How much revenue did Gunsmith Simulator make?

$561k–$1.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Gunsmith Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Gunsmith Simulator sell?

82k to 133k copies, based on its 3k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 82k–133k; $561k–$1.5M after Steam's cut $1.0M–$2.3M before Steam's cut; from 3k reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Gunsmith Simulator and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Gunsmith Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 4.3M–13.0M

best case 65.2M (War Thunder)

Games like Gunsmith Simulator

A typical game among these

≈ 4.3M–13.0M copies

≈ $51.5M–$108.4M after Steam's cut

from ~142k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: War Thunder at ≈ 49.7M–80.7M copies.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Military (6 of 8) and Shooter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2021, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Arma 3 2013	Est. copies ≈ 18.7M–30.4M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue $154.1M–$414.3M after Steam's cut $280.2M–$637.4M before Steam's cut	$29.99	296k reviews Very Positive	MilitaryAction
ACE COMBAT™ 7: SKIES UNKNOWN 2019	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.7M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $27.1M–$72.7M after Steam's cut $49.2M–$111.9M before Steam's cut	$59.99	57k reviews Very Positive	FlightJet
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam 2017	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $14.0M–$37.7M after Steam's cut $25.5M–$58.0M before Steam's cut	$24.99	59k reviews Very Positive	FPSWargame
Hell Let Loose 2021	Est. copies ≈ 3.7M–6.0M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $51.1M–$137.3M after Steam's cut $92.9M–$211.3M before Steam's cut	$49.99	150k reviews Very Positive	ShooterRealistic
Squad 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.0M–9.8M 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $66.5M–$178.7M after Steam's cut $120.8M–$274.9M before Steam's cut	$39.99	244k reviews Very Positive	MilitaryRealistic
Insurgency 2014	Est. copies ≈ 7.0M–11.3M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $28.8M–$77.3M after Steam's cut $52.3M–$119.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	125k reviews Very Positive	FPSRealistic
War Thunder 2013	Est. copies ≈ 49.7M–80.7M 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue Free	Free	786k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlaySimulation
Insurgency: Sandstorm 2018	Est. copies ≈ 4.1M–6.6M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $33.4M–$89.9M after Steam's cut $60.8M–$138.3M before Steam's cut	$29.99	133k reviews Very Positive	FPSRealistic