Niche

Action RTS + Tower Defense

Games tagged both Action RTS and Tower Defense: 62 indie paid launches, 1 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.

How to read this page

A hit is an estimated $100k+ first year. Revenue is estimated from Steam reviews, so read figures as "about". Earnings are sales on Steam after discounts and regional prices, before Steam's 30% cut, refunds and sales tax. About 58% of it reaches the developer.
Price moves the odds more than genre does, so the page opens on one price band. The keys in section 2 switch it.
From 26,280 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price $10 to $20

All prices1 in 17 hit $100k+Under $51 in 219 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 30 hit $100k+$10 to $2018 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4040 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,280 launches. Odds compare best within one price.

Lens Standard

Standard West-facing view Without the breakout Last 18 months

All indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old. Lens figures exist at all prices only; inside a price band this page shows the standard figures.

Sample 10+

10+ launchesshow small samples 30+ launches 100+ launchesonly big markets

Hides anything measured on fewer launches.

$10 to $20

Showing Action RTS + Tower Defense priced $10 to $20.

1Scoreboard: the pair against each of its tags

The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.

ScoreboardDoes this pair beat its genres?$10 to $20

Action RTS + Tower Defense is too small to compare with Action RTS and is too small to compare with Tower Defense: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 4 of 43 launches for Action RTS and 23.4 in 100 for Tower Defense.

Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneAction RTS

4 of 43launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds4 of 43 launches

Typical earnings$8,302

Launches43 / 4 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairAction RTS + Tower Defense

1 of 11launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 11 launches

Typical earnings$2,854

Launches11 / 1 hits

Expected17.6 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoTower Defense

23.4in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds23.4 in 100

Typical earnings$7,966

Launches124 / 29 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches $10 to $20: 17.6 in 100 earned $100k+, typical $8,234, from 4,301 launches.each block is 2 in 100 all indie at $10 to $20

2Overlap: where the two tags meet

Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 40.0 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices62 in pair Under $527 in pair $5 to $1023 in pair $10 to $2011 in pair$20 to $401: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Action RTS and Tower Defense priced $10 to $20. 1 of 11 of them earned $100k+, against 3 of 32 for Action RTS-only games and 24.8 in 100 for Tower Defense-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Action RTS alone and is too small to compare with Tower Defense alone.

Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 1 of 11 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,854.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.

3Comparables

Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.

Comparables

Leaders

Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch

From Glory To Gooleads this pair37.2%

PairFrom Glory To Goo37.2%

Action RTSWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition62.6%

Tower DefenseStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkHolds in 1 of 3, 2 too few to tell. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: holds. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Action RTS + Tower Defense

What this card holds

Leaders. The top earner in this pair and in each of its two tags, with its share of the money.
One-hit check. Whether a single game holds over half of the pair's money.
Nearest hits. Similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year: not computed yet.

How the list will be picked

Same tag pairdata ready

Same price banddata ready

Launched within a year of each otherplanned

Earned $100k+planned

The list itselfnot computed yet

Free until launch: one click opens the card.

The leaders, in words

From Glory To Goo earned 37.2% of the estimated first-year money of the 62 Action RTS + Tower Defense launches.
Action RTS is led by Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition, with 62.6% of its money.
Tower Defense is led by Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, with 11.6% of its money.
No game holds over half of this pair's money, so the pair is not a one-hit market.

Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.

Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.

4Lens check: does the answer hold?

The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: games mostly reviewed in Chinese, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.

Does the answer hold?

All prices

Action RTS + Tower Defense holds in Without the breakout; too few to tell in West-facing view and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Action RTS + Tower Defense through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view62 of 62 launches	Without the breakout61 of 62 launches	Last 18 months15 of 62 launches
Launches counted	621 hits	621 hits	610 hits	150 hits
Earned $100k+	1 of 62too few for a rate	1 of 62too few for a rate	0 of 61too few for a rate	0 of 15too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$704top tenth $11,537+	$704	$574	$859
Chance against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100	-100.0%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	-18.5%$130 less	+22.0%$155 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RTS and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.

Launches counted: 621 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 62too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $704top tenth $11,537+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewToo few to tell

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 621 hits
Earned $100k+: 1 of 62too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $704
Chance against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, From Glory To Goo (37.2% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 610 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 61too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -100.0%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -18.5%$130 less

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 62.

Launches counted: 150 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 15too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $859
Chance against standard: -100.0%1.6 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +22.0%$155 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Action RTS and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 0 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, From Glory To Goo (37.2% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 15 of 62.

Action RTS is one-hit market +1: one game earned over half the money, and 1 more lens too. It holds in West-facing view.

Action RTS through every lens, all prices
Action RTS	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view186 of 194 launches	Without the breakout193 of 194 launches	Last 18 months53 of 194 launches
Launches counted	1949 hits	1869 hits	1938 hits	535 hits
Earned $100k+	4.6 in 1001 in 22	4.8 in 1001 in 21	4.1 in 1001 in 24	9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings	$498top tenth $31,978+	$574	$496	$612
Chance against standard	the base	+4.3%0.2 more in 100	-10.7%0.5 fewer in 100	+103.4%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+15.3%$76 more	-0.4%$2 less	+22.9%$114 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Moves the answer	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 194 launches.

Launches counted: 1949 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.6 in 1001 in 22
Typical first-year earnings: $498top tenth $31,978+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 1869 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.8 in 1001 in 21
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: +4.3%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: +15.3%$76 more

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (62.6% of the money): 193 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 1938 hits
Earned $100k+: 4.1 in 1001 in 24
Typical first-year earnings: $496
Chance against standard: -10.7%0.5 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -0.4%$2 less

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 194.

Launches counted: 535 hits
Earned $100k+: 9.4 in 1001 in 11
Typical first-year earnings: $612
Chance against standard: +103.4%4.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +22.9%$114 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Action RTS, 12 to 36 months old: 194 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 8 of 194 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition (62.6% of the money): 193 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 53 of 194.

Tower Defense holds in West-facing view, Without the breakout and Last 18 months. No lens moves the chance or typical earnings more than chance alone would.

Tower Defense through every lens, all prices
Tower Defense	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view740 of 787 launches	Without the breakout786 of 787 launches	Last 18 months222 of 787 launches
Launches counted	78744 hits	74039 hits	78643 hits	22212 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.3 in 1001 in 19	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings	$383top tenth $32,058+	$405	$383	$383
Chance against standard	the base	-5.7%0.3 fewer in 100	-2.1%0.1 fewer in 100	-3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.7%$22 more	0.0%no change	0.0%no change
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 787 launches.

Launches counted: 78744 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $383top tenth $32,058+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewHolds

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 787 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 74039 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.3 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $405
Chance against standard: -5.7%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.7%$22 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (11.6% of the money): 786 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 78643 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -2.1%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 787.

Launches counted: 22212 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.4 in 1001 in 19
Typical first-year earnings: $383
Chance against standard: -3.3%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 787 launches.
West-facing view: Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 47 of 787 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Without the breakout: Drops the single biggest earner, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (11.6% of the money): 786 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.
Last 18 months: Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 222 of 787.

A lens moves the chance only when it differs from standard by more than a random cut of the same size would, with 5+ hits on both sides; typical earnings are compared from 100 launches, within 25%. Without the breakout moves the answer when one game earned over half the money. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.

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