Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Tower Defense on Steam.
Share of Tower Defense games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Tower Defense games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | approximately $178.5M | 149.1K | 72% | $59.99 | |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 655 | approximately $565 | approximately 5% | approximately 0% | approximately $17.2M |
| 2025 | 548 | approximately $697 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $65.6M |
| 2024 | 535 | approximately $579 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $498.7M |
| 2023 | 333 | approximately $434 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $22.8M |
| 2022 | 239 | approximately $629 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $207M |
| 2021 | 209 | approximately $601 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $39M |
| 2020 | 167 | approximately $587 | approximately 10% | approximately 5% | approximately $23.8M |
| 2019 | 114 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 11% | approximately 4% | approximately $43.3M |
| 2018 | 105 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 13% | approximately 7% | approximately $130.4M |
| 2017 | 100 | approximately $2.8K | approximately 14% | approximately 3% | approximately $10.6M |
| 2016 | 95 | approximately $11.4K | approximately 15% | approximately 2% | approximately $14.1M |
| 2015 | 52 | approximately $12.5K | approximately 23% | approximately 8% | approximately $10.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Tower Defense launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Bloons TD 6Steam |
| approximately $89.3M |
| 395.4K |
| 97% |
| $13.99 |
| 4 | They Are BillionsSteam | approximately $28M | 51.5K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 5 | Kingdom Two CrownsSteam | approximately $22M | 39.8K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 6 | The RiftbreakerSteam | approximately $21.1M | 25K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 7 | approximately $16.2M | 156.1K | 98% | $4.99 |
| 8 | Night of the DeadSteam | approximately $11.2M | 10.4K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 9 | approximately $11.1M | 12.7K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Dome KeeperSteam | approximately $11.1M | 22.5K | 92% | $17.99 |
| 11 | Craft The WorldSteam | approximately $10.8M | 17.1K | 88% | $18.99 |
| 12 | The Last SpellSteam | approximately $8.8M | 13.7K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 13 | approximately $8.8M | 15.3K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 14 | ThronefallSteam | approximately $8.8M | 23.7K | 96% | $12.99 |
| 15 | approximately $8.6M | 11.8K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 16 | approximately $8.3M | 10.7K | 74% | $13.99 |
| 17 | approximately $8.2M | 13.6K | 65% | $12.49 |
| 18 | Dungeon DefendersSteam | approximately $8.2M | 19K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 19 | approximately $8M | 12K | 87% | $16.49 |
| 20 | approximately $7.8M | 21.1K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 21 | The FrontSteam | approximately $7M | 10.7K | 67% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Sanctum 2Steam | approximately $6.6M | 14.4K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 23 | approximately $6.4M | 14.3K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 24 | Kingdom: New LandsSteam | approximately $6.2M | 12.4K | 85% | $14.99 |
| 25 | MindustrySteam | approximately $5.5M | 28.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 26 | Cultivation TalesSteam | approximately $5.5M | 13.6K | 38% | $19.99 |
| 27 | approximately $5.2M | 10.4K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 28 | approximately $4.7M | 11.8K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 29 | CataclismoSteam | approximately $4.5M | 4.3K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 30 | Creeper World 4Steam | approximately $4.4M | 4.7K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 31 | METAL GEAR SURVIVESteam | approximately $4.2M | 5.7K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 32 | approximately $3.9M | 7.4K | 66% | $12.99 |
| 33 | approximately $3.9M | 10.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 34 | approximately $3.8M | 4.7K | 70% | $14.99 |
| 35 | Dungeons 2Steam | approximately $3.8M | 5.3K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 36 | BecastledSteam | approximately $3.7M | 5.6K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 37 | The King is WatchingSteam | approximately $3.6M | 10.6K | 89% | $9.74 |
| 38 | Castle StorySteam | approximately $3.4M | 10.7K | 65% | $9.99 |
| 39 | approximately $3.3M | 18.8K | 71% | $8.99 |
| 40 | RatropolisSteam | approximately $3.2M | 5.5K | 88% | $17.99 |
| 41 | Rise to RuinsSteam | approximately $3.2M | 7.2K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 42 | Bloons TD 5Steam | approximately $3.1M | 12K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 43 | approximately $2.8M | 10.8K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 44 | approximately $2.8M | 8.1K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Rogue TowerSteam | approximately $2.8M | 5.9K | 83% | $14.99 |
| 46 | Tower DominionSteam | approximately $2.8M | 5.6K | 86% | $17.49 |
| 47 | HYPERCHARGE: UnboxedSteam | approximately $2.7M | 4.4K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 48 | EmberwardSteam | approximately $2.5M | 4.1K | 97% | $16.99 |
| 49 | approximately $2.4M | 4.8K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Stronghold HD (2012)Steam | approximately $2.3M | 10.4K | 96% | $5.99 |