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Turn-Based Combat
Of 1,912 developers who shipped a Turn-Based Combat 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.. 3,474 more are announced, ×3.1 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $2.0k, ×4.3 the market's $480 for a 4 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $360; 1 in 20 cleared $410k, ×869 the market median. Revenue is down 10% on the market; 3,474 games are announced against 1,136 developers who shipped in the last year.
| Bottom 30% | $359 (exactly $359) |
|---|---|
| Median | $2.0k (exactly $2,035) |
| Top 25% | $20k (exactly $20,441) |
| Top 5% | $413k (exactly $412,825) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 1,912 |
| Released games | 5,648 |
| Announced | 3,474 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $9.99 |
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 down 10% on the market, supply 40% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 13%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Turn-Based Combat
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Turn-Based Combat
- Price point
- $9.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 81% positive over 534,506 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $360. 8 in 10 of the 983 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 3,474 games are announced against 1,136 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.1 per shipper.
All pairs with Turn-Based Combat
- Turn-Based Combat + Logic Poor odds $628
- Turn-Based Combat + 2D Platformer Poor odds $599
- Action RPG + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds $599
- Trading Card Game + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds $599
- Turn-Based Combat + Score Attack Poor odds $599
- PvP + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds $598
- Turn-Based Combat + Puzzle Platformer Poor odds $449
- Turn-Based Combat + Platformer Poor odds $330
- Local Multiplayer + Turn-Based Combat Poor odds $239
- Turn-Based Combat + Investigation Dead $11k
- Vehicular Combat + Turn-Based Combat Dead $2.3k
- 3D Fighter + Turn-Based Combat Dead $1.5k
- Diplomacy + Turn-Based Combat Dead $1.2k
- Turn-Based Combat + Hidden Object Dead $390
- Action-Adventure + Turn-Based Combat Dead $270
- 2D Fighter + Turn-Based Combat Dead $270
- Turn-Based Combat + Chess Dead $269
- Shooter + Turn-Based Combat Dead $179
- FPS + Turn-Based Combat Dead $179
- Naval Combat + Turn-Based Combat Dead $150
- MMORPG + Turn-Based Combat Dead $150
- 4 Player Local + Turn-Based Combat Dead $90
Comparable games
Baldur's Gate 3 2023 · $1.4B 
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 2025 · $272M 
Persona 5 Royal 2022 · $165M 
Slay the Spire 2 2026 · EA · $138M 
Darkest Dungeon® 2016 · $106M | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Baldur's Gate 3 | older | $59.99 | 755,010 96% | 23M | $1.4B (exactly $1,358,791,497) | Larian Studios |
| | Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | $49.99 | 181,667 95% | 5.5M | $272M (exactly $272,446,000) | Sandfall Interactive | |
| | Persona 5 Royal | older | $59.99 | 91,682 96% | 2.8M | $165M (exactly $165,000,095) | ATLUS |
| | Slay the Spire 2 | · EA | $24.99 | 183,764 61% | 5.5M | $138M (exactly $137,767,871) | Mega Crit |
| | Darkest Dungeon® | older | $24.99 | 140,790 91% | 4.2M | $106M (exactly $105,550,263) | Red Hook Studios |
 | Persona 3 Reload | older | $59.99 | 43,497 95% | 1.3M | $78M (exactly $78,281,551) | ATLUS |
 | Metaphor: ReFantazio | $69.99 | 25,224 89% | 757k | $53M (exactly $52,962,833) | ATLUS | |
 | Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition | older | $49.99 | 34,157 83% | 1.0M | $51M (exactly $51,225,253) | Owlcat Games |
 | Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader | older | $49.99 | 33,701 87% | 1.0M | $51M (exactly $50,541,390) | Owlcat Games |
 | XCOM® 2 | older | $19.99 | 79,998 84% | 2.4M | $48M (exactly $47,974,801) | Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac),… (Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)) |
 | Mewgenics | $29.99 | 49,996 89% | 1.5M | $45M (exactly $44,981,401) | Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel | |
 | Digimon Story Time Stranger | $69.99 | 15,845 89% | 475k | $33M (exactly $33,269,746) | Media.Vision Inc. | |
 | STAR WARS Zero Company™ | $49.99 | 19,521 82% | 586k | $29M (exactly $29,275,644) | Bit Reactor | |
 | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | · EA | $39.99 | 19,251 86% | 578k | $23M (exactly $23,095,425) | Unfrozen |
 | MENACE | · EA | $39.99 | 12,281 90% | 368k | $15M (exactly $14,733,516) | Overhype Studios |
 | 9 Kings | · EA | $19.99 | 21,352 92% | 641k | $13M (exactly $12,804,794) | Sad Socket |
 | Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection | $69.99 | 5,605 77% | 168k | $12M (exactly $11,768,818) | CAPCOM Co., Ltd. |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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