How much revenue did Cascading Failure make?

$3k–$8k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cascading Failure sell?

Q: How many copies did Cascading Failure sell?

528 to 858 copies, based on its 20 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 528–858; $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut; from 20 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 Cascading Failure out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cascading Failure's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 276k–593k

best case 7.4M (Heroes & Generals)

The RTS genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 276k–593k copies

≈ $1.2M–$4.8M after Steam's cut

from ~9k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.7M–9.2M copies

Heroes & Generals

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on RTS (5 of 8) and Shooter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with World War II + FPS.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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