Card Battler gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Card Battler, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 3,574 games in the catalog, 1,590 with a sales estimate.
Games
3,574
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$906.7M
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$2.7K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
18.5%
294 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Slay the Spire 2 24.0%
- Slay the Spire 14.5%
- Balatro 8.0%
- Inscryption 7.9%
- Library Of Ruina 3.7%
- Other (1585 games) 41.9%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Card Battler games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slay the Spire 2 Mega Crit | 2026-03-05 | 207,474 | 572,332 | 8,713,908 | $217,760,561 |
| 2 |  Slay the Spire Mega Crit | 2019-01-23 | 220,016 | 56,724 | 5,280,384 | $131,798,385 |
| 3 |  Balatro LocalThunk | 2024-02-20 | 200,970 | 43,825 | 4,823,280 | $72,300,967 |
| 4 |  Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games | 2021-10-19 | 149,886 | 17,044 | 3,597,264 | $71,909,307 |
| 5 |  Library Of Ruina ProjectMoon | 2021-08-10 | 46,164 | 7,211 | 1,107,936 | $33,227,001 |
| 6 |  Marvel's Midnight Suns Firaxis Games | 2022-12-01 | 24,711 | 15,405 | 543,642 | $32,582,277 |
| 7 |  Griftlands Klei Entertainment | 2021-06-01 | 14,535 | 7,545 | 1,046,520 | $20,919,935 |
| 8 |  Monster Train Shiny Shoe | 2020-05-21 | 23,009 | 14,037 | 552,216 | $13,799,878 |
| 9 |  Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors poncle, Nosebleed Interactive | 2026-04-21 | 19,637 | 45,396 | 1,361,880 | $13,601,776 |
| 10 |  Backpack Battles PlayWithFurcifer | 2025-06-13 | 20,870 | 36,348 | 721,432 | $10,812,462 |
| 11 |  ROUNDS Landfall | 2021-04-01 | 45,116 | 2,208 | 1,602,429 | $9,598,550 |
| 12 |  9 Kings Sad Socket | 2025-05-23 | 23,771 | 13,850 | 456,403 | $9,123,496 |
| 13 |  Chrono Ark Al Fine | 2024-05-02 | 13,865 | 7,080 | 332,760 | $8,315,672 |
| 14 |  The Bazaar Tempo | 2025-08-13 | 16,472 | 12,315 | 362,384 | $7,244,056 |
| 15 |  Gordian Quest Mixed Realms, SwagSoft Studios | 2022-06-23 | 6,077 | 250 | 351,744 | $7,031,363 |
| 16 |  Gremlins, Inc. Charlie Oscar Lima Tango Interactive Entertainment | 2016-03-10 | 8,702 | 1,709 | 324,334 | $6,483,437 |
| 17 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution Other Ocean Emeryville | 2020-03-24 | 4,976 | 1,219 | 159,232 | $6,362,911 |
| 18 |  Backpack Hero Jaspel | 2023-11-14 | 8,571 | 3,693 | 302,824 | $6,050,424 |
| 19 |  Across the Obelisk Dreamsite Games | 2022-08-16 | 13,155 | 13,893 | 289,410 | $5,785,306 |
| 20 |  Wildfrost Deadpan Games, Gaziter | 2023-04-12 | 8,888 | 5,064 | 284,416 | $5,685,476 |
| 21 |  Moonstone Island Studio Supersoft | 2023-09-20 | 5,141 | 3,436 | 279,511 | $5,587,425 |
| 22 |  Tainted Grail: Conquest Questline | 2021-05-27 | 8,416 | 3,270 | 269,312 | $5,383,547 |
| 23 |  Black Book Morteshka | 2021-08-10 | 6,805 | 189 | 200,731 | $5,016,268 |
| 24 |  Super Fantasy Kingdom Super Fantasy Games | 2025-10-24 | 6,098 | 12,628 | 234,163 | $4,680,918 |
| 25 |  Depersonalization MeowNature | 2024-08-08 | 6,904 | 878 | 233,555 | $4,668,764 |
Releases per year
Is Card Battler trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
1
2011
1
2013
6
2014
10
2015
12
2016
11
2017
15
2018
28
2019
73
2020
87
2021
121
2022
170
2023
298
2024
501
2025
688
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Card Battler games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Annihilated Death Kumiai | 291 |
| 2 |  Humblets Berry Bite | 488 |
| 3 |  Drill Keeper ShoulderByte | 548 |
| 4 |  Arcane Eats Wonderbelly Games | 604 |
| 5 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! TAG FORCE GX Matrix Corporation | 640 |
| 6 |  HELLCARD II Thing Trunk | 842 |
| 7 |  Princess Hunter Cavemen programmerz | 875 |
| 8 |  GrimKeep Resolution Games | 1,065 |
| 9 |  Witch the Showdown CitalesGames | 1,209 |
| 10 |  GET YOKED: Extreme Bodybuilding Barking Dogs | 1,309 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Card Battler games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $217,760,561 |
| 2 | Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors poncle, Nosebleed Interactive 2026-04-21 | $13,601,776 |
| 3 |  | $1,644,403 |
| 4 |  | $1,468,110 |
| 5 |  | $1,354,529 |
| 6 |  | $1,247,638 |
| 7 |  | $1,026,447 |
| 8 |  | $1,005,664 |
| 9 |  | $960,416 |
| 10 |  | $882,339 |