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Specimen · observed

Should I ship an Idler Turn-Based Tactics?

Turn-Based Tactics + Idler

Of 47 developers who shipped an Idler Turn-Based Tactics 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.. 48 more are announced.

Verdict: fair, for a 5 / 10 build.

The middle developer here made $1.3k, ×2.1 the market's $630 for a 5 / 10 build, with 3 in 10 under $300. Revenue is up 245% on the market; 48 games are announced against 36 developers who shipped in the last year.

Deciding numbers: median 2.1 times the market baseline, revenue up 245% on the market, 48 announced, ×1.3 per developer who shipped in the last year.
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Turn-Based Tactics + Idler
Fig. 1 · this niche among 16,100
Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr n = 47
Median est. gross by half-year cohort, 2023 H1 to 2026 H2: $4.5k → $449 → $2.5k → $179 → $1.7k → $4.5k → $6.8k (still earning) → $628 (still earning)
The last cohort is still earning.
Outcomes for Turn-Based Tactics + Idler: Plate 1 · outcomes, 2 yr, n = 47
Bottom 30% $299 (exactly $299)
Median $1.3k (exactly $1,349)
Top 25% $13k (exactly $12,587)
Top 5% $221k (exactly $220,579)
Developers, 2 yr 47
Released games 118
Announced 48
Effort 5 / 10
AI-buildability Medium
Typical price $5.99

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 up 245% on the market, supply 225% more developers than the period before.

Free games: 20%, excluded from money figures.

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Plate 2 · systems and tooling

Can AI deliver it?

AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.

Turn-Based Tactics
effort 5 / 10 · medium · effort 5 sits in the medium band
Idler
effort 1 / 10 · high · number growth curves and a UI

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Plate 3 · the cost side

What it takes

Effort
5 / 10 · real systems or entry 3D
Systems
Turn-Based Tactics, Idler; 6 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Strategy, RPG, Turn-Based Combat
Price point
$5.99 typical · top 25% priced $13.99 or above
Art
3 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 2D
Plate 4 · demand

Why players buy here

The top 25% priced at $13.99 or above; the middle game at $5.99.

The top 10 games average 79% positive over 5,743 reviews.

Plate 5 · the loss side

What kills games here

Developer outcomes in the last 2 years by share: 3 in 10 under $300, median $1.3k, 1 in 4 over $12k, 1 in 20 over $220k.

3 in 10 developers made under $300. 8 in 10 of the 18 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 48 games are announced against 36 developers who shipped in the last year.

Plate 6 · same mechanic, other settings

Adjacent niches

Turn-Based Tactics with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.

  1. + TanksFair24 devs · median $3.0k · 24 announced
  2. + AutomationFair28 devs · median $2.9k · 36 announced
  3. + ProgrammingFair14 devs · median $2.4k · 16 announced
  4. + DiceFair47 devs · median $1.6k · 53 announced
  5. + MiningFair10 devs · median $1.5k · 8 announced
  6. + Time ManagementFair65 devs · median $1.4k · 69 announced
  7. + Psychological HorrorFair55 devs · median $1.0k · 56 announced
  8. + Traditional RoguelikeFair78 devs · median $629 · 95 announced
  9. + PsychologicalFair34 devs · median $629 · 40 announced
  10. + PuzzleFair263 devs · median $598 · 308 announced
  11. + PlatformerLong shot15 devs · median $360 · 18 announced
  12. + Local MultiplayerLong shot101 devs · median $239 · 121 announced

All 189 pairs on the Turn-Based Tactics page

Plate 7 · comparable specimens, by est. revenue

Comparable games

再刷一把 PlayAgain 2022 · $1.2M Multiverse Loot Hunter 2025 · $930k Disgaea 6 Complete 2022 · $696k Wretch: Divine Ascent 2025 · $438k Fantasy Idle Dungeon 2025 · $221k
Capsule Game Released Price Reviews Est. copies Est. revenue Developer
再刷一把 PlayAgain older $8.99 4,416 67% 132k $1.2M (exactly $1,190,995) 滑稽工作室
Multiverse Loot Hunter $11.99 2,585 80% 78k $930k (exactly $929,824) 游戏养家工作室
Disgaea 6 Complete older $59.99 387 63% 12k $696k (exactly $696,484) Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Wretch: Divine Ascent $14.99 975 75% 29k $438k (exactly $438,458) Ogopogo
Fantasy Idle Dungeon $9.99 736 70% 22k $221k (exactly $220,579) Leaves Games
Craftlings $19.99 311 86% 9.3k $187k (exactly $186,507) ARIANO Games GmbH
蜀仙传·挂至飞升 $11.99 514 84% 15k $185k (exactly $184,886) 有杕之杜
Loser Got Isekai’d – Sex, Side Jobs, and Odd Tasks $13.99 254 89% 7.6k $107k (exactly $106,604) Morexingame
挂机神话 older $1.99 1,693 90% 51k $101k (exactly $101,072) 狮子
Laptop Tycoon older $7.99 400 74% 12k $96k (exactly $95,880) Roastery Games
All About Luck $10.99 134 91% 4.0k $44k (exactly $44,180) Flow Universe
Sky Realm Idle $6.99 115 73% 3.5k $24k (exactly $24,116) 323Game
Elemental Master: Heroes Assemble $9.99 68 50% 2.0k $20k (exactly $20,380) DeepDream Studio
Delven · EA $9.99 51 90% 1.5k $15k (exactly $15,285) NikZ

Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.