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Turn-Based Tactics games on Steam

366 games carry the tag · 21 released in the last 12 months (vs 134 the year before) · median price $12.99

The verdict — supply vs demand, said plainly

crowded. Crowded space: 21 releases in the last year, and the median game here reaches an estimated 5,775 units (middle half 3,112–19,155). Standing out is a visibility problem before a quality one — the adjacent combos show where supply thins out.

What would change this: About 38% fewer releases over a year — or a clearly rising median — would tip this toward Balanced. · confidence: high

The evidence — the niche's most-reviewed games

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue TraderYour Only Move Is HUSTLEMetaphor: ReFantazioMonster Train 2The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-Shotgun King: The Final CheckmateShogun ShowdownQuasimorph

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 21,221 stored reviews from 340 games.

Gameplay & mechanics80% positive · 9,838 mentions · 327 games
Story & writing81% positive · 8,878 mentions · 314 games
Visuals & audio84% positive · 6,185 mentions · 320 games
Content & longevity80% positive · 6,096 mentions · 318 games
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 4,782 mentions · 316 games
Price & value75% positive · 4,303 mentions · 308 games
Controls & UI67% positive · 3,134 mentions · 306 games
Performance & stability63% positive · 3,072 mentions · 296 games
Multiplayer & community79% positive · 1,399 mentions · 207 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 44% of the niche's 341,230 reviews; it takes 54 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Turn-Based Tactics games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader 2023 46,736 Very Positive
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE 2023 44,116 Overwhelmingly Positive
Metaphor: ReFantazio 2024 42,225 Very Positive
Monster Train 2 2025 9,998 Overwhelmingly Positive
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- 2025 8,557 Very Positive
Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate 2022 7,370 Very Positive
Shogun Showdown 2024 6,913 Overwhelmingly Positive
Quasimorph 2023 6,353 Very Positive
Keep Driving 2025 6,290 Very Positive
再刷一把 PlayAgain 2022 4,524 Mixed

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.