Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Minimalist / Turn-Based Combat
Minimalist + Turn-Based Combat: 12 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 11 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases rose 71% on the year before: 12 against 7.
- Small sample
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 12 7 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 17 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 55 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. | Below this board's minimum sample, so not ranked. Needs 30 or more matured launches. | |||
| 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
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.
- Launches
- 11
- Hit rate
- 0.0%0.0% to 0.0%
- Expected rate
- 3.6%
Under 30 matured launches, so this pair is not on the launch success board. Read these counts as a small sample.
Revenue spread
11 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
- $81
- Median
- $356
- Top tenth
- $808
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
- +71%
Parent tags
- MinimalistNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- Turn-Based CombatNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside 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.
- 2 Fights in 2 Tight Spaces (opens the Steam store)2026 · 117 reviews, 84% positiveest. $31k
- DR Dominoes (opens the Steam store)2026 · 116 reviews, 100% positiveest. $14k
- miniquest (opens the Steam store)2026 · 25 reviews, 100% positiveest. $1k to $10k
- Five Elements Chess (opens the Steam store)2026 · 6 reviews, 66% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
- kill -9 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 8 reviews, 100% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
- LHEA and the Word Spirit (opens the Steam store)2025 · 5 reviews, 100% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
- CGA Trek (opens the Steam store)2025 · 10 reviews, 100% positiveest. under $1k
- Disintegral (opens the Steam store)2024 · 2 reviews, 100% positivetoo few reviews to estimate
More with Minimalist
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- Minimalist + Logic$53692 launches priced, 133 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Minimalist$51592 launches priced, 239 releases in 12 months
- Minimalist + Idler$44444 launches priced, 144 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Minimalist$38360 launches priced, 86 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Minimalist$32279 launches priced, 114 releases in 12 months
More with Turn-Based Combat
pairs with Turn-Based Combat- Turn-Based Combat + Roguelike Deckbuilder$8,69931 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Combat + Tactical RPG$4,53041 launches priced, 58 releases in 12 months
- Roguelite + Turn-Based Combat$3,18568 launches priced, 129 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Combat + Strategy RPG$3,13235 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Roguelike + Turn-Based Combat$3,03281 launches priced, 162 releases in 12 months
- Exploration + Turn-Based Combat$2,77142 launches priced, 47 releases in 12 months
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