Niche

Medieval + Tower Defense

Games tagged both Medieval and Tower Defense: 62 indie paid launches, 3 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 26,291 indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, data of 3 Oct 2026. How it is measured.

Price Under $5

All prices1 in 15 hit $100k+Under $51 in 238 hit $100k+$5 to $101 in 28 hit $100k+$10 to $2020 in 100 hit $100k+$20 to $4044 in 100 hit $100k+

Base rate: indie paid launches 12 to 36 months old, 26,291 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.

Under $5

Showing Medieval + Tower Defense priced under $5.

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?Under $5

Medieval + Tower Defense is too small to compare with Medieval and is too small to compare with Tower Defense: 0 of its 32 launches earned $100k+ priced under $5, against 1 of 295 launches for Medieval and 0 of 406 launches for Tower Defense.

Small sample: 32 launches, 0 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneMedieval

1 of 295launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds1 of 295 launches

Typical earnings$142

Launches295 / 1 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairMedieval + Tower Defense

0 of 32launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 32 launches

$1k+4 of 32 launches

$10k+1 of 32 launches

Launches32 / 0 hits

Expected0.4 in 100

TIEA tie

Tag twoTower Defense

0 of 406launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds0 of 406 launches

Typical earnings$98

Launches406 / 0 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

All indie launches under $5: 0.4 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 238), typical $158, from 13,785 launches.each block is 0.5 in 100 all indie at under $5

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: 0.4 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 44.2 in 100), so read it within a price band.

Price bandswitches the whole page

All prices62 in pair Under $532 in pair $5 to $1021 in pair$10 to $209: too few$20 to $40no launches

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 32 games tagged both Medieval and Tower Defense priced under $5. 0 of 32 of them earned $100k+, against 1 of 263 for Medieval-only games and 0 of 374 for Tower Defense-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Medieval alone and is too small to compare with Tower Defense alone.

Both: 32 games priced under $5; 0 of 32 earned $100k+, odds by size $1k+ 4 of 32 launches · $10k+ 1 of 32 launches · $100k+ 0 of 32 launches.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 32 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

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Editionleads this pair81.9%

PairStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition81.9%

MedievalBellwright17.3%

Tower DefenseStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11.8%

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 Medieval + 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

Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition earned 81.9% of the estimated first-year money of the 62 Medieval + Tower Defense launches.
Medieval is led by Bellwright, with 17.3% of its money.
It also leads Tower Defense, with 11.8% of that tag's 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

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

Medieval + Tower Defense through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view61 of 62 launches	Without the breakout61 of 62 launches	Last 18 months17 of 62 launches
Launches counted	623 hits	613 hits	612 hits	172 hits
Earned $100k+	3 of 62too few for a rate	3 of 61too few for a rate	2 of 61too few for a rate	2 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+	15 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
Chance against standard	the base	+1.6%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell	-32.2%1.6 fewer in 100	+143.1%6.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	under 100 launches	under 100 launches	under 100 launches
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 Medieval and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 62 launches.

Launches counted: 623 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 62too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: 15 in 100chance of $10k+; $1k+ 37 in 100
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: 1 of 62 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 613 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 61too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +1.6%0.1 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Without the breakoutMoves the answer

Drops the single biggest earner, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (81.9% of the money): 61 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 612 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 61too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: -32.2%1.6 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 17 of 62.

Launches counted: 172 hits
Earned $100k+: 2 of 17too few for a rate
Chance of $10k+: under 100 launches
Chance against standard: +143.1%6.9 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: under 100 launches

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Medieval 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: 1 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, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (81.9% 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: 17 of 62.

Medieval is changed recently: Last 18 months moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in West-facing view and Without the breakout.

Medieval through every lens, all prices
Medieval	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view567 of 609 launches	Without the breakout608 of 609 launches	Last 18 months175 of 609 launches
Launches counted	60950 hits	56749 hits	60849 hits	17521 hits
Earned $100k+	8.2 in 1001 in 12	8.6 in 1001 in 12	8.1 in 1001 in 12	12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$506top tenth $73,548+	$526	$506	$632
Chance against standard	the base	+5.3%0.4 more in 100	-1.8%0.2 fewer in 100	+46.2%3.8 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+4.0%$20 more	0.0%no change	+24.9%$126 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Medieval, 12 to 36 months old: 609 launches.

Launches counted: 60950 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.2 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $506top tenth $73,548+
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: 42 of 609 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 56749 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.6 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $526
Chance against standard: +5.3%0.4 more in 100
Typical against standard: +4.0%$20 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Bellwright (17.3% of the money): 608 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 60849 hits
Earned $100k+: 8.1 in 1001 in 12
Typical first-year earnings: $506
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.2 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsMoves the answer

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 175 of 609.

Launches counted: 17521 hits
Earned $100k+: 12.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $632
Chance against standard: +46.2%3.8 more in 100
Typical against standard: +24.9%$126 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Medieval, 12 to 36 months old: 609 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: 42 of 609 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, Bellwright (17.3% of the money): 608 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: 175 of 609.

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 months224 of 787 launches
Launches counted	78752 hits	74047 hits	78651 hits	22415 hits
Earned $100k+	6.6 in 1001 in 15	6.4 in 1001 in 16	6.5 in 1001 in 15	6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings	$372top tenth $36,503+	$394	$372	$375
Chance against standard	the base	-3.9%0.3 fewer in 100	-1.8%0.1 fewer in 100	+1.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	+5.9%$22 more	0.0%no change	+0.8%$3 more
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: 78752 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.6 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $372top tenth $36,503+
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: 74047 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.4 in 1001 in 16
Typical first-year earnings: $394
Chance against standard: -3.9%0.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: +5.9%$22 more

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (11.8% of the money): 786 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 78651 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.5 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $372
Chance against standard: -1.8%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsHolds

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 224 of 787.

Launches counted: 22415 hits
Earned $100k+: 6.7 in 1001 in 15
Typical first-year earnings: $375
Chance against standard: +1.3%0.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +0.8%$3 more

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 (11.8% 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: 224 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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