What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~125,004
(P10–P90: 50,002 – 275,009)
Gross revenue: ~$2,049,041
($819,623 – $4,507,893)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 100% positive across 62 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Content & longevity87% positive · 62 mentions
“This is the Hollow Knight of tower defense games. That is to say, there's nothing really original about it beyond the primary gimmick, but it's done very, very well. The mechanic of using blocks to build your maze isn't too complicated but…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 73 h played
Gameplay & mechanics86% positive · 36 mentions
“This is the Hollow Knight of tower defense games. That is to say, there's nothing really original about it beyond the primary gimmick, but it's done very, very well. The mechanic of using blocks to build your maze isn't too complicated but…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 73 h played
Story & writing85% positive · 26 mentions
“Tower Defense Meets Roguelite "Deckbuilder" Meets Tetris. I used to love Tower Defense games but they have fallen with me over time, but this one proves to be an exception as it has fresh new takes and twists to some old ideas. Quick…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 24 h played
Visuals & audio83% positive · 23 mentions
“This is the Hollow Knight of tower defense games. That is to say, there's nothing really original about it beyond the primary gimmick, but it's done very, very well. The mechanic of using blocks to build your maze isn't too complicated but…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 73 h played
Price & value83% positive · 23 mentions
“One of the best tower defence games I have ever played, right up there with Bloons. Emberward take 3 genres that should not work together (Tower defence, rougue-like and deck builder) and beautifully combines them into a fun, colorful and…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 45 h played
Difficulty & balance86% positive · 21 mentions
“A very interesting and fun game. Perhaps not as complex as you'd like, Tower balance is pretty out there in the harder difficulty/endless mode. Since the main way they make the game harder is enemies HP scales up and they move faster…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 101 h played
Controls & UI77% positive · 13 mentions
“Only tower defense game I've come across that lets me relive the joy of building elaborate mazes in Warcraft 3 custom map TDs in my teen years. Just a genuine delight of a game, and the recently added controller support makes playing on my…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 13 h played
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