How much revenue did Mainframe Defenders make?

$34k–$92k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Mainframe Defenders sell?

Q: How many copies did Mainframe Defenders sell?

21k to 34k copies, based on its 783 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–34k; $34k–$92k after Steam's cut $62k–$141k before the cut; from 783 reviews (Very Positive)

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

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 496–12k

best case 7.1M (鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal)

The Tactical RPG genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. 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

≈ 496–12k copies

≈ $673–$67k after Steam's cut

from ~39 reviews

Best case

≈ 5.4M–8.8M copies

鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · ≈ $29.6M–$79.6M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tactical RPG (4 of 8) and Dungeon Crawler (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tactical RPG, priced around $32. The breakout hits carry Tactical RPG + Management + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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