Steam market intelligence
Cardboard Town
80% positive · 2,330 Steam reviews · released Aug 18, 2023 · by Stratera Games, cukuto
BuildingCity BuilderCard GameStylizedSimulationResource ManagementRogue-liteTurn-Based Strategy
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~76.9k
(P10–P90: 30.8k – 169k)
Gross revenue: ~$1.3M
(P10–P90: $504k – $2.8M)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Gameplay & mechanics51% positive · 61 mentions
“Honest Review (7 Hours Played) If you enjoy deck-building and cute aesthetics, this game is worth a look. For the average player, though, it’s a harder sell. The game has solid potential but needs better balance and clearer systems. It…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 8 h played · Report / request removalDifficulty & balance47% positive · 51 mentions
“Honest Review (7 Hours Played) If you enjoy deck-building and cute aesthetics, this game is worth a look. For the average player, though, it’s a harder sell. The game has solid potential but needs better balance and clearer systems. It…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 8 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio51% positive · 49 mentions
“Honest Review (7 Hours Played) If you enjoy deck-building and cute aesthetics, this game is worth a look. For the average player, though, it’s a harder sell. The game has solid potential but needs better balance and clearer systems. It…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 8 h played · Report / request removalControls & UI26% positive · 38 mentions
“Not a bad little game, just missing a lot of polish features, for example, why no tooltips? Why cant i see the 'grid size' of cards before i select that i want them? There is a ton of missed oppertunity for informational UI. If it was…”
Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value59% positive · 34 mentions
“I bought this on the steam summer sale for $3.99 and honestly I wouldn't pay anymore for this. I was shocked to see so many negative reviews. Overall I liked this game. I played and failed a couple of times before I finally won one and for…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 5 h played · Report / request removalContent & longevity67% positive · 30 mentions
“A city builder that isn't built around grinding for more resources and waiting as your city grows. It's really amazing - I'm not even 2 hours in and I really like the games idea. All of your city is based on random cards which gets drawn…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 5 h played · Report / request removalPerformance & stability36% positive · 28 mentions
“Pros Nice art and graphical style It is easy to pick up and play Seems to offer quite a bit of replayability in terms of play modes Cons The first issue I encountered was that the linux build of the game is flawed. There are graphical…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 6 h played · Report / request removal316 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
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Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
Isometric
Art style
StylizedCartoonHand-drawn
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.