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Class-Based + Turn-Based Tactics
Of 65 developers who shipped a Turn-Based Tactics Class-Based game in the last 2 years: 3 in 10 made under est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 4 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method., 1 in 20 cleared est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 194 more are announced, ×5.5 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 7 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $1.6k, ×1.1 the market's $1.5k for a 7 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $480; 1 in 20 cleared $1.1M, ×742 the market median. Revenue is down 30% on the market; 194 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $479 (exactly $479) |
|---|---|
| Median | $1.6k (exactly $1,648) |
| Top 25% | $58k (exactly $58,455) |
| Top 5% | $1.1M (exactly $1,111,130) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 65 |
| Released games | 180 |
| Announced | 194 |
| Effort | 7 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $10.00 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue down 30% on the market, supply 15% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 16%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Class-Based
- effort 7 / 10 · low · effort 7 sits in the low band
- Turn-Based Tactics
- effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 7 / 10 · big single-player or serious online
- Systems
- Class-Based, Turn-Based Tactics; 8 in 10 of the top 25% also carry RPG, Tactical RPG, Turn-Based Combat
- Price point
- $10.00 typical · top 25% priced $34.99 or above
- Art
- 4 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D, Story Rich, Isometric
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $34.99 or above; the middle game at $10.00.
The top 10 games average 82% positive over 15,048 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $480. 8 in 10 of the 35 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 194 games are announced against 35 developers who shipped in the last year, ×5.5 per shipper.
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Comparable games
Gloomhaven 2021 · $14M 
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles 2025 · $8.5M 
Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark 2019 · $4.5M 
Sunderfolk 2025 · $2.8M 
NORSE: Oath of Blood 2026 · $2.7M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Gloomhaven | older | $34.99 | 13,628 82% | 409k | $14M (exactly $14,305,312) | Flaming Fowl Studios, Saber Interactive |
| | FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles | $49.99 | 5,673 89% | 170k | $8.5M (exactly $8,507,798) | Square Enix | |
| | Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark | older | $29.99 | 4,989 88% | 150k | $4.5M (exactly $4,488,603) | 6 Eyes Studio |
| | Sunderfolk | $49.99 | 1,890 93% | 57k | $2.8M (exactly $2,834,433) | Secret Door | |
| | NORSE: Oath of Blood | $34.99 | 2,535 56% | 76k | $2.7M (exactly $2,660,990) | Arctic Hazard | |
 | Stolen Realm | older | $19.99 | 3,470 84% | 104k | $2.1M (exactly $2,080,959) | Burst2Flame Games |
 | Demeo | older | $39.99 | 1,703 87% | 51k | $2.0M (exactly $2,043,089) | Resolution Games |
 | Our Adventurer Guild | older | $14.99 | 3,392 95% | 102k | $1.5M (exactly $1,525,382) | GreenGuy |
 | Dice & Fold | older | $12.99 | 3,491 83% | 105k | $1.4M (exactly $1,360,443) | Tinymice Entertainment |
 | Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked | $29.99 | 1,235 82% | 37k | $1.1M (exactly $1,111,130) | Resolution Games | |
 | BRAVELY DEFAULT FLYING FAIRY HD Remaster | $39.99 | 803 91% | 24k | $963k (exactly $963,359) | Square Enix, Cattle Call Inc. | |
 | Dice Gambit | $24.99 | 1,080 87% | 32k | $810k (exactly $809,676) | Chromatic Ink | |
 | Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER - | $34.99 | 582 98% | 17k | $611k (exactly $610,925) | さんぼん堂 | |
 | New Arc Line | · EA | $24.99 | 687 68% | 21k | $515k (exactly $515,044) | Dreamate |
 | Disciples: Domination | $44.99 | 218 65% | 6.5k | $294k (exactly $294,235) | Artefacts Studio | |
 | Prelude Dark Pain | · EA | $19.99 | 345 77% | 10k | $207k (exactly $206,896) | QUICKFIREGAMES |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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