How much revenue did Breakpoint make?

$8k–$22k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Breakpoint sell?

Q: How many copies did Breakpoint sell?

6k to 10k copies, based on its 238 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 6k–10k; $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before the cut; from 238 reviews (Very 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 Breakpoint out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Breakpoint's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 84k–119k

best case 121k (Windowkill)

Games like Breakpoint

The middle of these games

≈ 84k–119k copies

≈ $216k–$416k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019’s Steam releases earned about $34k gross, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of your similar games are hits.

Best case: Windowkill at ≈ 92k–150k copies, ≈ $127k–$341k after Steam's cut.

What it took to get here

About half the games that made it here had over 825 reviews in their first month; the spread ran 431 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Arcade (8 of 8) and Bullet Hell (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Bullet Hell, priced around $5.
The era: The games you compared span 2007 to 2026, and 3 of your 8 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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Windowkill 2024	Est. copies ≈ 92k–150k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $127k–$341k after Steam's cut $230k–$524k before the cut	$4.99	4k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionIndie
Waves 2011	Est. copies ≈ 99k–161k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Bullet HellShoot 'Em Up
KILL KNIGHT 2024	Est. copies ≈ 50k–82k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $207k–$558k after Steam's cut $377k–$858k before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	StylizedBullet Hell
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2007	Est. copies ≈ 70k–114k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $77k–$208k after Steam's cut $140k–$320k before the cut	$3.99	1k reviews Very Positive	ArcadeTwin Stick Shooter
Chippy 2019	Est. copies ≈ 34k–55k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $140k–$378k after Steam's cut $255k–$581k before the cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Bullet Hell Twin Stick Shooter
Kill The Crows 2023	Est. copies ≈ 78k–128k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $108k–$290k after Steam's cut $196k–$445k before the cut	$4.99	3k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionWestern
Temtem: Swarm 2026	Est. copies ≈ 68k–111k 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $244k–$655k after Steam's cut $443k–$1.0M before the cut	$12.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	Early AccessBullet Hell
Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved 2014	Est. copies ≈ 90k–146k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $370k–$994k after Steam's cut $672k–$1.5M before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	ActionTwin Stick Shooter