How much revenue did Exile Squadron make?

$497–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Exile Squadron sell?

Q: How many copies did Exile Squadron sell?

605 to 983 copies, based on its 21 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 605–983; $497–$1k after Steam's cut $904–$2k before Steam's cut; from 21 reviews (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 Exile Squadron and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Exile Squadron's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–5k

best case 160k (Super Amazing Wagon Adventure)

Games like Exile Squadron

A typical game among these

≈ 1k–5k copies

≈ $2k–$42k after Steam's cut

from ~72 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Super Amazing Wagon Adventure at ≈ 122k–198k copies, ≈ $100k–$269k after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 8 reviews in their first month; the range was 2 to 18.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Shoot 'Em Up (8 of 8) and Side Scroller (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Side Scroller, priced around $3. The breakout hits carry Twin Stick Shooter + Western + Comedy; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2023, 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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Gimel Dimension 2018	Est. copies ≈ 669–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$8k before Steam's cut	$9.99	22 reviews Mixed	Side ScrollerShoot 'Em Up
Soulvester VS Lil' Beezey 2023	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $344–$926 after Steam's cut $626–$1k before Steam's cut	$0.99	51 reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeSide Scroller
SCRUMLORDS 2023	Est. copies ≈ 50–81 too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $14–$36 after Steam's cut $25–$56 before Steam's cut	$0.99	2 reviews 2 user reviews	Action RoguelikeSide Scroller
Cyber Hunter: Awakening 2021	Est. copies ≈ 397–645 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $545–$1k after Steam's cut $991–$2k before Steam's cut	$4.99	16 reviews Mixed	Spectacle fighterSide Scroller
Super Amazing Wagon Adventure 2013	Est. copies ≈ 122k–198k 27x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $100k–$269k after Steam's cut $182k–$414k before Steam's cut	$2.99	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Action RoguelikeSide Scroller
Earth Atlantis 2019	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $11k–$29k after Steam's cut $20k–$45k before Steam's cut	$14.99	92 reviews Mixed	IndieAction
Stellar Interface 2016	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $33k–$89k after Steam's cut $61k–$138k before Steam's cut	$12.99	224 reviews Mostly Positive	Bullet HellShoot 'Em Up
Gearshifters 2021	Est. copies ≈ 4k–6k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $27k–$72k after Steam's cut $49k–$111k before Steam's cut	$24.99	157 reviews Very Positive	Combat RacingShoot 'Em Up