Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Choices Matter / Turn-Based Tactics
Choices Matter + Turn-Based Tactics: 34 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. 0 of 46 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 3.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 17% on the year before: 34 against 29.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 34 29 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 140 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 286 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.
| 0.10%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.04% to 0.19% | 16 ranked of 141 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #5,666 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. | 0.44xhits against expected | 0.44x to 0.82x | 46 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #5,708 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
- 46
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 6.3%
- Expected rate
- 8.3%
- Against expected
- 0.44x0.44x to 0.82x
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
46 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
- $334
- Top tenth
- $14,024
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
- +17%
Parent tags
- Choices MatterNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Turn-Based TacticsGenre 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.
- Prelude Dark Pain (opens the Steam store)2026 · 359 reviews, 77% positiveest. $145k
- Jam Jump (opens the Steam store)2024 · 89 reviews, 86% positiveest. $72k
- Conquest Tactics : Realm of Sin (opens the Steam store)2026 · 161 reviews, 69% positiveest. $49k
- Dustgrave: A Sandbox RPG (opens the Steam store)2024 · 96 reviews, 70% positiveest. $43k
- Goalgetter (opens the Steam store)2023 · 96 reviews, 80% positiveest. $39k
- Super Algebrawl (opens the Steam store)2024 · 173 reviews, 91% positiveest. $21k
- Songs of Steel: Hispania (opens the Steam store)2024 · 49 reviews, 89% positiveest. $10k to $100k
- Red Rogue Sea (opens the Steam store)2025 · 54 reviews, 62% positiveest. $19k
More with Choices Matter
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- Mystery + Choices Matter$6,00949 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
- Choices Matter + Dating Sim$4,06442 launches priced, 66 releases in 12 months
- RPG + Choices Matter$3,339128 launches priced, 212 releases in 12 months
- Character Customization + Choices Matter$3,15735 launches priced, 42 releases in 12 months
- Story Rich + Choices Matter$3,038225 launches priced, 352 releases in 12 months
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
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