Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Deckbuilding on Steam.
Share of Deckbuilding 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 Deckbuilding 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 | 952 | approximately $647 | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $41M |
| 2025 | 668 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 12% | approximately 2% | approximately $142.4M |
| 2024 | 463 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 13% | approximately 4% | approximately $129.3M |
| 2023 | 289 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 15% | approximately 4% | approximately $42.1M |
| 2022 | 188 | approximately $2.8K | approximately 12% | approximately 5% | approximately $72.9M |
| 2021 | 123 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 17% | approximately 10% | approximately $128M |
| 2020 | 77 | approximately $882 | approximately 19% | approximately 5% | approximately $27.1M |
| 2019 | 33 | approximately $18.4K | approximately 42% | approximately 15% | approximately $93.7M |
| 2018 | 25 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 16% | approximately 12% | approximately $8.1M |
| 2017 | 17 | approximately $52.5K | approximately 35% | approximately 6% | approximately $5.9M |
| 2016 | 18 | approximately $20.6K | approximately 22% | approximately 6% | approximately $4.4M |
| 2015 | 6 | approximately $66.4K | approximately 50% | approximately 17% | approximately $2.3M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Deckbuilding launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
InscryptionSteam |
| approximately $58.6M |
| 148.7K |
| 97% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | Broken ArrowSteam | approximately $40.5M | 35.9K | 54% | $49.99 |
| 5 | approximately $33.2M | 17.1K | 82% | $59.99 |
| 6 | Library Of RuinaSteam | approximately $29M | 45.2K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 7 | approximately $22.8M | 12.1K | 89% | $69.99 |
| 8 | Loop HeroSteam | approximately $13.4M | 36.6K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 9 | 9 KingsSteam | approximately $12.2M | 23.3K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 10 | Monster TrainSteam | approximately $10.9M | 23K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 11 | PeglinSteam | approximately $10.3M | 17.7K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Chrono ArkSteam | approximately $8.4M | 13.8K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 13 | StacklandsSteam | approximately $7.5M | 29.2K | 96% | $7.99 |
| 14 | The BazaarSteam | approximately $7.5M | 16K | 69% | $19.99 |
| 15 | Across the ObeliskSteam | approximately $6.5M | 10.7K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 16 | PotionomicsSteam | approximately $6.3M | 7.4K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 17 | MagicraftSteam | approximately $6M | 16.9K | 93% | $11.99 |
| 18 | Monster Train 2Steam | approximately $5.7M | 10.2K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 19 | approximately $5.4M | 4.9K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 20 | approximately $5.1M | 19.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 21 | Book of DemonsSteam | approximately $5M | 9.4K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 22 | WildfrostSteam | approximately $4.9M | 8.9K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 23 | ROUNDSSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.7K | 95% | $5.99 |
| 24 | Backpack HeroSteam | approximately $4.4M | 8.5K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 25 | approximately $4.4M | 6K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 26 | approximately $4.2M | 4.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 27 | BOOK OF HOURSSteam | approximately $4M | 4.5K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 28 | The King is WatchingSteam | approximately $3.6M | 10.6K | 89% | $9.74 |
| 29 | Luck be a LandlordSteam | approximately $3.6M | 10.2K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 30 | FaeriaSteam | approximately $3.6M | 7.2K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 31 | approximately $3.5M | 8.4K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 32 | One Step From EdenSteam | approximately $3.4M | 7.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 33 | The Matchless KungfuSteam | approximately $3.4M | 7.9K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 34 | approximately $3.4M | 5.1K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Dune: ImperiumSteam | approximately $3.4M | 4.4K | 94% | $16.09 |
| 36 | Dicey DungeonsSteam | approximately $3.3M | 10.4K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 37 | RatropolisSteam | approximately $3.2M | 5.5K | 88% | $17.99 |
| 38 | Lost in Random™Steam | approximately $3.1M | 5.3K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 39 | GloomhavenSteam | approximately $3M | 16.1K | 82% | $9.79 |
| 40 | Gordian QuestSteam | approximately $2.9M | 6K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 41 | Shogun ShowdownSteam | approximately $2.8M | 7.1K | 95% | $7.49 |
| 42 | approximately $2.8M | 1.9K | 83% | $59.99 |
| 43 | StarVadersSteam | approximately $2.7M | 4.4K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 44 | approximately $2.7M | 19.6K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 45 | approximately $2.7M | 1.3K | 76% | $69.99 |
| 46 | Esports GodfatherSteam | approximately $2.6M | 4.6K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Cobalt CoreSteam | approximately $2.5M | 4.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Meme MayhemSteam | approximately $2.5M | 5K | 75% | $16.99 |
| 49 | EmberwardSteam | approximately $2.5M | 4.1K | 97% | $16.99 |
| 50 | He is ComingSteam | approximately $2.4M | 4.2K | 85% | $19.99 |