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Niches / Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite
Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite
Games tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite: 125 indie paid launches, 25 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite priced $10 to $20, hiding samples under 100 launches. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Roguelike Deckbuilder and beats 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.
57 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
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94 launches, under your minimum sample of 100.
57 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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 57 games tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite priced $10 to $20. 36.8 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 32.4 in 100 for Roguelike Deckbuilder-only games and 28.1 in 100 for Roguelite-only games, so games with both tags did better than games with either tag alone.
Both: 57 games priced $10 to $20; 36.8 in 100 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 98 in 100 · $10k+ 77 in 100 · $100k+ 37 in 100.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 57 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 checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. 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.
Roguelike Deckbuilder + Roguelite is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money. It holds in West-facing view and Last 18 months.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view119 of 125 launches | Without the breakout124 of 125 launches | Last 18 months42 of 125 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 12525 hits | 11923 hits | 12424 hits | 426 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 20.0 in 100 | 19.3 in 100 | 19.4 in 100 | 14.3 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $14,044top tenth $459,301+ | $16,077 | $14,044 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -3.4%0.7 fewer in 100 | -3.2%0.6 fewer in 100 | -28.6%5.7 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +14.5%$2,033 more | 0.0%no change | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Roguelike Deckbuilder and Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 125 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 6 of 125 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 (59.2% of the money): 124 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 42 of 125.
Roguelike Deckbuilder 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.
| Roguelike Deckbuilder | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view218 of 230 launches | Without the breakout229 of 230 launches | Last 18 months82 of 230 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 23041 hits | 21837 hits | 22940 hits | 8211 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 17.8 in 100 | 17.0 in 100 | 17.5 in 100 | 13.4 in 100 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $9,059top tenth $309,300+ | $9,059 | $9,015 | under 100 launches |
| Chance against standard | the base | -4.8%0.9 fewer in 100 | -2.0%0.4 fewer in 100 | -24.7%4.4 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | 0.0%no change | -0.5%$44 less | under 100 launches |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelike Deckbuilder, 12 to 36 months old: 230 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 12 of 230 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 (47.0% of the money): 229 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 82 of 230.
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 view1,871 of 2,007 launches | Without the breakout2,006 of 2,007 launches | Last 18 months611 of 2,007 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 2,007186 hits | 1,871174 hits | 2,006185 hits | 61158 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 9.3 in 1001 in 11 | 9.3 in 1001 in 11 | 9.2 in 1001 in 11 | 9.5 in 1001 in 11 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,150top tenth $91,243+ | $1,207 | $1,150 | $1,177 |
| Chance against standard | the base | +0.3%no change | -0.5%no change | +2.4%0.2 more in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the base | +5.0%$57 more | 0.0%no change | +2.3%$27 more |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Roguelite, 12 to 36 months old: 2,007 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 2,007 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 (14.6% of the money): 2,006 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 611 of 2,007.
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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