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Niches / Deckbuilding + Roguelite
Deckbuilding + Roguelite
Games tagged both Deckbuilding and Roguelite: 255 indie paid launches, 29 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Deckbuilding + Roguelite priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Deckbuilding and is about level with Roguelite; priced $10 to $20 it has too few launches to read.
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.
77 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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77 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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.
The overlap is this niche: the 77 games tagged both Deckbuilding and Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 27.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 24.2 in 100 for Deckbuilding-only games and 25.3 in 100 for Roguelite-only games, so the mix beats Deckbuilding alone and is about level with Roguelite alone.
Both: 77 games priced $10 to $20; 27.3 in 100 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $24,990.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 77 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.
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.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkAudience split +1. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: holds.
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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.
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.
Deckbuilding + Roguelite is audience split +1: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would, and 1 more lens too. It holds in Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view236 of 255 launches | Without the breakout254 of 255 launches | Last 18 months92 of 255 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 25529 hits | 23628 hits | 25428 hits | 927 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 11.4 in 100 | 11.9 in 100 | 11.0 in 100 | 7.6 in 1001 in 13 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $3,542top tenth $107,204+ | $4,654 | $3,542 | $3,522 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +4.3%0.5 more in 100 | -3.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | -33.1%3.8 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +31.4%$1,112 more | 0.0%no change | -0.6%$20 less; too few to tell |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Moves the answer | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Deckbuilding and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 255 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 19 of 255 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (55.3% of the money): 254 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 92 of 255.
Deckbuilding 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.
| Deckbuilding | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view535 of 577 launches | Without the breakout576 of 577 launches | Last 18 months200 of 577 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 57761 hits | 53556 hits | 57660 hits | 20018 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 10.6 in 100 | 10.5 in 100 | 10.4 in 100 | 9.0 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $2,193top tenth $101,479+ | $2,411 | $2,193 | $1,804 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100 | -1.5%0.2 fewer in 100 | -14.9%1.6 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +9.9%$218 more | 0.0%no change | -17.7%$389 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Deckbuilding, 12 to 36 months old: 577 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 42 of 577 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Balatro (38.5% of the money): 576 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 200 of 577.
Roguelite 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.
| Roguelite | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view1,875 of 2,011 launches | Without the breakout2,010 of 2,011 launches | Last 18 months615 of 2,011 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,011170 hits | 1,875158 hits | 2,010169 hits | 61552 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 | 8.4 in 1001 in 12 | 8.4 in 1001 in 12 | 8.5 in 1001 in 12 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,113top tenth $72,554+ | $1,190 | $1,113 | $1,072 |
| Chance against standard | the base | -0.3%no change | -0.5%no change | 0.0%no change |
| Typical against standard | the base | +6.9%$77 more | 0.0%no change | -3.7%$41 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,011 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 136 of 2,011 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Hades II (14.1% of the money): 2,010 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 615 of 2,011.
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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