 24.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $5,464.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 45 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

Esports Godfatherleads this pair20.4%
PairEsports Godfather20.4%
Card BattlerSlay the Spire 265.8%
Turn-Based TacticsMewgenics35.5%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkAudience-sensitive. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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

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

  • Esports Godfather earned 20.4% of the estimated first-year money of the 177 Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics launches.
  • Card Battler is led by Slay the Spire 2, with 65.8% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Tactics is led by Mewgenics, with 35.5% 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: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics is audience-sensitive: West-facing view moves the answer by more than a quarter. It holds in 2 of 3.

Card Battler + Turn-Based Tactics through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view165 of 177 launchesWithout the breakout176 of 177 launchesLast 18 months106 of 177 launches
Launches counted17712 hits16511 hits17611 hits1067 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 156.3 in 1001 in 166.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings$323top tenth $27,016+$404$323$303
Chance against standardthe yardstick-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-7.4%0.5 fewer in 100-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+25.1%$81 more0.0%no change-6.2%$20 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based Tactics, 6 to 30 months old: 177 launches.

Launches counted
17712 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$323top tenth $27,016+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 177 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
16511 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$404
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+25.1%$81 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Esports Godfather (20.4% of the money): 176 launches left.

Launches counted
17611 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$323
Chance against standard
-7.4%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 177.

Launches counted
1067 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$303
Chance against standard
-2.9%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-6.2%$20 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Battler and Turn-Based Tactics, 6 to 30 months old: 177 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 177 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, Esports Godfather (20.4% of the money): 176 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 106 of 177.

Card Battler holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Card Battler through every lens, all prices
Card BattlerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view602 of 657 launchesWithout the breakout656 of 657 launchesLast 18 months392 of 657 launches
Launches counted65752 hits60246 hits65651 hits39231 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 137.6 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 137.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$1,093top tenth $63,745+$1,213$1,093$1,113
Chance against standardthe yardstick-3.8%0.3 fewer in 100-1.3%0.1 fewer in 1000.0%no change
Typical against standardthe yardstick+11.0%$120 more0.0%no change+1.8%$20 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Battler, 6 to 30 months old: 657 launches.

Launches counted
65752 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,093top tenth $63,745+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 55 of 657 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
60246 hits
Earned $100k+
7.6 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,213
Chance against standard
-3.8%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+11.0%$120 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Slay the Spire 2 (65.8% of the money): 656 launches left.

Launches counted
65651 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,093
Chance against standard
-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 392 of 657.

Launches counted
39231 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$1,113
Chance against standard
0.0%no change
Typical against standard
+1.8%$20 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Card Battler, 6 to 30 months old: 657 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 55 of 657 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, Slay the Spire 2 (65.8% of the money): 656 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 392 of 657.

Turn-Based Tactics holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Turn-Based Tactics through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based TacticsBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,004 of 1,103 launchesWithout the breakout1,102 of 1,103 launchesLast 18 months632 of 1,103 launches
Launches counted1,10372 hits1,00467 hits1,10271 hits63240 hits
Earned $100k+6.5 in 1001 in 156.7 in 1001 in 156.4 in 1001 in 166.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings$607top tenth $53,958+$707$607$485
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.1%0.2 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+16.5%$100 more0.0%no change-20.1%$122 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Tactics, 6 to 30 months old: 1,103 launches.

Launches counted
1,10372 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$607top tenth $53,958+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 99 of 1,103 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,00467 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$707
Chance against standard
+3.1%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.5%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (35.5% of the money): 1,102 launches left.

Launches counted
1,10271 hits
Earned $100k+
6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$607
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 632 of 1,103.

Launches counted
63240 hits
Earned $100k+
6.3 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings
$485
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-20.1%$122 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Tactics, 6 to 30 months old: 1,103 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 99 of 1,103 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, Mewgenics (35.5% of the money): 1,102 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 632 of 1,103.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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