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How big is Grow Defense?
Estimated owners
≈ 15k–24k
from 606 reviews (Mostly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Grow Defense out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Grow Defense's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 15k–100k
best case 1.1M (Mountain)
The Casual lane

A niche genre: modest ceilings, most sell around 27k copies, so plan for a small audience.

A typical game
≈ 27k copies
≈ $38k after Steam's cut
from ~835 reviews
Best case
≈ 1.1M copies
Mountain · ≈ $425k after Steam's cut
from 16k reviews

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count; typical figures are medians per column, so they can come from different games.

The lane you'd be entering
  • Winners here lead with Simulation + Indie, priced around $1.
  • The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a lane with a long track record.
  • A typical game here lands in Silver ($10k–$250k before Steam's cut, est.); the best case reaches Gold ($250k–$1M). Tiers: Chris Zukowski's benchmark tiers.

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