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 Steam's cut; from 118 reviews (Mixed)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Idle Tower Defense and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Idle Tower Defense's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k

best case 329k (Time Clickers)

Games like Idle Tower Defense

A typical game among these

≈ 2k copies

≈ $4k–$5k after Steam's cut

from ~69 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

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

What their first month looked like

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 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.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2015 to 2024, and 2 of the 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 74x 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 Steam's cut	$4.99	69 reviews Very Positive	Tower DefenseAuto Battler
Grow Defense 2021	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k 8.8x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	607 reviews Mostly Positive	CasualIdler
最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect 2022	Est. copies ≈ 13k–21k 7.7x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $14k–$39k after Steam's cut $26k–$60k before Steam's 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–$10k before Steam's cut	$4.99	70 reviews Very Positive	ClickerCreature Collector
Idle Monster TD 2021	Est. copies ≈ 21k–34k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	855 reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyTower Defense
Samawa Idle 2023	Est. copies ≈ 15k–25k 9.0x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $21k–$57k after Steam's cut $39k–$88k before Steam's cut	$4.99	623 reviews Mixed	ClickerIdler
Asteroid Core 2024	Est. copies ≈ 992–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut	$9.99	40 reviews Mixed	ClickerIdler