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How many copies did Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 146k–237k
$2.0M–$5.4M after Steam's cut $3.6M–$8.3M before the cut
from 6k 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 Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–731k
best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

4 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
≈ 8k–731k copies
≈ $33k–$454k after Steam's cut
from ~731 reviews
Best case
≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies
War Thunder
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Simulation (8 of 8) and Military (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat.
The era
The games you compared span 2006 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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