Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Board Game / Turn-Based Combat
Board Game + Turn-Based Combat: 30 releases in the last 12 months
There is no price yet: it needs 30 or more indie paid launches in the last four complete quarters. 2 of 40 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 30% on the year before: 30 against 23.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 30 23 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 66 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 173 carrying both tags
Boards
as of 30 Sep 2026Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.
| Board | Value | Interval | Sample | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.81xhits against expected | 0.60x to 1.40x | 40 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #3,995 of 6,324pairs on this board |
| Fewer new releasesFewer launches relative to players. Historically this did not predict better launches. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 20 or more releases in each 12-month period. | |||
| Rising demandGaining players faster than same-age games. Descriptive, not a launch signal. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 15 or more tracked games and 1,000 reviews in each window. | |||
Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.
Launch success
launches 6 to 30 months oldMatured indie paid launches that earned an estimated $100k or more, against the number expected for games at the same price tier and launch quarter.
- Launches
- 40
- Hit rate
- 5.0%2.3% to 18.3%
- Expected rate
- 7.8%
- Against expected
- 0.81x0.60x to 1.40x
Launch window: indie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old). Hit odds are shrunk toward the Steam-wide rate by 3 expected hits.
Revenue spread
40 launchesEstimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.
- Bottom tenth
- $10
- Median
- $1,164
- Top tenth
- $60,496
Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.
Supply
raw release countsGames released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.
- Change
- +30%
Parent tags
- Board GameGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Turn-Based CombatNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
Comparable games
8 indie titlesThe biggest indie games in this pair by estimated lifetime gross. Revenue is shown as a number at 50 or more reviews, as a range at 10 to 49, and not at all below 10.
- For The King II (opens the Steam store)2023 · 12,765 reviews, 71% positiveest. $5.6M
- Frosthaven (opens the Steam store)2025 · 821 reviews, 72% positiveest. $665k
- Nexus 5X (opens the Steam store)2023 · 886 reviews, 90% positiveest. $269k
- Sandwalkers (opens the Steam store)2024 · 495 reviews, 73% positiveest. $200k
- Flick Shot Rogues (opens the Steam store)2025 · 296 reviews, 87% positiveest. $90k
- Die For The Lich (opens the Steam store)2025 · 275 reviews, 78% positiveest. $67k
- Master of Piece (opens the Steam store)2026 · 197 reviews, 86% positiveest. $60k
- Project: AHNO's Ark (opens the Steam store)2024 · 120 reviews, 92% positiveest. $32k
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More with Turn-Based Combat
pairs with Turn-Based Combat- Turn-Based Combat + Roguelike Deckbuilder$8,69931 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Combat + Tactical RPG$4,53041 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Turn-Based Combat$3,18568 launches priced, 129 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Combat + Strategy RPG$3,13235 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Turn-Based Combat$3,03281 launches priced, 162 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Turn-Based Combat$2,77142 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
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