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How many copies did Don't Crash - The Political Game sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 3k–5k
$2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut
from 129 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Don't Crash - The Political Game and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Don't Crash - The Political Game's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 183k–329k
best case 427k (EVERSPACE™ 2)
Games like Don't Crash - The Political Game

A typical game among these

≈ 183k–329k copies

≈ $720k–$2.9M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: EVERSPACE™ 2 at ≈ 326k–529k copies, ≈ $4.5M–$12.0M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 4k reviews in their first month; the range was 676 to 8k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Shooter (5 of 8) and Exploration (4 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Shooter + Space, priced around $50.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2012 to 2023, and none of them 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).

Similar games

EVERSPACE™ 2
2023
Est. copies
≈ 326k–529k
2.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$4.5M–$12.0M after Steam's cut $8.1M–$18.5M before Steam's cut
$49.99
13k reviews
Very Positive
ShooterSpace
EVERSPACE™
2017
Est. copies
≈ 395k–642k
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$2.2M–$5.8M after Steam's cut $3.9M–$9.0M before Steam's cut
$19.99
11k reviews
Mostly Positive
SpaceAction Roguelike
Ziggurat
2014
Est. copies
≈ 222k–362k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$917k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before Steam's cut
$14.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
Rogue-liteAction
Airscape - The Fall of Gravity
2015
Est. copies
≈ 130k–210k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$178k–$478k after Steam's cut $323k–$735k before Steam's cut
$4.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
Shoot 'Em UpExploration
Galaxy on Fire 2™ Full HD
2012
Est. copies
≈ 143k–232k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$314k–$843k after Steam's cut $570k–$1.3M before Steam's cut
$7.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
SpaceThird-Person Shooter
Laika: Aged Through Blood
2023
Est. copies
≈ 167k–272k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$919k–$2.5M after Steam's cut $1.7M–$3.8M before Steam's cut
$19.99
7k reviews
Very Positive
AtmosphericArcade
Rollerdrome
2022
Est. copies
≈ 57k–92k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$467k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $850k–$1.9M before Steam's cut
$29.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
ActionSports
King of Crabs
2023
Est. copies
≈ 226k–367k
1.7x vs typical
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Est. revenue
Free
Free
9k reviews
Mostly Positive
ExplorationPvE

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