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Niches / 2D + Turn-Based Strategy

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2D + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both 2D and Turn-Based Strategy: 374 indie paid launches, 12 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing 2D + Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with 2D and trails Turn-Based Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

2D + Turn-Based Strategy trails both its tags: 9.2 in 100 of its launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.9 in 100 for 2D and 19.6 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

That is 1 in 11, about 0.5 times the 20.4 in 100 expected for any launch at this price.

2NDRunner-up
Tag onemood tag2D
15.9in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.9 in 100
Typical earnings$7,358
Launches961 / 153 hits
Pair trails by6.7 in 100
3RDThird
This pair2D + Turn-Based Strategy
9.2in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds1 in 11
$1k+78 in 100
$10k+43 in 100
Launches65 / 6 hits
Expected20.4 in 100
1STWinner
Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy
19.6in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.6 in 100
Typical earnings$11,113
Launches276 / 54 hits
Pair trails by10.3 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.4 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $10,978, from 4,304 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $202D is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices374 in pairUnder $5178 in pair$5 to $10108 in pair$10 to $2065 in pair$20 to $4023 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 65 games tagged both 2D and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 9.2 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.4 in 100 for 2D-only games and 22.7 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 65 games priced $10 to $20; 9.2 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 11), odds by size $1k+ 78 in 100 · $10k+ 43 in 100 · $100k+ 9 in 100.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 65 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

SteamWorld Heist IIleads this pair19.6%
PairSteamWorld Heist II19.6%
2DHollow Knight: Silksong40.1%
Turn-Based StrategyFor The King II8.9%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 3 of 3. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: holds.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads 2D + Turn-Based Strategy

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • SteamWorld Heist II earned 19.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 374 2D + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
  • 2D is led by Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 40.1% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Strategy is led by For The King II, with 8.9% of its money.
  • No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

2D + Turn-Based Strategy holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view310 of 374 launchesWithout the breakout373 of 374 launchesLast 18 months118 of 374 launches
Launches counted37412 hits31011 hits37311 hits1185 hits
Earned $100k+3.2 in 1001 in 313.5 in 1001 in 282.9 in 1001 in 344.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings$446top tenth $20,496+$520$439$383
Chance against standardthe base+10.6%0.3 more in 100-8.1%0.3 fewer in 100+32.1%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+16.6%$74 more-1.6%$7 less-14.1%$63 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 374 launches.

Launches counted
37412 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$446top tenth $20,496+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 64 of 374 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
31011 hits
Earned $100k+
3.5 in 1001 in 28
Typical first-year earnings
$520
Chance against standard
+10.6%0.3 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.6%$74 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, SteamWorld Heist II (19.6% of the money): 373 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
37311 hits
Earned $100k+
2.9 in 1001 in 34
Typical first-year earnings
$439
Chance against standard
-8.1%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.6%$7 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 118 of 374.

Launches counted
1185 hits
Earned $100k+
4.2 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings
$383
Chance against standard
+32.1%1.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-14.1%$63 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both 2D and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 374 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 64 of 374 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, SteamWorld Heist II (19.6% of the money): 373 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 118 of 374.

2D holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

2D through every lens, all prices
2DBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view7,744 of 8,243 launchesWithout the breakout8,242 of 8,243 launchesLast 18 months2,301 of 8,243 launches
Launches counted8,243270 hits7,744248 hits8,242269 hits2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+3.3 in 1001 in 313.2 in 1001 in 313.3 in 1001 in 313.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings$291top tenth $13,367+$307$291$268
Chance against standardthe base-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100-0.4%no change+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+5.5%$16 more0.0%no change-7.9%$23 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.

Launches counted
8,243270 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$291top tenth $13,367+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
7,744248 hits
Earned $100k+
3.2 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$307
Chance against standard
-2.2%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
+5.5%$16 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
8,242269 hits
Earned $100k+
3.3 in 1001 in 31
Typical first-year earnings
$291
Chance against standard
-0.4%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.

Launches counted
2,30184 hits
Earned $100k+
3.7 in 1001 in 27
Typical first-year earnings
$268
Chance against standard
+11.5%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
-7.9%$23 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged 2D, 12 to 36 months old: 8,243 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 499 of 8,243 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Hollow Knight: Silksong (40.1% of the money): 8,242 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 2,301 of 8,243.

Turn-Based Strategy holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view943 of 1,085 launchesWithout the breakout1,084 of 1,085 launchesLast 18 months350 of 1,085 launches
Launches counted1,08588 hits94380 hits1,08487 hits35026 hits
Earned $100k+8.1 in 1001 in 128.5 in 1001 in 128.0 in 1001 in 127.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$929top tenth $65,680+$1,060$929$857
Chance against standardthe base+4.6%0.4 more in 100-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100-8.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+14.1%$131 more0.0%no change-7.8%$72 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,085 launches.

Launches counted
1,08588 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$929top tenth $65,680+
Chance against standard
the base
Typical against standard
the base
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 142 of 1,085 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
94380 hits
Earned $100k+
8.5 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,060
Chance against standard
+4.6%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard
+14.1%$131 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.9% of the money): 1,084 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,08487 hits
Earned $100k+
8.0 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$929
Chance against standard
-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 350 of 1,085.

Launches counted
35026 hits
Earned $100k+
7.4 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$857
Chance against standard
-8.4%0.7 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-7.8%$72 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,085 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 142 of 1,085 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.9% of the money): 1,084 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 350 of 1,085.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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