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Should I ship a Supernatural Card Battler?
Card Battler + Supernatural
Only 16 developers shipped a Supernatural Card Battler in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Exorcism Agency, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 45 more are announced, ×5.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300, ×0.6 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $50. 45 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.0 per shipper, while revenue is up 125% on the market.
| Bottom 30% | $30 (exactly $30) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $4.9k (exactly $4,940) |
| Top 5% | $87k (exactly $86,513) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 16 |
| Released games | 31 |
| Announced | 45 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $6.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 125% on the market, supply 30% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Card Battler
- effort 3 / 10 · high · card rules plus simple encounter logic
- Supernatural
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Card Battler; all of the top 25% also carry Card Game, Deckbuilding, Strategy
- Price point
- $6.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Atmospheric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $6.99.
The top 10 games average 90% positive over 553 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $50. 7 in 10 of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 45 games are announced against 9 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Card Battler with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
- + ArcadeFair
- + Bullet HellFair
- + GamblingFair
- + 2D FighterFair
- + ZombiesFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + CollectathonFair
- + Traditional RoguelikeFair
- + Party GameFair
- + SolitaireLong shot
- + Asynchronous MultiplayerPoor odds
- + CRPGPoor odds
Comparable games
Marvel's Midnight Suns 2022 · $31M 
Erannorth Reborn 2019 · $208k 
Necroking 2024 · $128k 
Tavern Cards 2020 · $128k 
Exorcism Agency 2025 · $87k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Marvel's Midnight Suns | older | $59.99 | 17,060 82% | 512k | $31M (exactly $30,702,882) | Firaxis Games |
| | Erannorth Reborn | older | $17.99 | 386 84% | 12k | $208k (exactly $208,324) | Spyridon Thalassinos |
| | Necroking | older | $4.99 | 857 81% | 26k | $128k (exactly $128,293) | KORO.GAMES |
| | Tavern Cards | older | $29.99 | 142 72% | 4.3k | $128k (exactly $127,757) | Vadd Game |
| | Exorcism Agency | $12.99 | 222 91% | 6.7k | $87k (exactly $86,513) | YINGGUO GAME | |
 | Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition | older | $12.99 | 213 72% | 6.4k | $83k (exactly $83,006) | Nomad Games |
 | THE SPIRIT LIFT | $19.99 | 118 94% | 3.5k | $71k (exactly $70,765) | prettysmart games | |
 | Deck of Souls | $11.99 | 153 84% | 4.6k | $55k (exactly $55,034) | Bigboot Studios | |
 | Fuzz Force: Spook Squad | older | $14.99 | 47 89% | 1.4k | $21k (exactly $21,136) | Fuzz Force |
 | The Curse Of Mantras | older | $24.99 | 14 71% | 420 | $10k (exactly $10,496) | Winter Wolves |
 | Battle Of The Abyss | $4.99 | 33 93% | 990 | $4.9k (exactly $4,940) | 1029studio | |
 | Trial of Ariah | $11.95 | 12 91% | 360 | $4.3k (exactly $4,302) | 30 Minute Games | |
 | Argonauts Path | · EA | $6.99 | 8 100% | 240 | $1.7k (exactly $1,678) | LittlePaladinGames |
 | The Bible Roguelike Deckbuilder | $4.99 | 4 50% | 120 | $599 (exactly $599) | Entertainment Software International | |
 | 碎镜 Shardmirror | · EA | $9.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | 咕咕呱呱 |
 | Scarred Mansion | $7.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $240 (exactly $240) | Focal Point Game Studio | |
 | Descent of Yomi | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | R-each |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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