How much revenue did Battle Engine Aquila make?

$10k–$28k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Battle Engine Aquila sell?

Q: How many copies did Battle Engine Aquila sell?

4k to 6k copies, based on its 143 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 4k–6k; $10k–$28k after Steam's cut $19k–$43k before the cut; from 143 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 Battle Engine Aquila out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Battle Engine Aquila's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–74k

best case 1.2M (War Robots)

The Mechs genre

3 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

≈ 10k–74k copies

≈ $39k–$134k after Steam's cut

from ~364 reviews

Best case

≈ 924k–1.5M copies

War Robots

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 19 to 2k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Mechs (5 of 8) and Real Time Tactics (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Robots + Mechs.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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