Niche

Shooter + Tower Defense

Games tagged both Shooter and Tower Defense: 81 indie paid launches, 4 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 Shooter + 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

Shooter + Tower Defense is too small to compare with Shooter and is too small to compare with Tower Defense: 2 of its 12 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 18.7 in 100 for Shooter and 23.4 in 100 for Tower Defense.

Small sample: 12 launches, 2 hits.

TIETied

Tag oneShooter

18.7in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds18.7 in 100

Typical earnings$7,216

Launches363 / 68 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairShooter + Tower Defense

2 of 12launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds2 of 12 launches

Typical earnings$2,932

Launches12 / 2 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 prices81 in pair Under $547 in pair $5 to $1022 in pair $10 to $2012 in pair$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 12 games tagged both Shooter and Tower Defense priced $10 to $20. 2 of 12 of them earned $100k+, against 18.8 in 100 for Shooter-only games and 24.1 in 100 for Tower Defense-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Shooter alone and is too small to compare with Tower Defense alone.

Both: 12 games priced $10 to $20; 2 of 12 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $2,932.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 12 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

The Frontleads this pair73.6%

PairThe Front73.6%

ShooterGray Zone Warfare20.1%

Tower DefenseStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11.6%

CheckOne game over half?yes

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

Lens checkOne-hit market. Standard: the base the others are compared with. West-facing view: too few to tell. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: too few to tell.

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Shooter + 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

The Front earned 73.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 81 Shooter + Tower Defense launches.
Shooter is led by Gray Zone Warfare, with 20.1% of its money.
Tower Defense is led by Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, with 11.6% of its money.
One game holds over half of this pair's money: read every figure here as that game's story.

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

Shooter + Tower Defense is one-hit market: one game earned over half the money.

Shooter + Tower Defense through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view72 of 81 launches	Without the breakout80 of 81 launches	Last 18 months23 of 81 launches
Launches counted	814 hits	722 hits	803 hits	230 hits
Earned $100k+	4 of 81too few for a rate	2 of 72too few for a rate	3 of 80too few for a rate	0 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$235top tenth $26,189+	$303	$235	$574
Chance against standard	the base	-43.8%2.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell	-24.1%1.2 fewer in 100	-100.0%4.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	+28.9%$68 more; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+144.3%$339 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Too few to tell	Moves the answer	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Shooter and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 81 launches.

Launches counted: 814 hits
Earned $100k+: 4 of 81too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $235top tenth $26,189+
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: 9 of 81 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 722 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 72too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $303
Chance against standard: -43.8%2.2 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +28.9%$68 more; too few to tell

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, The Front (73.6% of the money): 80 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 803 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 80too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $235
Chance against standard: -24.1%1.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 23 of 81.

Launches counted: 230 hits
Earned $100k+: 0 of 23too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $574
Chance against standard: -100.0%4.9 fewer in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +144.3%$339 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Shooter and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 81 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: 9 of 81 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, The Front (73.6% of the money): 80 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: 23 of 81.

Shooter 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.

Shooter through every lens, all prices
Shooter	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view2,375 of 2,466 launches	Without the breakout2,465 of 2,466 launches	Last 18 months641 of 2,466 launches
Launches counted	2,466137 hits	2,375130 hits	2,465136 hits	64137 hits
Earned $100k+	5.6 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.5 in 1001 in 18	5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings	$313top tenth $18,809+	$329	$313	$306
Chance against standard	the base	-1.5%0.1 fewer in 100	-0.7%no change	+3.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.1%$16 more	0.0%no change	-2.2%$7 less
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Holds

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,466 launches.

Launches counted: 2,466137 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.6 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $313top tenth $18,809+
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: 91 of 2,466 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 2,375130 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $329
Chance against standard: -1.5%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.1%$16 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Gray Zone Warfare (20.1% of the money): 2,465 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 2,465136 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.5 in 1001 in 18
Typical first-year earnings: $313
Chance against standard: -0.7%no change
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 641 of 2,466.

Launches counted: 64137 hits
Earned $100k+: 5.8 in 1001 in 17
Typical first-year earnings: $306
Chance against standard: +3.9%0.2 more in 100
Typical against standard: -2.2%$7 less

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Shooter, 12 to 36 months old: 2,466 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: 91 of 2,466 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, Gray Zone Warfare (20.1% of the money): 2,465 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: 641 of 2,466.

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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