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Should I ship a Faith Card Game?
Card Game + Faith
Only 13 developers shipped a Faith Card Game 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, Malys, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 14 more are announced, ×2.3 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 3 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.6k, ×7.6 the market's $480 for a 3 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $77k, ×163 the market median. Revenue is up 5490% on the market; 14 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) |
| Top 25% | $9.9k (exactly $9,893) |
| Top 5% | $77k (exactly $77,348) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 13 |
| Released games | 27 |
| Announced | 14 |
| Effort | 3 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | High |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 5490% on the market, supply 15% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 19%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is high: the lowest rating among its tags.
What it takes
- Effort
- 3 / 10 · small 2D action, light systems
- Systems
- Card Game; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, Turn-Based Combat, Deckbuilding
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $14.99 or above
- Art
- 8 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Stylized
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $14.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 86% positive over 442 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. All of the 7 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 14 games are announced against 6 developers who shipped in the last year, ×2.3 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Card Game with a different setting or mood, ranked by verdict then median.
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- + Immersive SimFair
- + Inventory ManagementFair
- + DogsFair
- + MahjongFair
- + Artificial IntelligenceFair
- + GamblingFair
- + Point & ClickFair
- + Hidden ObjectFair
- + Board GameFair
- + PuzzleFair
- + Dating SimPoor odds
Comparable games
Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend 2022 · EA · $1.8M 
Ruff Ghanor 2024 · $261k 
Malys 2025 · $77k 
Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast 2026 · EA · $35k 
Minnano Gensokyo Single 2021 · EA · $28k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend | · EA older | $29.99 | 2,036 92% | 61k | $1.8M (exactly $1,831,789) | Alioth Studio |
| | Ruff Ghanor | older | $19.99 | 435 85% | 13k | $261k (exactly $260,869) | DX Gameworks |
| | Malys | $14.99 | 172 79% | 5.2k | $77k (exactly $77,348) | Summerfall Studios | |
| | Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast | · EA | $9.99 | 117 92% | 3.5k | $35k (exactly $35,065) | Starcrow Dev |
| | Minnano Gensokyo Single | · EA older | $6.99 | 135 87% | 4.1k | $28k (exactly $28,310) | 妖怪山地下实验室 |
 | Flan's BN | $5.99 | 78 97% | 2.3k | $14k (exactly $14,017) | Geism | |
 | Herogue | $14.99 | 22 95% | 660 | $9.9k (exactly $9,893) | 巴豆肥工作室 | |
 | Cult Leader Simulator | $17.99 | 16 50% | 480 | $8.6k (exactly $8,635) | Nhneno | |
 | Dreamy Duels ~ Tales of Heroes in Gensoukyo | · EA older | $7.99 | 26 65% | 780 | $6.2k (exactly $6,232) | IGensoukyo |
 | Unforgotten | older | $4.99 | 41 75% | 1.2k | $6.1k (exactly $6,138) | ScoreboardGames |
 | GensouKoroKoro | $9.99 | 14 100% | 420 | $4.2k (exactly $4,196) | mitiroom | |
 | The Heresy of Gibur | $9.99 | 12 75% | 360 | $3.6k (exactly $3,596) | Paper-Dolls-Game-studio, Towndarktales | |
 | Pocket Oracle | $3.99 | 7 100% | 210 | $838 (exactly $838) | wanme times | |
 | SHEOL INFERNO | $14.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $450 (exactly $450) | GAMEZ-STUDIO | |
 | 75 Demons | $3.99 | 3 100% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Noknadiv |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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