Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026
Niches / Turn-Based Combat / Management
Turn-Based Combat + Management: 6 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. 3 of 11 matured launches earned $100k or more. Releases held level on the year before: 6 against 6.
- Small sample
- China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese
- Price
- n/a under 30 launches
- Price vs a year earlier
- n/a no price
- Releases, 12 months
- 6 6 the year before
- Upcoming games
- 35 coming soon on Steam
- Games on the store
- 87 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. | 0.02%share of upcoming wishlist heat | 0.02% to 0.03% | 5 ranked of 35 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026 | #3,304 of 7,193pairs on this board |
| 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
- 27.3%9.0% to 58.9%
- Expected rate
- 12.5%
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
- $728
- Median
- $20,389
- Top tenth
- $230,330
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
- 0%
Parent tags
- Turn-Based CombatNot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
- ManagementGenre 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.
- 龙胤立志传 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 7,210 reviews, 77% positiveest. $1.8M
- Bloodgrounds (opens the Steam store)2025 · 569 reviews, 76% positiveest. $230k
- Never Second in Rome (opens the Steam store)2025 · 644 reviews, 80% positiveest. $169k
- Mortal Glory 2 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 296 reviews, 87% positiveest. $72k
- 无休仙途 (opens the Steam store)2024 · 968 reviews, 72% positiveest. $65k
- Kaya's Prophecy (opens the Steam store)2025 · 197 reviews, 70% positiveest. $56k
- Sit-Back Attack (opens the Steam store)2025 · 112 reviews, 78% positiveest. $20k
- Full Metal Sergeant 2 (opens the Steam store)2026 · 66 reviews, 89% positiveest. $13k
More with Turn-Based Combat
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- 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
More with Management
pairs with Management- Management + Shop Keeper$31,61235 launches priced, 187 releases in 12 months
- Trading + Management$22,06052 launches priced, 89 releases in 12 months
- Multiplayer + Management$19,88833 launches priced, 51 releases in 12 months
- Management + Colony Sim$15,78739 launches priced, 61 releases in 12 months
- Realistic + Management$13,70546 launches priced, 74 releases in 12 months
- Capitalism + Management$13,15777 launches priced, 165 releases in 12 months
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