How much revenue did Recon Control make?

$10k–$26k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Recon Control sell?

Q: How many copies did Recon Control sell?

3k to 6k copies, based on its 141 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3k–6k; $10k–$26k after Steam's cut $17k–$40k before the cut; from 141 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 Recon Control out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Recon Control's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 449k–844k

best case 4.0M (XCOM: Enemy Unknown)

The Turn-Based Strategy genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 449k–844k copies

≈ $4.7M–$10.3M after Steam's cut

from ~17k reviews

Best case

≈ 3.0M–4.9M copies

XCOM: Enemy Unknown · ≈ $12.5M–$33.7M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Strategy (6 of 8) and Turn-Based (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Turn-Based Strategy + Tactical, priced around $57. The breakout hits carry Aliens + Base-Building + Grand Strategy; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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