How much revenue did ORX make?

$90k–$241k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ORX sell?

Q: How many copies did ORX sell?

16k to 26k copies, based on its 679 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 16k–26k; $90k–$241k after Steam's cut $163k–$371k before the cut; from 679 reviews (Mixed)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left ORX out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ORX's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 977–10k

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Tower Defense genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 977–10k copies

≈ $4k–$44k after Steam's cut

from ~100 reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M–15.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (5 of 8) and Base-Building (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Zombies, priced around $45. The breakout hits carry Zombies + Multiplayer + Open World; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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