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How many copies did Code Zero sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 174–282
$95–$255 after Steam's cut $173–$393 before Steam's cut
from 7 reviews (7 user reviews)
Only 7 reviews so far, so that range swings on one or two people. Read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Code Zero and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Code Zero's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–4k
best case 399k (Judgment)
Games like Code Zero

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–4k copies

≈ $7k–$20k 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.

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Judgment at ≈ 304k–494k copies, ≈ $3.3M–$9.0M 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 88 reviews in their first month; the range was 17 to 2k.
Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share 3D Fighter (7 of 8) and Action-Adventure (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Beat 'em up + 3D Fighter, priced around $40. The breakout hits carry Beat 'em up + Cinematic + Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped
Only 1 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about which games were found than about the market.
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 of about 31, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Judgment
2022
Est. copies
≈ 304k–494k
170x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.3M–$9.0M after Steam's cut $6.1M–$13.8M before Steam's cut
$39.99
12k reviews
Very Positive
ActionAdventure
Dangerous Lands - Magic and RPG
2020
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$5k–$12k after Steam's cut $8k–$19k before Steam's cut
$9.99
68 reviews
Mostly Positive
Hack and SlashCasual
Troublemaker
2023
Est. copies
≈ 29k–47k
16x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$158k–$426k after Steam's cut $288k–$655k before Steam's cut
$19.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
AdventureBeat 'em up
Stream Arenas
2020
Est. copies
≈ 1k–2k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
51 reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessAction
Lost Judgment
2022
Est. copies
≈ 242k–394k
136x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.7M–$7.2M after Steam's cut $4.8M–$11.0M before Steam's cut
$39.99
10k reviews
Very Positive
ActionAdventure
Magicians And Monsters
2022
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut
$5.99
72 reviews
Mixed
ActionRPG
Pull Stay
2025
Est. copies
≈ 4k–6k
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$17k–$46k after Steam's cut $31k–$71k before Steam's cut
$16.99
148 reviews
Very Positive
Beat 'em upTower Defense
Lonely Knight
2022
Est. copies
≈ 3k–5k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
116 reviews
Mixed
ActionAdventure

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