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Should I ship a Tower Defense Archery game?
Archery + Tower Defense
Only 14 developers shipped a Tower Defense Archery game in the last 2 years, too few for firm odds: the middle one made est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.; the top game by est. revenue, Robin Hood: Sherwood Defenders, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 21 more are announced, ×4.2 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: dead, for a 4 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $300 in the last 2 years and $360 over 4, against a market of $480 for a 4 / 10 build. 5 developers shipped in the last year and 21 games are announced.
| Bottom 30% | $119 (exactly $119) |
|---|---|
| Median | $300 (exactly $300) |
| Top 25% | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) |
| Top 5% | $9.0k (exactly $8,992) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 14 |
| Released games | 48 |
| Announced | 21 |
| Effort | 4 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Medium |
| Typical price | $4.99 |
momentum: how a niche's revenue percentiles and developer count moved between two equal, adjacent periods, divided by the market's own move. See method., 12 months: revenue up 330% on the market, supply 45% fewer developers than the period before.
Free games: 8%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is medium: the lowest rating among its tags.
- Archery
- effort 4 / 10 · medium · effort 4 sits in the medium band
- Tower Defense
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 4 / 10 · mid 2D, writing-heavy, or simple 3D
- Systems
- Archery, Tower Defense; 5 in 10 of the top 25% also carry Action, Strategy, Auto Battler
- Price point
- $4.99 typical · top 25% priced $19.99 or above
- Art
- 5 in 10 of the top 25% ship with 3D, Linear, Third Person
Why players buy here
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $4.99.
The top 10 games average 47% positive over 64 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $120. All of the 9 games released 1 to 2 years ago have fewer than 100 reviews. 21 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×4.2 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
Archery with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + Top-Down ShooterFair
- + Female ProtagonistPoor odds
- + Hack and SlashPoor odds
- + HistoricalPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + PlatformerPoor odds
- + HuntingPoor odds
- + NaturePoor odds
- + Action RPGPoor odds
- + Open WorldPoor odds
- + RoguelikePoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
Comparable games
Elven Assassin 2022 · $379k 
Call Of The Mighty Warriors 2019 · $44k 
Robin Hood: Sherwood Defenders 2025 · $9.0k 
Queendoom 2016 · $6.6k 
Uphold The Realm 2021 · EA · $3.8k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Elven Assassin | older | $19.99 | 632 84% | 19k | $379k (exactly $379,010) | Wenkly Studio Sp. z o.o. |
| | Call Of The Mighty Warriors | older | $4.99 | 292 59% | 8.8k | $44k (exactly $43,712) | Jaison Robson Gusava, SC Jogos |
| | Robin Hood: Sherwood Defenders | $11.99 | 25 44% | 750 | $9.0k (exactly $8,992) | MeanAstronauts | |
| | Queendoom | older | $9.99 | 22 90% | 660 | $6.6k (exactly $6,593) | EP Games® |
| | Uphold The Realm | · EA older | $6.99 | 18 88% | 540 | $3.8k (exactly $3,775) | Alkaline Development LLC |
 | Keep Defending | older | $2.99 | 42 88% | 1.3k | $3.8k (exactly $3,767) | Faster Time Games |
 | Peaceful Gunner | older | $4.99 | 25 100% | 750 | $3.7k (exactly $3,742) | KomBits Game Studio |
 | Battle Bows | older | $19.99 | 6 66% | 180 | $3.6k (exactly $3,598) | WIMO Games |
 | Royale Archer VR | older | $12.99 | 9 66% | 270 | $3.5k (exactly $3,507) | Funnypack |
 | Tiny Archers VR | older | $19.99 | 4 75% | 120 | $2.4k (exactly $2,399) | 1DER Entertainment |
 | Tactical Archer | $19.99 | 3 33% | 90 | $1.8k (exactly $1,799) | Dejevis | |
 | Village Defenders | $2.99 | 16 31% | 480 | $1.4k (exactly $1,435) | Uberbax-Gaming | |
 | Hill Defender | · EA | $3.99 | 9 77% | 270 | $1.1k (exactly $1,077) | Jendimir |
 | Call of Heroes: Tower Defense | $14.99 | 1 0% | 30 | $450 (exactly $450) | Bakart Games - Rômulo | |
 | BUNNYBastion | $3.99 | 3 66% | 90 | $359 (exactly $359) | Last Wall Games | |
 | Save The Castle! | $9.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $300 (exactly $300) | Endless Path Studios | |
 | Vasterra | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | Pollo Solo Studio | |
 | Dawnhelm Defense | $4.99 | 1 100% | 30 | $150 (exactly $150) | DeckTronic | |
 | Tower Defense: Goblin Wars | $0.99 | 4 25% | 120 | $119 (exactly $119) | Yusuf Islam Seyhan, Samet Acar |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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