Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Sports / Turn-Based Strategy
Sports + Turn-Based Strategy: 36 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. 1 of 35 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 2.7 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases rose 112% on the year before: 36 against 17.
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 36 17 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 69 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 187 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. | 0.70xhits against expected | 0.56x to 1.25x | 35 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old) | #4,747 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
- 35
- Hit rate
- 2.9%0.0% to 12.8%
- Expected rate
- 7.8%
- Against expected
- 0.70x0.56x to 1.25x
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
35 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
- $1,454
- Top tenth
- $10,525
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
- +112%
Parent tags
- SportsGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.
- Turn-Based StrategyGenre 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.
- Master of Chess (opens the Steam store)2024 · 292 reviews, 83% positiveest. $118k
- Front Office Football Nine (opens the Steam store)2023 · 166 reviews, 79% positiveest. $101k
- Franchise Hockey Manager 10 (opens the Steam store)2023 · 200 reviews, 81% positiveest. $81k
- Franchise Hockey Manager 11 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 148 reviews, 70% positiveest. $60k
- Franchise Hockey Manager 12 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 134 reviews, 77% positiveest. $54k
- Smash it Wild: Tactical Volleyball Roguelike (opens the Steam store)2026 · 107 reviews, 84% positiveest. $26k
- DR Dominoes (opens the Steam store)2026 · 116 reviews, 100% positiveest. $14k
- Pro Strategy Football 2026 (opens the Steam store)2025 · 28 reviews, 89% positiveest. $10k to $100k
More with Sports
pairs with Sports- Sports + Management$5,80333 launches priced, 98 releases in 12 months
- Strategy + Sports$2,42899 launches priced, 158 releases in 12 months
- Sports + Driving$1,82042 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Simulation + Sports$1,819193 launches priced, 336 releases in 12 months
- Sports + Realistic$1,80150 launches priced, 84 releases in 12 months
- Adventure + Sports$1,79496 launches priced, 67 releases in 12 months
More with Turn-Based Strategy
pairs with Turn-Based Strategy- Turn-Based Strategy + Story Rich$8,09741 launches priced, 43 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Roguelike Deckbuilder$7,14342 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based + Turn-Based Strategy$5,79134 launches priced, 60 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Historical$4,04836 launches priced, 59 releases in 12 months
- War + Turn-Based Strategy$3,84640 launches priced, 49 releases in 12 months
- Turn-Based Strategy + Deckbuilding$3,05388 launches priced, 169 releases in 12 months
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