Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Turn-Based / Dungeon Crawler
Turn-Based + Dungeon Crawler: 18 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. 4 of 29 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 18% on the year before: 18 against 22.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 18 22 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 46 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 248 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.
| 0.08%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.15% | 6 ranked of 46 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,909 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
Matured 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
- 29
- Hit rate
- 13.8%7.2% to 30.6%
- Expected rate
- 13.0%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
29 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
- $162
- Median
- $5,945
- Top tenth
- $123,822
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
- −18%
Parent tags
- Turn-BasedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Dungeon CrawlerGenre 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.
- Sol Cesto (opens the Steam store)2025 · 4,891 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.4M
- Aethermancer (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,625 reviews, 91% positiveest. $1.3M
- Archaelund (opens the Steam store)2024 · 420 reviews, 83% positiveest. $213k
- Villages & Dungeons (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,041 reviews, 91% positiveest. $147k
- THYSIASTERY (opens the Steam store)2026 · 333 reviews, 80% positiveest. $118k
- Twilight Wars (opens the Steam store)2025 · 229 reviews, 74% positiveest. $70k
- Dicealot (opens the Steam store)2025 · 220 reviews, 77% positiveest. $67k
- Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees (opens the Steam store)2023 · 158 reviews, 97% positiveest. $64k
More with Turn-Based
pairs with Turn-Based- Strategy + Turn-Based$5,85566 launches priced, 104 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Tactics$5,85530 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Strategy$5,79134 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Roguelike$4,45040 launches priced, 64 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Turn-Based$1,61733 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Rogueliteno price47 releases in 12 months
More with Dungeon Crawler
pairs with Dungeon Crawler- Dungeon Crawler + Character Customization$3,45838 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Hack and Slash + Dungeon Crawler$2,55377 launches priced, 131 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Turn-Based Combat$2,52649 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Party-Based RPG$2,26559 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Dungeon Crawler$2,062137 launches priced, 266 releases in 12 months
- Dungeon Crawler + Dark Fantasy$2,04340 launches priced, 87 releases in 12 months
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