Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Turn-Based / Tactical RPG
Turn-Based + Tactical RPG: 13 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. 6 of 26 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 28% on the year before: 13 against 18.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 13 18 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 44 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 196 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.
| 0.03%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.04% | 6 ranked of 44 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #6,799 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
- 26
- Hit rate
- 23.1%12.0% to 42.5%
- Expected rate
- 17.7%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
26 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
- $351
- Median
- $18,723
- Top tenth
- $588,806
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
- −28%
Parent tags
- Turn-BasedNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Tactical RPGGenre 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.
- Tactical Breach Wizards (opens the Steam store)2024 · 11,510 reviews, 97% positiveest. $4.6M
- SteamWorld Heist II (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2,214 reviews, 93% positiveest. $1.3M
- Rogue Waters (opens the Steam store)2024 · 975 reviews, 75% positiveest. $592k
- Metal Slug Tactics (opens the Steam store)2024 · 1,157 reviews, 76% positiveest. $585k
- Fuga: Melodies of Steel 3 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 220 reviews, 89% positiveest. $178k
- Blightstone (opens the Steam store)2026 · 482 reviews, 76% positiveest. $156k
- Wantless : Solace at World’s End (opens the Steam store)2023 · 311 reviews, 89% positiveest. $113k
- Chaos Front (opens the Steam store)2026 · 264 reviews, 61% positiveest. $107k
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More with Tactical RPG
pairs with Tactical RPG- Turn-Based Combat + Tactical RPG$4,53041 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Pixel Graphics + Tactical RPG$3,27132 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Fantasy + Tactical RPG$3,23736 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Tactical RPG$2,42833 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
- Strategy RPG + Tactical RPG$2,26889 launches priced, 134 releases in 12 months
- Party-Based RPG + Tactical RPG$2,02345 launches priced, 53 releases in 12 months
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