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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Tower Defense on Steam.
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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 Die | $457.9M | 275.4K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | Total War: WARHAMMER III | $158.2M | 145.9K | 71% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Bloons TD 6 | $88.3M | 391.1K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | $438.1K | 100% | 0% | $3M |
| 2025 | 27 | $860.7K | 93% | 41% | $47.7M |
| 2024 | 24 | $757K | 83% | 42% | $514.3M |
| 2023 | 14 | $549K | 100% | 29% | $16M |
| 2022 | 11 | $323.8K | 64% | 36% | $173.9M |
| 2021 | 12 | $367.6K | 67% | 33% | $42.1M |
| 2020 | 14 | $895.8K | 79% | 50% | $27.4M |
| 2019 | 14 | $389.7K | 57% | 36% | $38.9M |
| 2018 | 14 | $593.9K | 71% | 43% | $101.4M |
| 2017 | 12 | $250.6K | 58% | 25% | $8M |
| 2016 | 11 | $488.2K | 64% | 9% | $6.1M |
| 2015 | 16 | $114.3K | 56% | 31% | $9.4M |
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.
| They Are Billions |
| $25M |
| 51.2K |
| 85% |
| $26.99 |
| 5 | The Riftbreaker | $22.8M | 21.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 6 | Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition | $16M | 154.2K | 98% | $4.99 |
| 7 | Diplomacy is Not an Option | $12.4M | 10.6K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ | $10.8M | 18.7K | 71% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Night of the Dead | $10.8M | 11.8K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Craft The World | $10.8M | 17K | 88% | $18.99 |
| 11 | Starship Troopers: Terran Command | $9.8M | 11.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Orcs Must Die! 2 | $9M | 19.6K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Orcs Must Die! 3 | $8.5M | 14.8K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Dungeon Defenders | $8.2M | 18.9K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 15 | Outpost: Infinity Siege | $8M | 13.6K | 65% | $24.99 |
| 16 | Age of Darkness: Final Stand | $7.7M | 10.6K | 75% | $27.99 |
| 17 | The Last Spell | $7.2M | 13.5K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Thronefall | $7.2M | 23.3K | 96% | $12.99 |
| 19 | Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition | $7M | 11.3K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense | $6.8M | 15.2K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 21 | Sanctum 2 | $6.6M | 14.4K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 22 | Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD | $5.5M | 11.5K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 23 | Mindustry | $5.4M | 27.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 24 | Dungeon of the ENDLESS™ | $4.7M | 14K | 85% | $11.99 |
| 25 | Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense | $4.4M | 16.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 26 | Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense | $4.1M | 10.8K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 27 | The King is Watching | $4M | 10.2K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 28 | Kingdom Two Crowns | $3.9M | 39K | 90% | $3.99 |
| 29 | Dungeons 2 | $3.8M | 5.3K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted | $3.6M | 7K | 65% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap | $3.6M | 4.6K | 71% | $29.99 |
| 32 | The Front | $3.6M | 10.7K | 67% | $9.99 |
| 33 | Rise to Ruins | $3.4M | 7.8K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Becastled | $3.1M | 5.6K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Bloons TD 5 | $3.1M | 11.9K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 36 | Dome Keeper | $3M | 21.8K | 92% | $5.39 |
| 37 | Castle Story | $2.9M | 9.2K | 67% | $9.99 |
| 38 | Creeper World 4 | $2.9M | 4.7K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 39 | Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense | $2.7M | 10.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 40 | Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense | $2.7M | 7.9K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 41 | Ratropolis | $2.6M | 5.5K | 88% | $17.99 |
| 42 | Orcs Must Die! | $2.6M | 8.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 43 | METAL GEAR SURVIVE | $2.5M | 5.7K | 66% | $17.99 |
| 44 | Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal | $2.4M | 4.8K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Tower Dominion | $2.4M | 5.2K | 86% | $17.49 |
| 46 | Emberward | $2.3M | 3.8K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Cliff Empire | $2.3M | 4.4K | 87% | $17.99 |
| 48 | HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed | $2.2M | 4.4K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 49 | Cataclismo | $2.1M | 4.2K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Until We Die | $2.1M | 4.6K | 63% | $16.99 |