Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Turn-Based Tactics / Tabletop
Turn-Based Tactics + Tabletop: a typical launch earns $192 in its first year
That is the median of 54 indie paid launches, 2024 Q4 to 2025 Q3. 6 of 130 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 9.1 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 79% on the year before: 125 against 70.
- Price
- $192 median of 54 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- −88.1% four quarters on the four before
- Releases, 12 months
- 125 70 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 252 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 662 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.
| 0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.03% to 0.12% | 10 ranked of 252 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,957 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.75xhits against expected | 0.51x to 1.18x | 130 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,449 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
- 130
- Hit rate
- 4.6%1.6% to 11.9%
- Expected rate
- 7.0%
- Against expected
- 0.75x0.51x 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
130 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
- $0
- Median
- $202
- Top tenth
- $24,466
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
- +79%
Parent tags
- Turn-Based TacticsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- TabletopGenre 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.
- Drop Duchy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 2,983 reviews, 89% positiveest. $872k
- Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked (opens the Steam store)2025 · 1,285 reviews, 82% positiveest. $780k
- Terrinoth®: Heroes of Descent (opens the Steam store)2026 · 450 reviews, 75% positiveest. $319k
- Nexus 5X (opens the Steam store)2023 · 886 reviews, 90% positiveest. $269k
- HEART of CROWN Online (opens the Steam store)2024 · 415 reviews, 84% positiveest. $252k
- Inkshade (opens the Steam store)2025 · 622 reviews, 87% positiveest. $252k
- Viractal: Will You Trust Your Party? (opens the Steam store)2025 · 458 reviews, 88% positiveest. $232k
- Bingle Bingle (opens the Steam store)2024 · 670 reviews, 80% positiveest. $203k
More with Turn-Based Tactics
pairs with Turn-Based Tactics- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Tactics$5,85530 launches priced, 44 releases in 12 months
- War + Turn-Based Tactics$4,30130 launches priced, 35 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Turn-Based Tactics$2,24532 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Tactical + Turn-Based Tactics$2,18357 launches priced, 109 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Turn-Based Tactics$2,084100 launches priced, 232 releases in 12 months
- Wargame + Turn-Based Tactics$1,92146 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months
More with Tabletop
pairs with Tabletop- Simulation + Tabletop$40443 launches priced, 75 releases in 12 months
- PvP + Tabletop$35444 launches priced, 103 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Tabletop$30343 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
- Cute + Tabletop$25236 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
- Board Game + Tabletop$202120 launches priced, 223 releases in 12 months
- Card Game + Tabletop$20276 launches priced, 192 releases in 12 months
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