How much revenue did Taur make?

$381k–$1.0M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Taur sell?

Q: How many copies did Taur sell?

55k to 90k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 55k–90k; $381k–$1.0M after Steam's cut $693k–$1.6M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mostly 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 Taur out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Taur's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.5M–13.4M

best case 12.7M (7 Days to Die)

The Tower Defense 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

≈ 1.5M–13.4M copies

≈ $13.3M–$80.4M after Steam's cut

from ~110k reviews

Best case

≈ 9.7M–15.7M copies

7 Days to Die · ≈ $119.8M–$322.1M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (4 of 8) and Base-Building (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Zombies, priced around $45.
The era: The games you compared span 2000 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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