How much revenue did Cartridge Defense make?

$8k–$21k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cartridge Defense sell?

Q: How many copies did Cartridge Defense sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 100 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$33k before the cut; from 100 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 Cartridge Defense out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cartridge Defense's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 20k–75k

best case 128k (Heretic's Fork)

The Deckbuilding genre

5 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

≈ 20k–75k copies

≈ $135k–$415k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

Best case

≈ 98k–159k copies

Heretic's Fork · ≈ $269k–$723k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Deckbuilding (7 of 8) and Card Game (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Deckbuilding + Tower Defense, priced around $10.
The era: The games you compared span 2019 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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