Deckbuilding gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Deckbuilding, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 4,594 games in the catalog, 1,786 with a sales estimate.
Games
4,594
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$1.1B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$3.5K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
21.2%
378 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Slay the Spire 2 18.7%
- Slay the Spire 12.1%
- Balatro 6.2%
- Inscryption 6.2%
- Broken Arrow 3.4%
- Other (1781 games) 53.3%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Deckbuilding games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Slay the Spire 2 Mega Crit | 2026-03-05 | 201,311 | 572,332 | 8,584,980 | $214,538,650 |
| 2 |  Slay the Spire Mega Crit | 2019-01-23 | 218,557 | 56,724 | 5,595,059 | $139,652,673 |
| 3 |  Balatro LocalThunk | 2024-02-20 | 198,658 | 43,825 | 4,767,792 | $71,469,202 |
| 4 |  Inscryption Daniel Mullins Games | 2021-10-19 | 148,619 | 17,044 | 3,566,856 | $71,301,451 |
| 5 |  Broken Arrow Steel Balalaika | 2025-06-19 | 35,806 | 38,554 | 787,732 | $39,378,723 |
| 6 |  Library Of Ruina ProjectMoon | 2021-08-10 | 45,112 | 7,211 | 1,082,688 | $32,469,813 |
| 7 |  Marvel's Midnight Suns Firaxis Games | 2022-12-01 | 24,467 | 15,405 | 538,274 | $32,260,555 |
| 8 |  INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road LEVEL5 Inc. | 2025-11-13 | 12,065 | 52,701 | 421,608 | $29,508,344 |
| 9 |  Griftlands Klei Entertainment | 2021-06-01 | 14,473 | 7,545 | 1,042,056 | $20,830,699 |
| 10 |  Gloomhaven Flaming Fowl Studios, Saber Interactive | 2021-10-20 | 16,114 | 6,900 | 546,598 | $19,125,464 |
| 11 |  Monster Train 2 Shiny Shoe | 2025-05-21 | 10,172 | 18,467 | 554,010 | $13,844,710 |
| 12 |  Monster Train Shiny Shoe | 2020-05-21 | 22,950 | 14,037 | 550,800 | $13,764,492 |
| 13 |  Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors poncle, Nosebleed Interactive | 2026-04-21 | 19,123 | 45,396 | 1,361,880 | $13,601,776 |
| 14 |  Loop Hero Four Quarters | 2021-03-04 | 36,549 | 51,078 | 877,176 | $13,148,868 |
| 15 |  Peglin Red Nexus Games Inc. | 2024-08-27 | 17,694 | 3,748 | 636,984 | $12,733,310 |
| 16 |  The Bazaar Tempo | 2025-08-13 | 15,988 | 12,315 | 562,778 | $11,249,932 |
| 17 |  ROUNDS Landfall | 2021-04-01 | 44,591 | 2,208 | 1,597,290 | $9,567,767 |
| 18 |  9 Kings Sad Socket | 2025-05-23 | 23,272 | 13,850 | 446,822 | $8,931,972 |
| 19 |  Chrono Ark Al Fine | 2024-05-02 | 13,760 | 7,080 | 330,240 | $8,252,698 |
| 20 |  The Matchless Kungfu HuanMos Game | 2024-11-05 | 7,926 | 9,131 | 405,811 | $8,112,162 |
| 21 |  Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales CD PROJEKT RED | 2018-11-09 | 17,365 | 3,352 | 382,030 | $7,636,780 |
| 22 |  Gordian Quest Mixed Realms Pte Ltd, Swag Soft Holdings Pte Ltd | 2022-06-23 | 6,032 | 172 | 349,139 | $6,979,289 |
| 23 |  Magicraft Wave Games | 2024-11-01 | 16,846 | 18,834 | 431,258 | $6,895,815 |
| 24 |  Meme Mayhem Cr3 Studio | 2024-09-13 | 5,040 | 6,006 | 403,200 | $6,850,368 |
| 25 |  Shadowverse CCG Cygames, Inc. | 2016-10-27 | 15,066 | 23,929 | 331,452 | $6,625,725 |
Releases per year
Is Deckbuilding trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (โฅ$100K est. lifetime).
1
2011
1
2013
5
2014
5
2015
14
2016
14
2017
13
2018
24
2019
58
2020
80
2021
129
2022
172
2023
306
2024
564
2025
804
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Deckbuilding games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guildrun Leyline | 117 |
| 2 |  Annihilated ใใน็ตๅ | 388 |
| 3 |  Gang of Frogs Aska Studios | 479 |
| 4 |  Humblets Berry Bite | 530 |
| 5 |  Drill Keeper ShoulderByte GmbH | 563 |
| 6 |  Arcane Eats Wonderbelly Games | 607 |
| 7 |  DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World Square Enix, TOSE CO., LTD. | 612 |
| 8 |  Moon Princess ๅ
ป่ไบบ Egg Hatcher | 736 |
| 9 |  FIGHT-QUEST Carl Carpenter | 808 |
| 10 |  IRONHIVE Wondernaut Studio | 820 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Deckbuilding games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $214,538,650 |
| 2 | | $29,508,344 |
| 3 | Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors poncle, Nosebleed Interactive 2026-04-21 | $13,601,776 |
| 4 |  | $4,602,618 |
| 5 |  | $4,155,974 |
| 6 |  | $2,509,456 |
| 7 |  | $2,123,103 |
| 8 |  | $1,920,316 |
| 9 |  | $1,644,403 |
| 10 |  | $1,432,056 |