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Niches / Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy

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Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both Fantasy and Turn-Based Strategy: 120 indie paid launches, 11 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 26,758 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 2 Nov 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Fantasy and is about level with Turn-Based Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Fantasy and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy.

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

Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy is too small to compare with Fantasy and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy: 4 of its 37 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 13.8 in 100 for Fantasy and 19.7 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

Small sample: 37 launches, 4 hits.

TIETied
Tag onemood tagFantasy
13.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds13.8 in 100
Typical earnings$5,070
Launches414 / 57 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
TIEA tie
This pairFantasy + Turn-Based Strategy
4 of 37launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds4 of 37 launches
$1k+76 in 100
$10k+41 in 100
Launches37 / 4 hits
Expected20.5 in 100
TIEA tie
Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy
19.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds19.7 in 100
Typical earnings$11,378
Launches274 / 54 hits
Pair against ittoo few hits to compare
All indie launches $10 to $20: 20.5 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $11,233, from 4,337 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Fantasy 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 prices120 in pairUnder $540 in pair$5 to $1032 in pair$10 to $2037 in pair$20 to $4011 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 37 games tagged both Fantasy and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 4 of 37 of them earned $100k+, against 14.1 in 100 for Fantasy-only games and 21.1 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Fantasy alone and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy alone.

Both: 37 games priced $10 to $20; 4 of 37 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 76 in 100 · $10k+ 41 in 100 · $100k+ 4 of 37 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 37 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

Monster Train 2leads this pair48.3%
PairMonster Train 248.3%
FantasyGranblue Fantasy: Relink20.1%
Turn-Based StrategyFor The King II8.8%
CheckOne game over half?no
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 2 of 3, 1 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Fantasy + 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

  • Monster Train 2 earned 48.3% of the estimated first-year money of the 120 Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
  • Fantasy is led by Granblue Fantasy: Relink, with 20.1% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Strategy is led by For The King II, with 8.8% 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

Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout; too few to tell in Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Fantasy + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view109 of 120 launchesWithout the breakout119 of 120 launchesLast 18 months44 of 120 launches
Launches counted12011 hits10910 hits11910 hits444 hits
Earned $100k+9.2 in 1001 in 119.2 in 1001 in 118.4 in 1001 in 124 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings$938top tenth $70,188+$938$837under 100 launches
Chance against standardthe base+0.1%no change-8.3%0.8 fewer in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standardthe base0.0%no change-10.8%$101 lessunder 100 launches
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsToo few to tell
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Fantasy and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 120 launches.

Launches counted
12011 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$938top tenth $70,188+
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: 11 of 120 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
10910 hits
Earned $100k+
9.2 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$938
Chance against standard
+0.1%no change
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Monster Train 2 (48.3% of the money): 119 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
11910 hits
Earned $100k+
8.4 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$837
Chance against standard
-8.3%0.8 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-10.8%$101 less
Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 44 of 120.

Launches counted
444 hits
Earned $100k+
4 of 44too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings
under 100 launches
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard
under 100 launches
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Fantasy and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 120 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: 11 of 120 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, Monster Train 2 (48.3% of the money): 119 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: 44 of 120.

Fantasy is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Fantasy through every lens, all prices
FantasyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,727 of 1,807 launchesWithout the breakout1,806 of 1,807 launchesLast 18 months519 of 1,807 launches
Launches counted1,807118 hits1,727114 hits1,806117 hits51942 hits
Earned $100k+6.5 in 1001 in 156.6 in 1001 in 156.5 in 1001 in 158.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings$618top tenth $35,216+$638$618$780
Chance against standardthe base+1.1%0.1 more in 100-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100+23.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standardthe base+3.2%$20 more0.0%no change+26.2%$162 more
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,807 launches.

Launches counted
1,807118 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$618top tenth $35,216+
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: 80 of 1,807 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,727114 hits
Earned $100k+
6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$638
Chance against standard
+1.1%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+3.2%$20 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (20.1% of the money): 1,806 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,806117 hits
Earned $100k+
6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$618
Chance against standard
-0.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 519 of 1,807.

Launches counted
51942 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$780
Chance against standard
+23.9%1.6 more in 100
Typical against standard
+26.2%$162 more
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Fantasy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,807 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: 80 of 1,807 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, Granblue Fantasy: Relink (20.1% of the money): 1,806 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: 519 of 1,807.

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 view954 of 1,096 launchesWithout the breakout1,095 of 1,096 launchesLast 18 months345 of 1,096 launches
Launches counted1,09687 hits95478 hits1,09586 hits34527 hits
Earned $100k+7.9 in 1001 in 138.2 in 1001 in 127.9 in 1001 in 137.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings$858top tenth $60,061+$1,001$850$780
Chance against standardthe base+3.0%0.2 more in 100-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe base+16.7%$143 more-0.9%$8 less-9.1%$78 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,096 launches.

Launches counted
1,09687 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$858top tenth $60,061+
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 1,096 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
95478 hits
Earned $100k+
8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$1,001
Chance against standard
+3.0%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard
+16.7%$143 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.8% of the money): 1,095 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted
1,09586 hits
Earned $100k+
7.9 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$850
Chance against standard
-1.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-0.9%$8 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 345 of 1,096.

Launches counted
34527 hits
Earned $100k+
7.8 in 1001 in 13
Typical first-year earnings
$780
Chance against standard
-1.4%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-9.1%$78 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,096 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 1,096 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 (8.8% of the money): 1,095 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: 345 of 1,096.

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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