Turn-Based Strategy tag
Tag created in June 2017
Turn-Based Strategy's popularity amongst developers
This chart shows the amount of games released over the years with the Turn-Based Strategy tag and the percentage of games released on Steam they account for. 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 Strategy tag is getting more or less popular from a developer's perspective. The Review chart will tell us if this trend is a good thing (i.e. players interest is increasing, tag is undercrowded) or if it's the opposite.
The Turn-Based Strategy game tag peaked in 2022 with 495 games released. The tag's popularity is in a range between 0.59% in 2010 and 0.21% in 2019.
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 Strategy's popularity amongst players
This chart shows the reviews for games with the Turn-Based Strategy tag, either as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the average value for a game. Note that if the chart is cluttered, you can always deactivate some lines by clicking on the legend.
The review count gives a view of the sheer amount of reviews a tag receives, but it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. That is why the normalized value as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more interesting, as it gives you the popularity trend for Turn-Based Strategy tag games.
A standard game associated with this tag received on average between 26 (2010) and 737 (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 Strategy tag received between 73% (2010) and 155% (2019) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Turn-Based Strategy
This graph displays the evolution of the Turn-Based Strategy 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 game price was at its lowest in 2009 at 9.99$, and peaked in 2013 at 14.99$. The percentage of free to play peaked in 2020 at 14%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Turn-Based Strategy, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Turn-Based Strategy 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 Strategy is 95% for the Vietnamese language, and the lowest is 77% for the Japanese language.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | Disciples II: Gallean's Return | Disciples II: Gallean's Return is a compilation edition that includes the base game, Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, plus the two standalone expansions Disciples II: Guardians of the Light and Disciples II: Servants of the Dark. | 6.99 | 82.1% | Jul 6, 2006 |
  | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more! | 29.99 | 96.1% | Sep 21, 2010 |
  | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available! | 29.99 | 94.3% | Oct 8, 2012 |
  | Xenonauts | Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat. | 24.99 | 87.7% | Jun 16, 2014 |
  | Niche - a genetics survival game | Niche - a genetics survival game is a turn-based strategy game combined with simulation and roguelike elements. Shape your own species of animals based on real genetics. Keep your species alive against all odds, such as predators, climate change and spreading sickness. | 17.99 | 89.4% | Sep 21, 2017 |
  | Ambition of the Slimes | A new spin on strategy RPG gaming! Slimes, the weakest of RPG characters, can take over an enemy unit and fight! This twist on the genre allows Slimes of various types to take over and control a broad range of powerful human units - it's a wonderful underdog story! | 4.99 | 90% | Feb 15, 2018 |
  | The Hand of Merlin | The Hand of Merlin is a turn-based rogue-lite RPG in which Arthurian legend meets with sci-fi horror. Recruit mortal heroes to explore lands rife with otherworldly evil, make narrative bending choices in unique interactive encounters, and search for the lost fragments of your soul across the multiverse! | 24.99 | 70.7% | Jun 14, 2022 |
  | Age of Wonders: Planetfall | Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting. | 49.99 | 80.6% | Aug 6, 2019 |
  | Guards of the Gate | Guards of the Gate is a roguelike turn-based game on hexagonal fields. You control a team of heroes aka Guards of the Gate, who are trying to save the world from the evil Dragon Lord. | 9.99 | 65.5% | Jan 30, 2019 |
  | Floppy Knights | Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Knights, hone your deck, and execute your strategy for victory! | 19.99 | 86.9% | May 24, 2022 |
  | Eormor: Shattered Lands | A hand-drawn empire building game set in a fictional medieval world. The Kingdom of Eormor has collapsed. Chaos spreads throughout the lands as the old order tries to retain control and new noble houses try to claim their piece of the world. Will your house succeed in these shattered lands? | 3.99 | 63.6% | Nov 8, 2019 |
  | Blocks!: Hammer of the Scots | Hammer of the Scots brings both the rebellion of the Braveheart, William Wallace, and the uprising of Robert the Bruce, the Bandit King, to life. As English, you seek to pacify Scotland by controlling all important nobles. The Scots also seeks their allegiance to support the struggle for freedom. | 19.99 | 56% | Jul 20, 2020 |
  | Ruin Raiders | Ruin Raiders is a turn-based tactical roguelike where you command customizable squads on a one-way journey into the ruins of an ancient civilization. Master turn-based combat, craft new technologies, and dive into ever-changing ruins to unveil the past! | 19.99 | 61.9% | Oct 14, 2021 |
  | The Shadow Government Simulator | A turn-based strategy game where you lead a secret society towards world domination. Investigate the influential and convert them to your faction via bribery, seduction and intimidation. Reshape society's power structures to fend off rival societies and the world's nations in your quest for power. | 9.99 | 89.2% | Oct 17, 2022 |
  | Hard West 2 | Hard West 2 is a journey to the heart of darkness in the American West. Take control of a supernatural posse and catch the mysterious Ghost Train. Outsmart, outcheat and outgun your enemies in this turn-based tactics game set in a Wild West world where nothing is as it seems. | 29.99 | 78.9% | Aug 4, 2022 |
  | Epicinium | Epicinium is a strategy game where nature is a finite resource. No need to wait for your move, thanks to fast, simultaneous turns. Your economy and troops are influenced by the environment and increasingly severe weather effects. Is it worth winning a war when you end up conquering dirt and ash? | Free | 88.1% | Oct 12, 2020 |
  | Outer Frontier | Grow crops and fight giant birds, mine precious materials while avoiding sink holes. Keep your societies needs met before unrest breaks out. And finally end the war by tracking down the enemy leader. | 13.99 | N/A | Sep 3, 2020 |
  | Dee-6: Dice Defenders | Dee-6: Dice Defenders is a game about survival in space travel, about the fight against internal and external threats, about the distribution of the power of the dice-team and, of course, about luck! | 4.99 | 72.5% | Mar 31, 2021 |
  | Magicians' Legacy: Prologue | Magicians’ Legacy is a classic turn-based fantasy strategy. Defeat countless enemies to solve the mysteries of fading magic and bring the ancient empire back to life. | Free | 87.9% | Apr 6, 2021 |
  | Dorfromantik | Dorfromantik is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a beautiful and ever-growing village landscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes, discover and unlock new tiles and complete quests to fill your world with life! | 13.99 | 97.1% | Apr 28, 2022 |
  | Pangea | Unique combination of turn-based strategy, tabletop game and roguelike. Make moves according to the roll of the dice on a randomly generated field and destroying enemies in tactical battles. Available 4 different factions. | 6.99 | N/A | Nov 17, 2021 |
  | Don't Get Bit | It's the zombie apocalypse and Cassie, a sarcastic 18 year old armed with only her wits and a kitchen knife, must get to her uncle’s farm. Keep Cassie alive in this turn-based strategy game as she battles the undead across thirty levels trying to survive and not get bit. | 4.99 | 91.7% | Jan 29, 2021 |
  | Edifice of Fiends | A challenging Rogue-Like Strategy RPG where every choice matters. Can you conquer the Edifice of Fiends? | 4.99 | N/A | Feb 2, 2021 |
  | SGS Heia Safari | The only campaign where forces of Imperial Germany fought victoriously till the end. From 1914 to 1918 in East Africa, you play general Von Lettow and his skilled Askaris or Allied troops from the Empire, Belgium and Portugal. Get the ‘African Queen’ feel when playing this exotic campaign. | 24.99 | 93.8% | Nov 25, 2021 |
  | 迷霧國度: 傳承 Myth of Mist：Legacy | In the mist-surrounded City of Time and Eternity, you are the son of a noble family, going between various factions aiming to fight against the upcoming disaster of the Mist of Doomsday. This game is for players who love SLGs and multi-ending RPGs. Join us and write your own legend! | 24.99 | 70% | Jan 27, 2022 |