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Should I ship a Tower Defense MOBA?
MOBA + Tower Defense
Only 7 developers shipped a Tower Defense MOBA 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, EverSiege: Untold Ages, made about est. revenue: est. copies × today's US list price; gross, before Steam's cut, taxes and refunds. See method.. 15 more are announced, ×3.0 for every developer who shipped in the last year.
Verdict: poor odds, for a 9 / 10 build.
The middle developer here made $3.1k, ×2.3 the market's $1.3k for a 9 / 10 build, and 3 in 10 made under $2.7k; 1 in 20 cleared $1.1M, ×849 the market median. Momentum is unreadable here, too few recent games; 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year.
not enough cohorts to draw
| Bottom 30% | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) |
|---|---|
| Median | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) |
| Top 25% | $137k (exactly $137,405) |
| Top 5% | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) |
| Developers, 2 yr | 7 |
| Released games | 36 |
| Announced | 15 |
| Effort | 9 / 10 |
| AI-buildability | Low |
| Typical price | $11.99 |
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 too few recent games to read momentum, supply 150% more developers than the period before.
Free games: 31%, excluded from money figures.
Can AI deliver it?
AI-buildability for this niche is low: the lowest rating among its tags.
- MOBA
- effort 9 / 10 · low · competitive netcode plus a balanced hero roster
- Tower Defense
- effort 3 / 10 · high · effort 3 sits in the high band
What it takes
- Effort
- 9 / 10 · studio only
- Systems
- MOBA, Tower Defense
- Price point
- $11.99 typical
Why players buy here
Fewer than 10 games in the last 2 years; sentiment and price figures use the all window.
The top 25% priced at $19.99 or above; the middle game at $9.99.
The top 10 games average 75% positive over 4,248 reviews.
What kills games here
3 in 10 developers made under $2.7k. 15 games are announced against 5 developers who shipped in the last year, ×3.0 per shipper.
Adjacent niches
MOBA with a different second tag, ranked by verdict then median.
- + RoguelitePoor odds
- + AdventurePoor odds
- + FantasyPoor odds
- + Character CustomizationPoor odds
- + Online Co-OpPoor odds
- + Co-opPoor odds
- + ActionPoor odds
- + SimulationPoor odds
- + RPGPoor odds
- + Hero ShooterDead
- + SurvivalDead
- + Battle RoyaleDead
Comparable games
EverSiege: Untold Ages 2026 · $1.1M 
WAR RATS: The Rat em Up 2025 · $137k 
Monday Night Combat 2011 · $137k 
VOIDCRISIS 2022 · $110k 
Mushroom Wars 2016 · $94k | Capsule | Game | Released | Price | Reviews | Est. copies | Est. revenue | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | EverSiege: Untold Ages | $19.99 | 1,906 68% | 57k | $1.1M (exactly $1,143,028) | Tindalos Interactive | |
| | WAR RATS: The Rat em Up | $11.99 | 382 95% | 11k | $137k (exactly $137,405) | wootusart Industries | |
| | Monday Night Combat | older | $4.99 | 912 81% | 27k | $137k (exactly $136,526) | Uber Entertainment |
| | VOIDCRISIS | older | $29.99 | 122 54% | 3.7k | $110k (exactly $109,763) | HEXADRIVE Inc. |
| | Mushroom Wars | older | $9.99 | 312 77% | 9.4k | $94k (exactly $93,506) | Zillion Whales, Creat Studios |
 | War of Wizards | older | $19.99 | 140 70% | 4.2k | $84k (exactly $83,958) | Arcane Miracle Entertainment |
 | Bloodsports.TV | older | $9.99 | 255 83% | 7.7k | $76k (exactly $76,424) | Toadman Interactive, Fatshark |
 | STARVAULT VR | $24.99 | 66 89% | 2.0k | $49k (exactly $49,480) | Theia Games | |
 | Alien Hallway | older | $4.99 | 122 72% | 3.7k | $18k (exactly $18,263) | Sigma Team Inc. |
 | Order Of The Gatekeepers | older | $9.99 | 31 90% | 930 | $9.3k (exactly $9,291) | TimeSink Inc. |
 | Luna & Sol: Nightmare Ward | $7.99 | 13 76% | 390 | $3.1k (exactly $3,116) | PLAY Mephistowaltz | |
 | Battle Waves: Card Tactics | $5.99 | 15 73% | 450 | $2.7k (exactly $2,696) | CAGE Studios | |
 | Train Trek | · EA | $14.99 | 2 100% | 60 | $899 (exactly $899) | Aixceptional |
 | Archetypal Destroyer | $4.99 | 0 0% | 0 | $0 (exactly $0) | WAWRO |
Estimates: copies = reviews × 30, gross = copies × list price.
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