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Niches / Historical + Turn-Based Strategy

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Historical + Turn-Based Strategy

Games tagged both Historical and Turn-Based Strategy: 63 indie paid launches, 6 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

  • A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about".
  • Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
  • From 29,637 indie paid launches 6 to 30 months old, data of 1 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Showing Historical + Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Historical and beats Turn-Based Strategy; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Historical + Turn-Based Strategy trails both its tags: 1 of its 16 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 22.7 in 100 for Historical and 15.8 in 100 for Turn-Based Strategy.

Small sample: 16 launches, 1 hits.

1STWinner
Tag onemood tagHistorical
22.7in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds22.7 in 100
Typical earnings$23,478
Launches97 / 22 hits
Pair trails by16.4 in 100
3RDThird
This pairHistorical + Turn-Based Strategy
1 of 16launches earned
$100k+ small
Odds1 of 16 launches
Typical earnings$8,096
Launches16 / 1 hits
Expected18.6 in 100
2NDRunner-up
Tag twoTurn-Based Strategy
15.8in 100 earned
$100k+
Odds15.8 in 100
Typical earnings$9,410
Launches304 / 48 hits
Pair trails by9.5 in 100
All indie launches $10 to $20: 18.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $9,226, from 4,810 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20Historical is a mood tag: GMD never ranks it alone, but every game carrying it is counted.

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page
All prices63 in pairUnder $511 in pair$5 to $1019 in pair$10 to $2016 in pair$20 to $4017 in pair
What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 16 games tagged both Historical and Turn-Based Strategy priced $10 to $20. 6.3 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 25.9 for Historical-only games and 16.3 for Turn-Based Strategy-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.

Both: 16 games priced $10 to $20; 6.3 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 16), typical first-year earnings $8,096.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 16 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

NORSE: Oath of Bloodleads this pair53.0%
PairNORSE: Oath of Blood53.0%
HistoricalManor Lords49.8%
Turn-Based StrategyMewgenics33.1%
CheckOne game over half?yes
NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkChanged recently +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: moves the answer. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: moves the answer.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Historical + Turn-Based Strategy

What this card holds

  • Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
  • One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
  • Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready
Same price banddata ready
Launched within a year of each otherplanned
Earned $100k+planned
The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

  • NORSE: Oath of Blood earned 53.0% of the estimated first-year money of the 63 Historical + Turn-Based Strategy launches.
  • Historical is led by Manor Lords, with 49.8% of its money.
  • Turn-Based Strategy is led by Mewgenics, with 33.1% of its money.
  • One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Historical + Turn-Based Strategy is changed recently +1: Last 18 months moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.

Historical + Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
This pairBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view50 of 63 launchesWithout the breakout62 of 63 launchesLast 18 months32 of 63 launches
Launches counted636 hits506 hits625 hits324 hits
Earned $100k+9.5 in 1001 in 1112.0 in 1008.1 in 1001 in 1212.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$4,451top tenth $75,311+$5,341$4,451$4,048
Chance against standardthe yardstick+26.3%2.5 more in 100-14.7%1.4 fewer in 100+31.6%3.0 more in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+20.0%$890 more0.0%no change-9.1%$403 less
Does it hold?The base viewMoves the answerHoldsMoves the answer
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 63 launches.

Launches counted
636 hits
Earned $100k+
9.5 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451top tenth $75,311+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
506 hits
Earned $100k+
12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$5,341
Chance against standard
+26.3%2.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
+20.0%$890 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, NORSE: Oath of Blood (53.0% of the money): 62 launches left.

Launches counted
625 hits
Earned $100k+
8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings
$4,451
Chance against standard
-14.7%1.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 63.

Launches counted
324 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$4,048
Chance against standard
+31.6%3.0 more in 100
Typical against standard
-9.1%$403 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged both Historical and Turn-Based Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 63 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 13 of 63 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, NORSE: Oath of Blood (53.0% of the money): 62 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 32 of 63.

Historical holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Historical through every lens, all prices
HistoricalBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view395 of 450 launchesWithout the breakout449 of 450 launchesLast 18 months228 of 450 launches
Launches counted45057 hits39552 hits44956 hits22828 hits
Earned $100k+12.7 in 10013.2 in 10012.5 in 10012.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings$2,223top tenth $226,743+$2,223$2,183$1,920
Chance against standardthe yardstick+3.9%0.5 more in 100-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100-3.1%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick0.0%no change-1.8%$40 less-13.6%$303 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Historical, 6 to 30 months old: 450 launches.

Launches counted
45057 hits
Earned $100k+
12.7 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,223top tenth $226,743+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 55 of 450 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
39552 hits
Earned $100k+
13.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,223
Chance against standard
+3.9%0.5 more in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (49.8% of the money): 449 launches left.

Launches counted
44956 hits
Earned $100k+
12.5 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$2,183
Chance against standard
-1.6%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-1.8%$40 less
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 228 of 450.

Launches counted
22828 hits
Earned $100k+
12.3 in 100
Typical first-year earnings
$1,920
Chance against standard
-3.1%0.4 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-13.6%$303 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Historical, 6 to 30 months old: 450 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 55 of 450 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (49.8% of the money): 449 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 228 of 450.

Turn-Based Strategy holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.

Turn-Based Strategy through every lens, all prices
Turn-Based StrategyBaseStandardevery launchWest-facing view1,098 of 1,231 launchesWithout the breakout1,230 of 1,231 launchesLast 18 months712 of 1,231 launches
Launches counted1,23184 hits1,09876 hits1,23083 hits71242 hits
Earned $100k+6.8 in 1001 in 156.9 in 1001 in 146.7 in 1001 in 155.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings$809top tenth $50,170+$909$809$667
Chance against standardthe yardstick+1.5%0.1 more in 100-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100-13.2%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standardthe yardstick+12.4%$100 more0.0%no change-17.6%$142 less
Does it hold?The base viewHoldsHoldsHolds
BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,231 launches.

Launches counted
1,23184 hits
Earned $100k+
6.8 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809top tenth $50,170+
Chance against standard
the yardstick
Typical against standard
the yardstick
West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 133 of 1,231 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted
1,09876 hits
Earned $100k+
6.9 in 1001 in 14
Typical first-year earnings
$909
Chance against standard
+1.5%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard
+12.4%$100 more
Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (33.1% of the money): 1,230 launches left.

Launches counted
1,23083 hits
Earned $100k+
6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings
$809
Chance against standard
-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
0.0%no change
Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 712 of 1,231.

Launches counted
71242 hits
Earned $100k+
5.9 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings
$667
Chance against standard
-13.2%0.9 fewer in 100
Typical against standard
-17.6%$142 less
Standard
Every indie paid launch tagged Turn-Based Strategy, 6 to 30 months old: 1,231 launches.
West-facing view
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 133 of 1,231 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout
Drops the single biggest earner, Mewgenics (33.1% of the money): 1,230 launches left.
Last 18 months
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 712 of 1,231.

A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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