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The realistic ceiling for Tower defense games

Two honest reads of what Tower defense games do on Steam: the whole market from a systematic sample, and the games gathered here. Kept separate on purpose.

The market
A typical game sells
≈ 0–20k copies
$0–$52k net, est.
The top decile
≈ 100k–200k copies
$262k–$524k net, est.

Based on the 2133 Tower defense games SteamSpy lists, its visible subset, not the whole market. Owners are SteamSpy estimates from review counts, not exact sales.

The Tower defense games gathered on wishvane

Across the 182 Tower defense games compared here, a typical one runs ≈ 22k copies (est.), with Bloons TD 6 the biggest at ≈ 15.6M. A small, self-selected sample, not the whole market.

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