Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Card Battler on Steam.
Share of Card Battler games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Card Battler games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slay the SpireSteam | approximately $80.9M | 218.8K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 2 | BalatroSteam | approximately $59.6M | 198.9K | 98% | $14.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 688 | approximately $347 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $22.6M |
| 2025 | 535 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 10% | approximately 2% | approximately $68.3M |
| 2024 | 366 | approximately $995 | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $96.3M |
| 2023 | 250 | approximately $743 | approximately 15% | approximately 4% | approximately $35M |
| 2022 | 176 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 14% | approximately 5% | approximately $60.5M |
| 2021 | 128 | approximately $413 | approximately 13% | approximately 6% | approximately $105.5M |
| 2020 | 91 | approximately $913 | approximately 14% | approximately 4% | approximately $26.3M |
| 2019 | 30 | approximately $17.2K | approximately 33% | approximately 13% | approximately $90.9M |
| 2018 | 19 | approximately $2.7K | approximately 11% | approximately 5% | approximately $1.7M |
| 2017 | 12 | approximately $79.9K | approximately 42% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.7M |
| 2016 | 15 | approximately $28.7K | approximately 27% | approximately 13% | approximately $6.8M |
| 2015 | 10 | approximately $4.8K | approximately 10% | approximately 0% | approximately $379.5K |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Card Battler launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
InscryptionSteam |
| approximately $58.6M |
| 148.7K |
| 97% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | approximately $33.2M | 24.5K | 82% | $59.99 |
| 5 | Library Of RuinaSteam | approximately $29M | 40.7K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 6 | 9 KingsSteam | approximately $12.2M | 23.3K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Monster TrainSteam | approximately $10.9M | 23K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 8 | Chrono ArkSteam | approximately $8.4M | 13.8K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 9 | Backpack BattlesSteam | approximately $7.8M | 20.7K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 10 | 觅长生Steam | approximately $7.8M | 32.1K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 11 | StacklandsSteam | approximately $7.5M | 29.2K | 96% | $7.99 |
| 12 | The BazaarSteam | approximately $7.5M | 16.1K | 69% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Across the ObeliskSteam | approximately $6.5M | 13.1K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 14 | approximately $5.4M | 4.9K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 15 | approximately $5.1M | 19.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 16 | WildfrostSteam | approximately $4.9M | 8.9K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 17 | ROUNDSSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.7K | 95% | $5.99 |
| 18 | approximately $4.4M | 5.6K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Backpack HeroSteam | approximately $4.4M | 7.4K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 20 | approximately $3.5M | 8.4K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 21 | One Step From EdenSteam | approximately $3.4M | 6K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Gremlins, Inc.Steam | approximately $3.4M | 6.6K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 23 | Dicey DungeonsSteam | approximately $3.3M | 10.4K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 24 | RatropolisSteam | approximately $3.2M | 5.5K | 88% | $17.99 |
| 25 | approximately $3M | 4.5K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 26 | Gordian QuestSteam | approximately $2.9M | 5.3K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 27 | approximately $2.8M | 1.9K | 83% | $59.99 |
| 28 | StarVadersSteam | approximately $2.7M | 4.4K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 29 | Esports GodfatherSteam | approximately $2.6M | 4.6K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 30 | DepersonalizationSteam | approximately $2.6M | 6K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 31 | He is ComingSteam | approximately $2.4M | 3.8K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Slots & DaggersSteam | approximately $2.4M | 7.6K | 94% | $7.99 |
| 33 | Black BookSteam | approximately $2.4M | 6.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 34 | HELLCARDSteam | approximately $2.4M | 4.7K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 35 | RoguebookSteam | approximately $2.1M | 4.6K | 84% | $24.99 |
| 36 | approximately $2M | 4.6K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 37 | Moonstone IslandSteam | approximately $2M | 5.1K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 38 | approximately $1.9M | 838 | 82% | $49.99 |
| 39 | approximately $1.8M | 2.9K | 84% | $24.99 |
| 40 | DICEOMANCERSteam | approximately $1.8M | 4.7K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 41 | OobletsSteam | approximately $1.8M | 1.6K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 42 | approximately $1.6M | 3.2K | 85% | $24.99 |
| 43 | Trials of FireSteam | approximately $1.6M | 3.3K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 44 | approximately $1.5M | 630 | 68% | $69.99 |
| 45 | Alina of the ArenaSteam | approximately $1.5M | 4K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 46 | approximately $1.5M | 2.1K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 47 | Die in the DungeonSteam | approximately $1.4M | 3.2K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 48 | Retirement SimulatorSteam | approximately $1.4M | 3.9K | 35% | $13.99 |
| 49 | Deep Sky DerelictsSteam | approximately $1.4M | 2.9K | 74% | $19.99 |
| 50 | approximately $1.4M | 3.6K | 82% | $7.49 |