Northend Tower Defense Dev Breaks Down $560K Revenue, Ends Up With $73K

Omer, co-founder of Iraqi two-person studio Northend Games, shared a detailed breakdown showing Northend Tower Defense earned $560,000 over five years but left him with just $73,000. The deductions included $134,000 in player refunds, $127,000 in Steam's 30% cut, $35,700 in US and Thai taxes, and $115,000 to Chinese publisher Youminxingkong. The post drew criticism from some users who called the complaint greedy, while Omer noted his Steam dashboard shows earnings above 90% of developers.