Tag pairdata 30 Sep 2026

World War II + Wargame: 18 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 32 matured launches earned $100k or more, against 4.8 expected for their price and launch quarter. Releases fell 18% on the year before: 18 against 22.

One game dominates the figure

Price: n/a
Price vs a year earlier: n/a
Releases, 12 months: 18
Upcoming games: 54
Games on the store: 259

Boards

as of 30 Sep 2026

Where this pair stands on each board of the front page. Every value carries its 90% interval and its sample.

World War II + Wargame on each board
Board	Value	Interval	Sample	Standing
Most anticipatedShare of all upcoming wishlist heat on Steam, with the number of upcoming games beside it. One game dominates the figure China market: over 35% of reviews are Chinese Listed after unflagged rows on this board	0.07%share of upcoming wishlist heat	0.03% to 0.12%	8 ranked of 54 upcoming gameswishlist rank 30 Sep 2026	#6,017 of 7,193pairs on this board
Launch successLaunches earning $100k or more, against the number expected for their price tier and launch quarter. One game dominates the figure	0.77xhits against expected	0.54x to 1.26x	32 launchesindie paid launches 31 Mar 2024 to 1 Apr 2026 (6 to 30 months old)	#4,294 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.	−1%review growth against same-age games	−8% to +6%	15 tracked gamesJun 2026 to Aug 2026 vs Jun 2025 to Aug 2025	#859 of 2,461pairs on this board

Pairs are noisier than genres: the demand boards at pair level are indicative only.

Launch success

launches 6 to 30 months old

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.

Hits: 3
Expected: 4.8

Launches: 32
Hit rate: 9.4%0.0% to 25.1%
Expected rate: 14.9%
Against expected: 0.77x0.54x to 1.26x

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

32 launches

Estimated lifetime gross of the same matured launches. Half earned less than the median; one in ten earned more than the top figure.

Bottom tenth: $202
Median: $4,329
Top tenth: $75,230

Estimated from Steam review counts. Lifetime to date, so it differs from the first-year price above.

Supply

raw release counts

Games released with both tags, last 12 months against the 12 before.

Last 12 months: 18
Prior 12 months: 22

Change: −18%

Parent tags

World War IINot a genreA theme, mood, feature or presentation tag: never ranked as a market on its own, only inside pairs.
WargameGenre pageRanked on every board, with its best pairs.

Comparable games

8 indie titles

The 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.

Related niches

pairs with World War II

Strategy + World War IIno price19 releases in 12 months
World War II + Militaryno price17 releases in 12 months
Simulation + World War IIno price14 releases in 12 months
Historical + World War IIno price14 releases in 12 months
War + World War IIno price13 releases in 12 months
Action + World War IIno price11 releases in 12 months

Every pair with World War II

More with Wargame

pairs with Wargame

Historical + Wargame$4,50234 launches priced, 56 releases in 12 months
Grand Strategy + Wargame$4,04836 launches priced, 57 releases in 12 months
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Turn-Based Strategy + Wargame$2,26565 launches priced, 97 releases in 12 months
War + Wargame$2,18667 launches priced, 78 releases in 12 months
Wargame + Turn-Based Tactics$1,92146 launches priced, 72 releases in 12 months

Every pair with Wargame

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