Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / City Builder / Turn-Based Tactics
City Builder + Turn-Based Tactics: 14 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 30 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 1.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 30% on the year before: 14 against 20.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 14 20 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 54 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 130 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. | 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.01% to 0.03% | 6 ranked of 54 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,439 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 1.06xhits against expected | 0.78x to 1.79x | 30 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #2,470 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
- 30
- Hit rate
- 6.7%2.5% to 21.7%
- Expected rate
- 5.8%
- Against expected
- 1.06x0.78x to 1.79x
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
30 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
- $0
- Median
- $808
- Top tenth
- $88,286
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
- City BuilderGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Turn-Based TacticsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best 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.
- Preserve (opens the Steam store)2024 · 696 reviews, 92% positiveest. $176k
- Kingdom's Deck (opens the Steam store)2025 · 501 reviews, 72% positiveest. $101k
- Yield! Fall of Rome (opens the Steam store)2025 · 219 reviews, 69% positiveest. $89k
- EcoGnomix (opens the Steam store)2024 · 218 reviews, 74% positiveest. $88k
- Bubblegum Galaxy (opens the Steam store)2026 · 114 reviews, 100% positiveest. $32k
- Toads of the Bayou (opens the Steam store)2024 · 138 reviews, 72% positiveest. $28k
- Planetiles (opens the Steam store)2024 · 72 reviews, 77% positiveest. $15k
- Flocking Hell (opens the Steam store)2025 · 45 reviews, 93% positiveest. $1k to $10k
More with City Builder
pairs with City Builder- Sandbox + City Builder$11,53977 launches priced, 92 releases in 12 months
- City Builder + Base Building$11,53773 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- City Builder + Economy$9,56148 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Tower Defense + City Builder$8,80032 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- City Builder + Resource Management$8,36456 launches priced, 73 releases in 12 months
- City Builder + Management$8,27073 launches priced, 95 releases in 12 months
More with Turn-Based Tactics
pairs with Turn-Based Tactics- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Tactics$5,85530 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- War + Turn-Based Tactics$4,30130 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Turn-Based Tactics$2,24532 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Tactical + Turn-Based Tactics$2,18357 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Turn-Based Tactics$2,084100 launches priced, 232 releases in 12 months
- Wargame + Turn-Based Tactics$1,92146 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
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