The niche at a glance

Deckbuilding on Steam: 3,193 released games, 1,268 in the last 12 months, 3,279 announced and still unreleased. Of the 1,959 released between three years and 90 days ago, the median has 16 lifetime reviews. 41% of them never reached 10 reviews. Free to play: 11%. Deckbuilding is a Steam store tag, applied by the developer and refined by players; a game carries several tags at once, so niche counts overlap and do not add up to the size of the Steam catalogue. Data as of .

What releases end up with

lifetime reviews · released 3 years ago to 90 days ago · failures included1,959 releases
p101
p253
median16
p7586
p90478
41% of them never reached 10 reviewsMedian price $7.99 · 11% free-to-play

Releases per year

outcomes count only games released more than 90 days ago, anything newer has not had time to gather reviews
2019
34median 576 · 3% under 10 reviews
2020
81median 45 · 32% under 10 reviews
2021
134median 62 · 21% under 10 reviews
2022
211median 40 · 22% under 10 reviews
2023
322median 42 · 25% under 10 reviews
2024
505median 28 · 31% under 10 reviews
2025
695median 19 · 40% under 10 reviews
2026
1,125median 8 · 53% under 10 reviews · 436 too fresh

Deckbuilding × presentation: what the pairings end up with

every presentation tag shipped with Deckbuilding at least 5 times · same window× setting× presentation
share reaching 500 reviews, shrunk towards the catalogue · click a row to open the concept
Deckbuilding ×3 y12 mmedian≥500adjusted vs chancelast hitwho made it
Difficult168734019.0% 14%–26%17.7%
ordinary ×1.4993 d
Slay the Spire 2
Balatro
Broken Arrow
Slay the Spire 2 · Balatro · Broken Arrow
Voxel72152under 2016.0%
ordinary ×0.69888 d
Esports Godfather
Esports Godfather Origin
Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
Esports Godfather · Esports Godfather Origin · Esports Godfather: The Legend Begins
Surreal36172619.4% 10%–35%14.9%
ordinary ×0.61233 d
Nubby's Number Factory
Out Of Hands
Death Howl
Nubby's Number Factory · Out Of Hands · Death Howl
Funny195783314.9% 11%–21%14.1%
ordinary ×0.72209 d
Meme Mayhem
The Matchless Kungfu
BAPBAP
Meme Mayhem · The Matchless Kungfu · BAPBAP
Cozy25162120.0% 9%–39%14.1%
ordinary ×0.7093 d
Kabuto Park
Omelet You Cook
Beastro
Kabuto Park · Omelet You Cook · Beastro
Lore-Rich62243916.1% 9%–27%13.8%
ordinary ×1.1392 d
Morimens
Dune: Imperium
Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge
Morimens · Dune: Imperium · Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge
Anime234943114.1% 10%–19%13.5%
ordinary ×0.9299 d
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
Chrono Ark
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond · Chrono Ark · INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road
Story Rich192754513.5% 9%–19%12.9%
ordinary ×0.5392 d
Chrono Ark
INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road
Matchmaking Inc.
Chrono Ark · INAZUMA ELEVEN: Victory Road · Matchmaking Inc.
Family Friendly109471311.9% 7%–19%11.1%
ordinary ×0.5390 d
The Bazaar
Kabuto Park
TerraScape
The Bazaar · Kabuto Park · TerraScape
Pixel Graphics5262221611.2% 9%–14%11.0%
ordinary ×1.3893 d
Balatro
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
Peglin
Balatro · Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors · Peglin
Horror74322012.2% 7%–22%11.0%
avoided ×0.2892 d
Nubby's Number Factory
Morimens
Menace from the Deep
Nubby's Number Factory · Morimens · Menace from the Deep
Cute3801532311.1% 8%–15%10.8%
ordinary ×0.9090 d
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
Peglin
Chrono Ark
Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond · Peglin · Chrono Ark
Thriller114115under 2010.7%
avoided ×0.14555 d
Out Of Hands
Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
Out Of Hands · Shadow Corridor 2 雨ノ四葩
Colorful3781581510.8% 8%–14%10.6%
ordinary ×1.0090 d
The Bazaar
Monster Train 2
DICEOMANCER
The Bazaar · Monster Train 2 · DICEOMANCER
Realistic31101112.9% 5%–29%10.4%
avoided ×0.13496 d
Broken Arrow
Office Life
Card Shop Simulator Multiplayer
Broken Arrow · Office Life · Card Shop Simulator Multiplayer
40 pairings cleared 20 releases; 14 more never reached 5 and are not listed. Compared against 6.6% for games that carry any tags at all.

About these numbers

“Adjusted” is the share pulled towards the catalogue with the weight of twenty releases: the top of any ranked list is optimistic (out of a hundred pairings one will show 35 % on 23 releases by luck alone), and the adjustment is what stops a small lucky group from leading. The band next to the raw share is the 95 % interval. This list is the same for everyone today; the second opinion is the description-based one on Pitch comps.