Niche

PvE + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both PvE and Turn-Based Strategy: 69 indie paid launches, 1 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 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

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Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing PvE + Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20.

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

PvE + Turn-Based Strategy is too small to compare with PvE and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy: 0 of its 14 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 10.6 in 100 for PvE and 15.6 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

Small sample: 14 launches, 0 hits.

TIETied

Tag onemood tagPvE

10.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds10.6 in 100

Typical earnings$6,317

Launches189 / 20 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairPvE + Turn-Based Strategy

0 of 14launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 14 launches

Typical earnings$6,274

Launches14 / 0 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy

15.6in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds15.6 in 100

Typical earnings$8,331

Launches275 / 43 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 1 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20PvE 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: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices69 in pair Under $526 in pair $5 to $1026 in pair $10 to $2014 in pair$20 to $403: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 14 games tagged both PvE and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 0 of 14 of them earned $100k+, against 11.4 in 100 for PvE-only games and 16.5 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with PvE alone and is too small to compare with Turn-Based Strategy alone.

Both: 14 games priced $10 to $20; 0 of 14 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $6,274.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 14 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

Trizonleads this pair19.5%

PairTrizon19.5%

PvELethal Company31.0%

Turn-Based StrategyFor The King II8.8%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads PvE + 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

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The leaders, in words

Trizon earned 19.5% of the estimated first-year money of the 69 PvE + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
PvE is led by Lethal Company, with 31.0% 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

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

PvE + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view67 of 69 launches	Without the breakout68 of 69 launches	Last 18 months27 of 69 launches
Launches counted	691 hits	671 hits	680 hits	271 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 69too few for a rate	1 of 67too few for a rate	0 of 68too few for a rate	1 of 27too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$344top tenth $21,553+	$383	$344	$344
Chance against standard	the base	+3.0%no change; too few to tell	-100.0%1.4 fewer in 100	+155.6%2.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+11.3%$39 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	0.0%no change; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both PvE and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 69 launches.

Launches counted: 691 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 69too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $344top tenth $21,553+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 2 of 69 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 671 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 67too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +3.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +11.3%$39 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Trizon (19.5% of the money): 68 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 680 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 68too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $344
Chance against standard: -100.0%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 27 of 69.

Launches counted: 271 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 27too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $344
Chance against standard: +155.6%2.3 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both PvE and Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 69 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: 2 of 69 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, Trizon (19.5% of the money): 68 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: 27 of 69.

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

PvE through every lens, all prices
PvE	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view1,298 of 1,316 launches	Without the breakout1,315 of 1,316 launches	Last 18 months386 of 1,316 launches
Launches counted	1,31660 hits	1,29857 hits	1,31559 hits	38623 hits
Earned $100k+	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.4 in 1001 in 23	4.5 in 1001 in 22	6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$383top tenth $22,048+	$385	$383	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-3.7%0.2 fewer in 100	-1.6%0.1 fewer in 100	+30.7%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+0.5%$2 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,316 launches.

Launches counted: 1,31660 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $383top tenth $22,048+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 18 of 1,316 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1,29857 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.4 in 1001 in 23
Typical first-year earnings: $385
Chance against standard: -3.7%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +0.5%$2 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Lethal Company (31.0% of the money): 1,315 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,31559 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.5 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -1.6%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 386 of 1,316.

Launches counted: 38623 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.0 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: +30.7%1.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged PvE, 12 to 36 months old: 1,316 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: 18 of 1,316 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, Lethal Company (31.0% of the money): 1,315 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: 386 of 1,316.

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 Strategy	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view943 of 1,084 launches	Without the breakout1,083 of 1,084 launches	Last 18 months353 of 1,084 launches
Launches counted	1,08474 hits	94366 hits	1,08373 hits	35324 hits
Earned $100k+	6.8 in 1001 in 15	7.0 in 1001 in 14	6.7 in 1001 in 15	6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$847top tenth $51,956+	$945	$847	$842
Chance against standard	the base	+2.5%0.2 more in 100	-1.3%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.4%no change
Typical against standard	the base	+11.6%$98 more	0.0%no change	-0.6%$5 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,084 launches.

Launches counted: 1,08474 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $847top tenth $51,956+
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: 141 of 1,084 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 94366 hits
Earned $100k+: 7.0 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings: $945
Chance against standard: +2.5%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +11.6%$98 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, For The King II (8.8% of the money): 1,083 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1,08373 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $847
Chance against standard: -1.3%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 353 of 1,084.

Launches counted: 35324 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $842
Chance against standard: -0.4%no change
Typical against standard: -0.6%$5 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 12 to 36 months old: 1,084 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: 141 of 1,084 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): 1,083 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: 353 of 1,084.

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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