How much revenue did Defense high make?

$2k–$5k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Defense high sell?

Q: How many copies did Defense high sell?

1k to 2k copies, based on its 50 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 1k–2k; $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut; from 50 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 Defense high out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Defense high's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.4M–8.7M

best case 15.6M (Bloons TD 6)

The Tower Defense genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 1.4M–8.7M copies

≈ $17.9M–$90.5M after Steam's cut

from ~48k reviews

Best case

≈ 11.9M–19.3M copies

Bloons TD 6 · ≈ $45.7M–$122.9M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (4 of 8) and Base-Building (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Co-op, priced around $14.
The era: The games you compared span 2009 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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