Turn-Based tag
Tag created in June 2017
Turn-Based's popularity amongst developers
This chart displays the games released over the years with the Turn-Based tag and the percentage of total Steam releases they represent. The number of releases gives an appreciation of the quantity of games published each year. It often tends to increase naturally, just like the total amount of Steam games released.
The percentage, on the other hand, gives a better idea of the trend a tag follows. It shows if, in proportion, the Turn-Based tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart can let us know if this trend is a positive thing (i.e. players interest for the tag is growing) or a negative one (the tag is overcrowded).
The Turn-Based tag has peaked in 2019, with 233 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.85% in 2014 and 0.06% in 2022.
Bear in mind that 2023 is not over yet. The number of releases will continue to increase, but the percentage is already a good estimate of things to come.
Turn-Based's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Turn-Based tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. If the normalized and average lines are too small, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Turn-Based tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 25 (2010) and 593 (2014) reviews. Bear in mind that it is the average, and it can be strongly influenced by extreme values, like the release of a very popular game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Turn-Based tag received between 68% (2010) and 150% (2019) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Turn-Based
This graph displays the evolution of the Turn-Based tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play games in this tag. Bear in mind that there is inflation over time, which means that a price should slowly increase just to keep the same value.
The median price for Turn-Based games was at its lowest in 2009 at 9.99$, and peaked in 2022 at 15.49$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2018 at 11%, and bottomed in 2022 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Turn-Based, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Turn-Based tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't necessarily mean that the audience doesn't like that tag. Some cultures have different standards and expectations. It will however affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The highest rating for Turn-Based is 94% for the Vietnamese language, and the lowest is 77% for the Japanese language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Sproggiwood | Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike. | 14.99 | 80.4% | Oct 24, 2014 |
  | Space Grunts | A turn-based game on a planet outpost - with no waiting between turns! Play it at the speed of an arcade game, or take your time and think about your next step.. no matter how fast you take your turn, it might be your last! | 14.99 | 80.6% | Jan 12, 2016 |
  | Eisenwald: Blood of November | Eisenwald: Blood of November is a new sandbox adventure in the world of Eisenwald. Take up your arms and fight for your cause (and find out first who or what you want to be fighting for). | 8.99 | 54.3% | Nov 1, 2016 |
  | Rezrog | Test your fighting spirit as you take your party of brave adventurers on an epic quest to restore peace to the lands of Rezrog in this table-top inspired, turn-based, dungeon crawler. Upgrade your skills & tactically exploit enemy weaknesses as you try to handle everything the dungeons will throw at you. | 9.99 | 44.3% | May 31, 2017 |
  | Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game | Play Harry Dresden and his friends as they take on the cases from the bestselling Dresden Files novels in the ultimate what-if scenario—what if Harry was on the scene with allies who weren’t there in the original story? | 16.99 | 80.6% | Oct 30, 2017 |
  | Radiis | Radiis is a turn based strategy game without any moving units, only buildings. Place your buildings wisely and be the first player to conquer the land. | 14.99 | 90.5% | Jul 19, 2018 |
  | Druidstone: The Secret of the Menhir Forest | A tactical, turn-based RPG from the makers of Legend of Grimrock games. Every action, every turn counts as you control your party of heroes through challenging, handcrafted missions in the ancient, mist-clad Menhir Forest. | 24.99 | 83.5% | May 15, 2019 |
  | Curious Expedition 2 | Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play. | 19.99 | 89.2% | Jan 28, 2021 |
  | The Last Spell | Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics. | 24.99 | 91.6% | Mar 9, 2023 |
  | Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars | Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG set in a world of swords and sorcery, told entirely through the medium of cards. | 29.99 | 81.3% | Oct 28, 2021 |
  | Terra Randoma | Terra Randoma is a turn-based roguelike RPG in a procedurally generated open world. Travel a world full of curiousity and perilous dungeons. Develop your character however you want with skills, talent stones and randomized items while you discover an ancient secret. | 14.99 | 84% | Dec 17, 2020 |
  | Winter Falling: Battle Tactics | Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Inspired by Warhammer, FTL and Total War. | 9.99 | 92.9% | Nov 8, 2022 |
  | Concordia: Digital Edition | Concordia is a strategic, Euro-style board game. ? Players take the roles of powerful Roman merchants and follow the Roman expansion with their trade routes, franchises, and production houses. ?️ | 19.99 | 86.8% | Sep 28, 2021 |
  | Comrades and Barons: Gates of Freedom | The Great War had barely ended, when Red Army started an offensive westwards to ignite the revolution in Europe. In this turn-based hex wargame you will experience the war operations of that exciting and turbulent time. | 19.99 | N/A | Jun 1, 2023 |
  | Hero's Hour | A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you. | 17.99 | 78.8% | Mar 1, 2022 |
  | OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | This game is a brand-new entry in the OCTOPATH TRAVELER series, the first installment of which was initially released in 2018 and sold over 3 million copies worldwide. | 59.99 | 95.9% | Feb 24, 2023 |
  | Desktop Dungeons: Rewind | Desktop Dungeons: Rewind bestows bites of tactical roguelike action, which will quickly fester into a deep, lingering, and strategic obsession. Bargain with gods, equip your spoon and pick your battles, before retreating into the healing darkness. But beware… there are still many monsters to face! | 19.99 | 78.4% | Apr 18, 2023 |
  | Jack Move | Jack Move is a JRPG that features a unique blend of gritty cyberpunk story telling, turn based battles and beautiful modern pixel art. Take on the role of Noa, a vigilante hacker who is thrust into a world of murder, kidnapping and dark research after her father goes missing. | 19.99 | 81.9% | Sep 8, 2022 |
  | VIrus Killer | Virus Killer - You are the only uninfected cell in the body that quickly absorbs a dangerous virus. Destroy all the infection in this explosive sidescroller shooter and save your host's body from complete extinction .. | 10.99 | 90% | Jan 24, 2022 |
  | Backpack Hero | The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your bag, and vanquish your foes! | 16.99 | 89.9% | Aug 15, 2022 |
  | Legends of Eisenwald | Legends of Eisenwald is an adventure game with tactical battles, RPG and strategy elements. Take the lead of a small feudal army and try to defend your right to survive in this ruthless medieval world. | 19.99 | 76.5% | Jul 2, 2015 |
  | Black Legend | A dark, immersive Turn Based Strategy RPG. Master tactical combat and the art of 17th century alchemy to liberate a doomed city from a bloodthirsty cult inspired by the great alchemist Mephisto. | 19.99 | 63.5% | Mar 25, 2021 |
  | Galactic Civilizations® II: Ultimate Edition | Get the complete GalCiv II saga including Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, the expansion pack Dark Avatar, and the newest expansion pack Twilight of the Arnor! | 19.99 | 79.4% | Dec 2, 2011 |
  | Aurora - Hidden Colors | Explore Russia as Gabriela, Gav, and Mikhail. Fight Igor, Anastasia, and bring back balance to the West Siberian Plain in this immersive 2D turn-based RPG experience. | 4.99 | 94.1% | Sep 2, 2021 |
  | Dwarfer | Dwarfer - This is a logic puzzle where you have to manage a squad of dwarves in search of gold. help the dwarves get out of the dungeon alive. | 34.99 | 92.9% | Nov 20, 2022 |