How many copies did Waves sell?

81k to 132k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

How much revenue did Waves make?

Waves is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How big is Waves?

Estimated owners: ≈ 81k–132k; from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 518k–1.7M

best case 4.7M (Enter the Gungeon)

The Action Roguelike genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game

≈ 518k–1.7M copies

≈ $1.9M–$6.6M after Steam's cut

from ~23k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.6M–5.8M copies

Enter the Gungeon · ≈ $14.7M–$39.6M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Bullet Hell (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Bullet Hell + Action Roguelike, priced around $15.
The era: The games you compared span 2010 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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