How much revenue did Silica make?

$673k–$1.8M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Silica sell?

Q: How many copies did Silica sell?

122k to 199k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 122k–199k; $673k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before Steam's cut; from 5k reviews (Mostly 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 Silica and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Silica's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–1.6M

best case 9.3M (Titanfall® 2)

Games like Silica

A typical game among these

≈ 1.1M–1.6M copies

≈ $4.7M–$14.9M after Steam's cut

from ~24k 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: Titanfall® 2 at ≈ 7.1M–11.6M copies, ≈ $58.7M–$158.0M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share War (5 of 8) and RTS (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with FPS + Mechs, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2006 to 2020, 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).

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Call to Arms 2018	Est. copies ≈ 734k–1.2M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.0M–$8.1M after Steam's cut $5.5M–$12.5M before Steam's cut	$14.99	24k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyMilitary
Company of Heroes 2006	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.9M–$13.2M after Steam's cut $8.9M–$20.3M before Steam's cut	$14.99	19k reviews Very Positive	StrategyWorld War II
Titanfall® 2 2020	Est. copies ≈ 7.1M–11.6M 12x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $58.7M–$158.0M after Steam's cut $106.8M–$243.0M before Steam's cut	$29.99	287k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSMechs
Company of Heroes 2 2013	Est. copies ≈ 7.2M–11.6M 4.7x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $39.4M–$105.8M after Steam's cut $71.6M–$162.8M before Steam's cut	$19.99	113k reviews Mostly Positive	StrategyWorld War II
Heroes & Generals 2016	Est. copies ≈ 5.9M–9.6M 5.9x vs typical SteamSpy 10M–20M	Est. revenue Free	Free	142k reviews Mixed	Free to PlayWorld War II
Conqueror's Blade 2019	Est. copies ≈ 859k–1.4M SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue Free	Free	30k reviews Mostly Positive	MedievalTactical
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun 2016	Est. copies ≈ 1.6M–2.6M 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $17.6M–$47.3M after Steam's cut $32.0M–$72.8M before Steam's cut	$39.99	38k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	StealthStrategy
Natural Selection 2 2012	Est. copies ≈ 845k–1.4M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut $2.1M–$4.8M before Steam's cut	$4.99	13k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerStrategy