How much revenue did Waves of Steel make?

$56k–$151k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Waves of Steel sell?

Q: How many copies did Waves of Steel sell?

10k to 17k copies, based on its 425 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–17k; $56k–$151k after Steam's cut $102k–$232k before the cut; from 425 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 Waves of Steel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Waves of Steel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 746k–3.1M

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The Simulation genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven genre for a game like yours.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 746k–3.1M copies

≈ $5.2M–$10.4M after Steam's cut

from ~28k reviews

Best case

≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies

War Thunder

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Simulation (4 of 8) and War (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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