Steam market intelligence
Desktop Defender
93% positive · 1,728 Steam reviews · released Nov 4, 2025 · by Conradical Games
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~76,982
(P10–P90: 30,793 – 169,360)
Gross revenue: ~$314,995
($125,999 – $692,987)
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: 89% positive across 46 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Gameplay & mechanics72% positive · 18 mentions
“This game is so peak, I'm writing my review while it's on. Real talk. It is a good game, fun to have in the background for fun, and the minimum requirement is basically ignorable. Whether you're putting it on while doing work, or you're…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 7 h played
Content & longevity69% positive · 16 mentions
“After just 70 hours of playtime I have all the achievements except one. You can probably guess which one. This is the perfect idle tower defense game as it runs with minimal resources. One thing I would like to see the devs add is the…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 71 h played
Price & value75% positive · 16 mentions
“EDIT 2: Alright, despite the drastic performance downgrade the game did get better. I noticed a very quick uptick in XP gain that allowed me to reach level 150 and beyond much faster, which made the wait between weapon unlocks much more…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 71 h played
Difficulty & balance83% positive · 12 mentions
“Nice little Idle game you can put in the corner and casually play. Plenty of weapons, upgrades, and bonuses to unlock to keep things interesting. Going for all achievements isn't too difficult since most will be done while AFK. There's a…”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 152 h played
Controls & UI58% positive · 12 mentions
“Constant updates and QoL additions make this a solid idle game to open and forget.”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 987 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.