How much revenue did Battletoads make?

$346k–$931k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Battletoads sell?

Q: How many copies did Battletoads sell?

63k to 102k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 63k–102k; $346k–$931k after Steam's cut $630k–$1.4M before the cut; from 2k reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 52.9M–109.6M

best case 123.4M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

The Survival 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

≈ 52.9M–109.6M copies

≈ $220.6M–$386.4M after Steam's cut

from ~1.3M reviews

Best case

≈ 94.0M–152.8M copies

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Survival (5 of 8) and Building (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2018, a genre with a long track record.

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

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Garry's Mod 2006	Est. copies ≈ 65.1M–105.7M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $178.7M–$480.5M after Steam's cut $324.9M–$739.2M before the cut	$9.99	1.3M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxModdable
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 94.0M–152.8M 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	2.7M reviews Mixed	SurvivalShooter
PAYDAY 2 2013	Est. copies ≈ 35.0M–56.9M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut $174.9M–$398.0M before the cut	$9.99	674k reviews Very Positive	Co-opAction
Rust 2018	Est. copies ≈ 42.0M–68.3M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $462.1M–$1242.5M after Steam's cut $840.2M–$1911.5M before the cut	$39.99	1.4M reviews Very Positive	SurvivalCrafting
ARK: Survival Evolved 2017	Est. copies ≈ 26.6M–43.2M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $109.6M–$294.7M after Steam's cut $199.3M–$453.4M before the cut	$14.99	773k reviews Very Positive	Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Terraria 2011	Est. copies ≈ 80.0M–130.0M SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue $219.8M–$590.9M after Steam's cut $399.6M–$909.1M before the cut	$9.99	1.5M reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Open World Survival CraftSandbox