Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Turn-Based Strategy / Arcade
Turn-Based Strategy + Arcade: 41 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. 1 of 50 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 58% on the year before: 41 against 26.
- One game dominates the figure
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 41 26 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 68 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 183 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 5 or more wishlist-ranked upcoming games. | |||
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter.
| 0.65xhits against expected | 0.53x to 1.18x | 50 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,986 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
- 50
- Hit rate
- 2.0%0.0% to 9.1%
- Expected rate
- 6.2%
- Against expected
- 0.65x0.53x to 1.18x
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
50 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
- $111
- Median
- $911
- Top tenth
- $22,793
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
- +58%
Parent tags
- Turn-Based StrategyGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- ArcadeGenre 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.
- Dungeon Clawler (opens the Steam store)2024 · 3,736 reviews, 88% positiveest. $1.1M
- Gambonanza (opens the Steam store)2026 · 1,628 reviews, 74% positiveest. $494k
- Runeborn (opens the Steam store)2025 · 285 reviews, 81% positiveest. $81k
- Swords and Sandals 3 Redux (opens the Steam store)2025 · 235 reviews, 87% positiveest. $48k
- Merge Maestro (opens the Steam store)2025 · 385 reviews, 93% positiveest. $31k
- Sushi Cat Legacy Collection (opens the Steam store)2025 · 267 reviews, 95% positiveest. $27k
- Luck & Loot (opens the Steam store)2025 · 138 reviews, 90% positiveest. $22k
- TypInc. (opens the Steam store)2025 · 104 reviews, 73% positiveest. $21k
More with Turn-Based Strategy
pairs with Turn-Based Strategy- Turn-Based Strategy + Story Rich$8,09741 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Roguelike Deckbuilder$7,14342 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Strategy$5,79134 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Historical$4,04836 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- War + Turn-Based Strategy$3,84640 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Deckbuilding$3,05388 launches priced, 169 releases in 12 months
More with Arcade
pairs with Arcade- Co-op + Arcade$1,37646 launches priced, 69 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Twin Stick Shooter$1,01169 launches priced, 100 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Female Protagonist$96168 launches priced, 82 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Local Co-Op$96050 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Anime$91052 launches priced, 96 releases in 12 months
- Arcade + Difficult$80679 launches priced, 145 releases in 12 months
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