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How many copies did Robo Gauntlet sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 79–129
$195–$528 after Steam's cut $355–$812 before the cut
from 3 reviews (3 user reviews)

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 Robo Gauntlet out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Robo Gauntlet's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 28k–55k
best case 220k (Starbase)
The Sandbox genre

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
≈ 28k–55k copies
≈ $107k–$373k after Steam's cut
from ~971 reviews
Best case
≈ 167k–272k copies
Starbase · ≈ $1.6M–$4.3M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 124 to 4k reviews in their first month.
Your set
Your set clusters on Sandbox (6 of 8) and Programming (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Open World + Building, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry Open World + Massively Multiplayer + Space Sim; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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