Turn-Based Strategy gameplay
Every paid Steam game tagged Turn-Based Strategy, ranked by our estimated lifetime revenue. 7,252 games in the catalog, 3,724 with a sales estimate.
Games
7,252
Active paid titles tagged
Total Gross
$5.1B
Sum of estimated lifetime revenue
Median
$5.2K
Half earn less, half more
Hit Rate
25.0%
930 games earned $100K+
Revenue share - top 5 vs rest
- Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI 12.2%
- Sid Meier's Civilization VII 4.6%
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition 4.3%
- Total War: WARHAMMER II 4.3%
- Persona 5 Royal 3.9%
- Other (3719 games) 70.7%
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 | 379,187 | 162,314 | 10,427,643 | $624,615,816 |
| 2 |  Sid Meier's Civilization VII Firaxis Games | 2025-02-11 | 61,977 | 84,558 | 3,408,735 | $238,543,275 |
| 3 |  Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition Larian Studios | 2017-09-14 | 206,061 | 93,350 | 4,945,464 | $222,496,425 |
| 4 |  Total War: WARHAMMER II CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2017-09-28 | 121,473 | 84,254 | 3,644,190 | $218,614,958 |
| 5 |  Persona 5 Royal ATLUS | 2022-10-20 | 139,839 | 35,298 | 3,356,136 | $201,334,599 |
| 6 |  Total War: WARHAMMER III CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2022-02-16 | 148,642 | 166,519 | 3,270,124 | $196,174,739 |
| 7 |  Sid Meier's Civilization® V Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux) | 2010-09-23 | 210,854 | 91,020 | 6,325,620 | $189,515,575 |
| 8 |  XCOM® 2 Firaxis Games, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2016-02-04 | 109,572 | 132,677 | 5,970,465 | $119,349,595 |
| 9 |  Persona 3 Reload ATLUS | 2024-02-01 | 63,742 | 36,703 | 1,529,808 | $91,773,182 |
| 10 |  Metaphor: ReFantazio ATLUS | 2024-10-10 | 43,220 | 85,194 | 1,277,910 | $89,440,921 |
| 11 |  Total War: THREE KINGDOMS CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) | 2019-05-23 | 93,727 | 191,816 | 2,099,485 | $83,958,405 |
| 12 |  Total War: WARHAMMER CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive (Linux), Feral Interactive (Mac) | 2016-05-24 | 52,338 | 111,909 | 1,291,675 | $77,487,583 |
| 13 |  Balatro LocalThunk | 2024-02-20 | 198,658 | 43,825 | 4,767,792 | $71,469,202 |
| 14 |  Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition CREATIVE ASSEMBLY, Feral Interactive | 2013-09-02 | 88,357 | 118,240 | 1,943,854 | $58,296,181 |
| 15 |  Company of Heroes 3 Relic Entertainment | 2023-02-23 | 40,210 | 19,397 | 913,324 | $54,790,307 |
| 16 |  ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. | 2020-01-15 | 16,172 | 16,482 | 889,460 | $53,358,705 |
| 17 |  Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader Owlcat Games | 2023-12-07 | 48,160 | 37,094 | 1,059,520 | $52,965,405 |
| 18 |  South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ Obsidian Entertainment | 2014-03-06 | 73,457 | 34,645 | 1,762,968 | $52,871,410 |
| 19 |  Mewgenics Edmund McMillen, Tyler Glaiel | 2026-02-10 | 53,994 | 114,982 | 1,724,730 | $51,724,653 |
| 20 |  ENDLESS Space™ 2 AMPLITUDE Studios | 2017-05-18 | 23,095 | 53,435 | 1,222,210 | $48,876,178 |
| 21 |  Total War: SHOGUN 2 The Creative Assembly | - | 67,844 | 53,955 | 1,618,650 | $48,478,568 |
| 22 |  Wandering Sword The Swordman Studio | 2023-09-14 | 45,490 | 22,618 | 1,819,600 | $45,471,804 |
| 23 |  Persona 4 Golden ATLUS | 2020-06-13 | 87,425 | 29,984 | 2,098,200 | $41,943,018 |
| 24 |  Sultan's Game Double Cross | 2025-03-30 | 35,205 | 45,878 | 1,408,200 | $35,190,918 |
| 25 |  Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Larian Studios | 2015-10-27 | 33,060 | 7,547 | 877,800 | $35,103,222 |
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
80
2014
81
2015
94
2016
135
2017
138
2018
127
2019
231
2020
323
2021
343
2022
396
2023
509
2024
819
2025
954
2026
Top upcoming
Highest-wishlist unreleased Turn-Based Strategy games.
| # | Game | WL Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 Creative Assembly | 7 |
| 2 |  Persona 4 Revival ATLUS | 16 |
| 3 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy Owlcat Games | 26 |
| 4 |  Persona 6 ATLUS | 45 |
| 5 |  Guildrun Leyline | 117 |
| 6 |  Shadow of the Road Another Angle Games | 172 |
| 7 | 209 | |
| 8 |  Mars Tactics Takibi Games | 250 |
| 9 |  Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Deathwatch Complex Games | 365 |
| 10 |  大侠立志传：侠道相逢 半瓶醋工作室（Half Amateur Studio） | 386 |
Top recent (12 months)
Highest-earning Turn-Based Strategy games released in the past year.
| # | Game | Est. Gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $51,724,653 |
| 2 |  | $24,298,489 |
| 3 |  | $19,413,967 |
| 4 |  | $16,946,922 |
| 5 |  | $15,711,671 |
| 6 |  | $15,517,396 |
| 7 |  | $13,612,953 |
| 8 |  | $12,698,265 |
| 9 |  | $8,332,545 |
| 10 |  | $7,456,695 |