Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Turn-Based on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Turn-Based games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | $580.2M | 376.5K | 86% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Total War: WARHAMMER II | $190.4M | 121.4K | 93% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | $183.8M | 87.7K | 88% | $59.99 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | $2.4M | 100% | 69% | $75.1M |
| 2025 | 23 | $899.5K | 100% | 39% | $39M |
| 2024 | 31 | $1.8M | 94% | 65% | $153.3M |
| 2023 | 25 | $1.7M | 92% | 68% | $116.3M |
| 2022 | 25 | $2.1M | 100% | 72% | $95.6M |
| 2021 | 47 | $1.1M | 91% | 57% | $162.1M |
| 2020 | 40 | $652.2K | 88% | 45% | $155.3M |
| 2019 | 46 | $762.9K | 87% | 37% | $244.2M |
| 2018 | 51 | $801.7K | 75% | 49% | $190.2M |
| 2017 | 44 | $576.9K | 77% | 39% | $257.8M |
| 2016 | 39 | $704.8K | 79% | 44% | $785.5M |
| 2015 | 54 | $718.6K | 78% | 41% | $166.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Turn-Based launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 4 |
| Total War: THREE KINGDOMS |
| $86.9M |
| 93.3K |
| 82% |
| $39.99 |
| 5 | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | $85.3M | 127.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 6 | Darkest Dungeon® | $83.5M | 160.6K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 7 | Slay the Spire | $77.4M | 189.7K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 8 | Total War: ATTILA | $57.7M | 37.5K | 82% | $44.99 |
| 9 | Total War: SHOGUN 2 | $57.2M | 67.3K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Balatro | $55.4M | 195.2K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 11 | XCOM® 2 | $45.1M | 108.6K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 12 | HUMANKIND™ | $38.8M | 28.6K | 69% | $49.99 |
| 13 | Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition | $31.5M | 32.6K | 89% | $39.99 |
| 14 | Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition | $31.2M | 36.1K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 15 | Path Of Wuxia | $31.1M | 30.4K | 78% | $34.99 |
| 16 | Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ | $30.8M | 23.1K | 61% | $39.99 |
| 17 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ | $30.1M | 16.8K | 86% | $59.99 |
| 18 | Persona 4 Golden | $28.4M | 86.2K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 19 | BATTLETECH | $28.4M | 33K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 20 | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | $28M | 20.8K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 21 | OMORI | $26.5M | 87.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition | $25.4M | 37.8K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 23 | Wartales | $24.5M | 35.3K | 86% | $34.99 |
| 24 | ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV | $24.1M | 15.8K | 63% | $59.99 |
| 25 | Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition | $23.6M | 27.3K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 26 | Library Of Ruina | $23.5M | 43.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 27 | XCOM: Enemy Unknown | $23.2M | 58.4K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 28 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | $21.9M | 16.8K | 94% | $59.99 |
| 29 | Wandering Sword | $21.5M | 43.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 30 | ENDLESS Space™ 2 | $21.2M | 23K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 31 | For The King | $20.1M | 43.6K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden | $17.7M | 20.5K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 33 | Transistor | $17.3M | 31.2K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 34 | Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War | $15.8M | 18.4K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 35 | Stoneshard | $15.7M | 35K | 75% | $24.99 |
| 36 | Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance | $15.4M | 12.4K | 92% | $59.99 |
| 37 | ENDLESS Legend™ | $14.8M | 19K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 38 | FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster | $14.4M | 23.2K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 39 | Terra Invicta | $13.7M | 9.5K | 81% | $39.99 |
| 40 | A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA | $13.7M | 14.8K | 71% | $39.99 |
| 41 | FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE | $12.7M | 10.1K | 89% | $49.99 |
| 42 | MENACE | $12.6M | 12.5K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 43 | Worms W.M.D | $11.5M | 14.8K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 44 | The Banner Saga | $11M | 15.9K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 45 | Gloomhaven | $10.8M | 16K | 82% | $34.99 |
| 46 | Super Robot Wars 30 | $10.5M | 6.5K | 86% | $59.99 |
| 47 | Tyranny | $10.3M | 13.3K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 48 | Peglin | $10.1M | 16.5K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus | $10.1M | 14.6K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 50 | Age of Wonders III | $10M | 12.8K | 80% | $29.99 |