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Niches / Card Game + Multiplayer

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Card Game + Multiplayer

Games tagged both Card Game and Multiplayer: 53 indie paid launches, 5 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Card Game + Multiplayer priced under $5. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Card Game and trails Multiplayer; priced under $5 it is too small to compare with Card Game and is too small to compare with Multiplayer.

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?Under $5

Card Game + Multiplayer is too small to compare with Card Game and is too small to compare with Multiplayer: 0 of its 30 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 0 of 399 launches for Card Game and 0.9 in 100 for Multiplayer.

Small sample: 30 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie
Tag oneCard Game
0 of 399launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 399 launches
Typical earnings$97
Launches399 / 0 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairCard Game + Multiplayer
0 of 30launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds0 of 30 launches
$1k+3 of 30 launches
$10k+0 of 30 launches
Launches30 / 0 hits
Expected0.4 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twomood tagMultiplayer
0.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 111
Typical earnings$163
Launches557 / 5 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 230), typical $162, from 14,050 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5Multiplayer 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 prices53 in pairUnder $530 in pair$5 to $1012 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $402: too few
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 30 games tagged both Card Game and Multiplayer priced under $5. 0 of 30 of them earned $100k+, against 0 of 369 for Card Game-only games and 0.9 in 100 for Multiplayer-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Card Game alone and is too small to compare with Multiplayer alone.

Both: 30 games priced under $5; 0 of 30 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 3 of 30 launches · $10k+ 0 of 30 launches · $100k+ 0 of 30 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 30 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

9 Kingsleads this pair58.2%
Pair9 Kings58.2%
Card GameBalatro29.4%
MultiplayerPalworld21.5%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Card Game + Multiplayer

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

  • 9 Kings earned 58.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 53 Card Game + Multiplayer launches.
  • Card Game is led by Balatro, with 29.4% of its money.
  • Multiplayer is led by Palworld, with 21.5% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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 Game + Multiplayer is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Card Game + Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view49 of 53 launchesWithout the breakout52 of 53 launchesLast 18 months13 of 53 launches
Launches counted535 hits494 hits524 hits134 hits
Earned $100k+9.4 in 1001 in 114 of 49too few for a rate4 of 52too few for a rate4 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+21 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 in 100under 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base-13.5%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell-18.5%1.7 fewer in 100+226.2%21.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe baseunder 100 launchesunder 100 launchesunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewToo few to tellMoves the answerToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Game and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 53 launches.

Launches counted
535 hits
Earned $100k+
9.4 in 1001 in 11
Chance of $10k+
21 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 40 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: 4 of 53 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
494 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 49too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-13.5%1.3 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, 9 Kings (58.2% of the money): 52 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
524 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 52too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-18.5%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: 13 of 53.

Launches counted
134 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 13too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
+226.2%21.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Card Game and Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 53 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: 4 of 53 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 (58.2% of the money): 52 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: 13 of 53.

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 GameBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view833 of 935 launchesWithout the breakout934 of 935 launchesLast 18 months302 of 935 launches
Launches counted93566 hits83358 hits93465 hits30224 hits
Earned $100k+7.1 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.0 in 1001 in 147.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$580top tenth $57,067+$650$580$750
Chance against standardthe base-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100+12.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+12.1%$70 more0.0%no change+29.3%$170 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 935 launches.

Launches counted
93566 hits
Earned $100k+
7.1 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$580top tenth $57,067+
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: 102 of 935 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
83358 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$650
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+12.1%$70 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (29.4% of the money): 934 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
93465 hits
Earned $100k+
7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$580
Chance against standard
-1.4%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: 302 of 935.

Launches counted
30224 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$750
Chance against standard
+12.6%0.9 more in 100
Typical against standard
+29.3%$170 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Card Game, 12 to 36 months old: 935 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: 102 of 935 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 (29.4% of the money): 934 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: 302 of 935.

Multiplayer 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.

Multiplayer through every lens, all prices
MultiplayerBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,285 of 1,326 launchesWithout the breakout1,325 of 1,326 launchesLast 18 months382 of 1,326 launches
Launches counted1,326204 hits1,285195 hits1,325203 hits38264 hits
Earned $100k+15.4 in 10015.2 in 10015.3 in 10016.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$1,243top tenth $335,136+$1,264$1,237$1,414
Chance against standardthe base-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100+8.9%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+1.7%$21 more-0.5%$6 less+13.8%$171 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,326 launches.

Launches counted
1,326204 hits
Earned $100k+
15.4 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,243top tenth $335,136+
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: 41 of 1,326 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,285195 hits
Earned $100k+
15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,264
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+1.7%$21 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Palworld (21.5% of the money): 1,325 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,325203 hits
Earned $100k+
15.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,237
Chance against standard
-0.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.5%$6 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 382 of 1,326.

Launches counted
38264 hits
Earned $100k+
16.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,414
Chance against standard
+8.9%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+13.8%$171 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Multiplayer, 12 to 36 months old: 1,326 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: 41 of 1,326 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, Palworld (21.5% of the money): 1,325 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: 382 of 1,326.

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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