How much revenue did Idle Tower Defense make?

$4k–$11k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Idle Tower Defense sell?

Q: How many copies did Idle Tower Defense sell?

3k to 5k copies, based on its 118 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–5k; $4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before the cut; from 118 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k

best case 328k (Time Clickers)

Games like Idle Tower Defense

The middle of these games

≈ 2k copies

≈ $4k–$5k after Steam's cut

from ~64 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Time Clickers at ≈ 250k–407k copies. A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 139 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 27 to 423.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Clicker (7 of 8) and Idler (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Clicker + Shooter, priced around $4. The breakout hits carry Casual; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, and 2 of your 8 shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 61 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Time Clickers 2015	Est. copies ≈ 250k–407k 80x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue Free	Free	5k reviews Very Positive	ClickerFree to Play
The Wall Mustn't Fall 2023	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before the cut	$4.99	68 reviews Very Positive	Tower DefenseAuto Battler
Grow Defense 2021	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k 9.5x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	606 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualIdler
最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect 2022	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k 8.3x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $14k–$39k after Steam's cut $26k–$60k before the cut	$3.99	529 reviews Mixed	IdlerClicker
Dino Market 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before the cut	$4.99	64 reviews Very Positive	ClickerCreature Collector
Idle Monster TD 2021	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k 13x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	856 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyTower Defense
Samawa Idle 2023	Est. copies ≈ 15k–25k 9.6x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $21k–$56k after Steam's cut $38k–$87k before the cut	$4.99	617 reviews Mixed	ClickerIdler
Asteroid Core 2024	Est. copies ≈ 967–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before the cut	$9.99	39 reviews Mixed	ClickerIdler