Single tagdata 30 Sep 2026

World War II: 43 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. 14 of 70 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases fell 17% on the year before: 43 against 52.

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 43
Upcoming games: 156
Games on the store: 782

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this tag stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

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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.

Hits: 14

Launches: 70
Hit rate: 20.0%9.5% to 30.8%
Expected rate: 13.2%

Under 30 matured launches, so this tag is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.

Revenue spread

70 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $81
Median: $3,662
Top tenth: $258,757

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with this tag, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 43
Prior 12 months: 52

Change: −17%

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The biggest indie games in this tag 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.

Related niches

pairs with World War II

Strategy + World War IIno price19 releases in 12 months
World War II + Wargameno price18 releases in 12 months
World War II + Militaryno price17 releases in 12 months
Simulation + World War IIno price14 releases in 12 months
Historical + World War IIno price14 releases in 12 months
War + World War IIno price13 releases in 12 months
Action + World War IIno price11 releases in 12 months
Shooter + World War IIno price8 releases in 12 months
Turn-Based Strategy + World War IIno price8 releases in 12 months
RTS + World War IIno price6 releases in 12 months
World War II + 3Dno price6 releases in 12 months
2D + World War IIno price6 releases in 12 months

Every pair with World War II

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