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Turn Based Tactical Genre

Turn Based Tactical genre - "If it doesn't look like chess more likely it isn't a turn based tactical game". They all have 4 game mechanics in common: unit organization (for example a grid, radius), positioning and movement of all units (be able to Back-stab, Flank and Bait units), turn based (or pausable to issue movement/position commands) and have a tactical battle/encounter layer with the elements above.

9.7k subscribers236 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)43 authors / mosince 2017

r/TurnBasedTactical has 9.7k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 236 posts a month from 43 people. Top topics: Strategy Wargames, Steam RPG Releases and XCOM Games.

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+25%in 12 months · +5.0% in 3 months
Oct 20269.6k
Growing9.6k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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+26%vs Sep 2025 · +6.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026236
BusierPeaked at 345 in Dec 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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  1. Strategy Wargames10%
  2. Steam RPG Releases3.1%
  3. XCOM Games3.0%
  4. Steam Games1.9%
  5. Strategy Games & RPGs1.6%

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