Niches / Resource Management + Tower Defense

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Resource Management + Tower Defense

Games tagged both Resource Management and Tower Defense: 69 indie paid launches, 9 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 Resource Management + Tower Defense priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair is about level with Resource Management and beats Tower Defense; priced $10 to $20 it is too small to compare with Resource Management and is too small to compare with Tower Defense.

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

Resource Management + Tower Defense is too small to compare with Resource Management and is too small to compare with Tower Defense: 7 of its 17 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 26.3 in 100 for Resource Management and 23.4 in 100 for Tower Defense.

Small sample: 17 launches, 7 hits.

TIEA tie

Tag oneResource Management

26.3in 100 earned
$100k+

Odds26.3 in 100

Typical earnings$23,362

Launches152 / 40 hits

Pair against ittoo few hits to compare

TIEA tie

This pairResource Management + Tower Defense

7 of 17launches earned
$100k+ small

Odds7 of 17 launches

Typical earnings$23,362

Launches17 / 7 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 2.5 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 prices69 in pair Under $532 in pair $5 to $1018 in pair $10 to $2017 in pair$20 to $402: too few

What the overlap means

The overlap is this niche: the 17 games tagged both Resource Management and Tower Defense priced $10 to $20. 7 of 17 of them earned $100k+, against 24.4 in 100 for Resource Management-only games and 20.6 in 100 for Tower Defense-only games, so the mix is too small to compare with Resource Management alone and is too small to compare with Tower Defense alone.

Both: 17 games priced $10 to $20; 7 of 17 earned $100k+, typical first-year earnings $23,362.

Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 17 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

Outpost: Infinity Siegeleads this pair42.6%

PairOutpost: Infinity Siege42.6%

Resource MgmtManor Lords46.5%

Tower DefenseStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition11.6%

CheckOne game over half?no

NextNearest hitsnot computed yet

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

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ComparablesFree until launchClick to unlockWho leads Resource Mgmt + 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

Outpost: Infinity Siege earned 42.6% of the estimated first-year money of the 69 Resource Management + Tower Defense launches.
Resource Management is led by Manor Lords, with 46.5% 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

Resource Management + Tower Defense is audience split: West-facing view moves the answer more than chance alone would. It holds in Without the breakout.

Resource Management + Tower Defense through every lens, all prices
This pair	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view68 of 69 launches	Without the breakout68 of 69 launches	Last 18 months20 of 69 launches
Launches counted	699 hits	688 hits	688 hits	203 hits
Earned $100k+	13.0 in 100	11.8 in 100	11.8 in 100	3 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings	$783top tenth $185,441+	$783	$783	$1,340
Chance against standard	the base	-9.8%1.3 fewer in 100	-9.8%1.3 fewer in 100	+15.0%2.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard	the base	0.0%no change; too few to tell	0.0%no change	+71.1%$557 more; too few to tell
Does it hold?	The base view	Moves the answer	Holds	Too few to tell

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged both Resource Management and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 69 launches.

Launches counted: 699 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.0 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $783top tenth $185,441+
Chance against standard: the base
Typical against standard: the base

West-facing viewMoves the answer

Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games mostly reviewed in Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 69 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 688 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $783
Chance against standard: -9.8%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change; too few to tell

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Outpost: Infinity Siege (42.6% of the money): 68 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 688 hits
Earned $100k+: 11.8 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $783
Chance against standard: -9.8%1.3 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: 0.0%no change

Last 18 monthsToo few to tell

Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 20 of 69.

Launches counted: 203 hits
Earned $100k+: 3 of 20too few for a rate
Typical first-year earnings: $1,340
Chance against standard: +15.0%2.0 more in 100; too few to tell
Typical against standard: +71.1%$557 more; too few to tell

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged both Resource Management and Tower Defense, 12 to 36 months old: 69 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 69 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, Outpost: Infinity Siege (42.6% of the money): 68 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: 20 of 69.

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

Resource Management through every lens, all prices
Resource Mgmt	BaseStandardevery launch	West-facing view545 of 561 launches	Without the breakout560 of 561 launches	Last 18 months198 of 561 launches
Launches counted	56179 hits	54576 hits	56078 hits	19830 hits
Earned $100k+	14.1 in 100	13.9 in 100	13.9 in 100	15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings	$1,915top tenth $178,764+	$1,889	$1,915	$2,756
Chance against standard	the base	-1.0%0.1 fewer in 100	-1.1%0.2 fewer in 100	+7.6%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard	the base	-1.4%$26 less	0.0%no change	+43.9%$841 more
Does it hold?	The base view	Holds	Holds	Moves the answer

BaseStandardThe base view

Every indie paid launch tagged Resource Management, 12 to 36 months old: 561 launches.

Launches counted: 56179 hits
Earned $100k+: 14.1 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,915top tenth $178,764+
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: 16 of 561 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.

Launches counted: 54576 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,889
Chance against standard: -1.0%0.1 fewer in 100
Typical against standard: -1.4%$26 less

Without the breakoutHolds

Drops the single biggest earner, Manor Lords (46.5% of the money): 560 launches left. It moves the answer when that one game earned over half the money.

Launches counted: 56078 hits
Earned $100k+: 13.9 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $1,915
Chance against standard: -1.1%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: 198 of 561.

Launches counted: 19830 hits
Earned $100k+: 15.2 in 100
Typical first-year earnings: $2,756
Chance against standard: +7.6%1.1 more in 100
Typical against standard: +43.9%$841 more

Standard: Every indie paid launch tagged Resource Management, 12 to 36 months old: 561 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: 16 of 561 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, Manor Lords (46.5% of the money): 560 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: 198 of 561.

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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