Turn-Based Strategy gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Turn-Based Strategy, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 8,022 games in the catalog, 4,349 with a sales estimate.
Games
8,022
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$5.2B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$3.7K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
22.7%
986 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 12.1%
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 4.3%
- Total War: WARHAMMER II 4.2%
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII 4.0%
- Persona 5 Royal 4.0%
- Other (4344 games) 71.5%
Top 25 earners
The highest-earning Turn-Based Strategy games by our estimator.
| # | Game | Released | Reviews | Peak CCU | Est. Units | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2016-10-20 | 380,963 | 162,314 | 10,476,483 | $627,541,332 |
| 2 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition Larian Studios | 2017-09-14 | 207,213 | 93,350 | 4,973,112 | $223,740,309 |
| 3 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-09-28 | 121,510 | 84,254 | 3,645,300 | $218,681,547 |
| 4 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-10 | 63,081 | 84,558 | 3,007,087 | $210,435,948 |
| 5 |  Persona 5 Royal ATLUS | 2022-10-20 | 143,083 | 35,298 | 3,433,992 | $206,005,180 |
| 6 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 151,400 | 166,519 | 3,330,800 | $199,814,692 |
| 7 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2010-09-23 | 211,242 | 91,020 | 6,337,260 | $189,864,310 |
| 8 |  Persona 3 Reload ATLUS | 2024-02-01 | 66,821 | 36,703 | 1,603,704 | $96,206,203 |
| 9 |  Metaphor: ReFantazio ATLUS | 2024-10-10 | 43,918 | 85,194 | 1,277,910 | $89,440,921 |
| 10 |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2019-05-23 | 94,113 | 191,816 | 2,070,486 | $82,798,735 |
| 11 |  XCOM® 2 Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2016-02-04 | 110,180 | 132,677 | 3,980,310 | $79,566,397 |
| 12 |  Total War: WARHAMMER CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2016-05-24 | 52,390 | 111,909 | 1,292,958 | $77,564,550 |
| 13 |  Balatro LocalThunk | 2024-02-20 | 200,970 | 43,825 | 4,823,280 | $72,300,967 |
| 14 |  Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio | 2022-10-25 | 61,031 | 69,663 | 1,342,682 | $67,089,344 |
| 15 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2013-09-02 | 88,940 | 118,240 | 1,956,680 | $58,680,833 |
| 16 |  Company of Heroes 3 Relic Entertainment | 2023-02-23 | 40,651 | 19,397 | 926,073 | $55,555,119 |
| 17 |  Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Owlcat Games | 2023-12-07 | 49,370 | 37,094 | 1,086,140 | $54,296,139 |
| 18 |  South Parkâ„¢: The Stick of Truthâ„¢ Obsidian Entertainment | 2014-03-06 | 74,192 | 34,645 | 1,780,608 | $53,400,434 |
| 19 |  Mewgenics Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel | 2026-02-10 | 55,474 | 114,982 | 1,724,730 | $51,724,653 |
| 20 |  ENDLESS Spaceâ„¢ 2 AMPLITUDE Studios | 2017-05-18 | 23,159 | 53,435 | 1,221,399 | $48,843,746 |
| 21 |  Total War: SHOGUN 2 The Creative Assembly | - | 69,750 | 53,955 | 1,618,650 | $48,478,568 |
| 22 |  ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2020-01-15 | 16,432 | 16,482 | 734,196 | $44,044,418 |
| 23 |  Persona 4 Golden ATLUS | 2020-06-13 | 88,222 | 29,984 | 2,117,328 | $42,325,387 |
| 24 |  Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Larian Studios | 2015-10-27 | 33,458 | 7,547 | 891,442 | $35,648,766 |
| 25 |  Library Of Ruina ProjectMoon | 2021-08-10 | 46,164 | 7,211 | 1,107,936 | $33,227,001 |
Releases per year
Is Turn-Based Strategy trending up or fading? Bars show new paid Steam releases with this tag each year. Green flecks are hits (≥$100K est. lifetime).
17
2010
11
2011
18
2012
27
2013
81
2014
81
2015
94
2016
135
2017
139
2018
130
2019
261
2020
394
2021
423
2022
490
2023
629
2024
948
2025
1,262
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Turn-Based Strategy games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 6 |
| 2 |  Persona 4 Revival ATLUS | 16 |
| 3 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Owlcat Games | 22 |
| 4 |  Persona 6 ATLUS | 32 |
| 5 |  Guildrun Leyline | 99 |
| 6 |  Shadow of the Road Another Angle Games | 155 |
| 7 | 160 | |
| 8 |  Mars Tactics Takibi Games | 242 |
| 9 | 319 | |
| 10 |  Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Deathwatch Complex Games | 334 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Turn-Based Strategy games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $51,724,653 |
| 2 |  | $30,925,414 |
| 3 |  | $20,166,436 |
| 4 |  | $16,373,906 |
| 5 |  | $11,903,762 |
| 6 |  | $11,788,252 |
| 7 |  | $8,473,461 |
| 8 |  | $7,620,494 |
| 9 |  | $7,120,176 |
| 10 |  | $5,857,550 |