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How many copies did Galactic Glitch sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 25k–40k
$88k–$236k after Steam's cut $159k–$362k before Steam's cut
from 989 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 Galactic Glitch and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Galactic Glitch's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 93k–146k
best case 33.8M (The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth)
Games like Galactic Glitch

A typical game among these

≈ 93k–146k copies

≈ $539k–$843k after Steam's cut

from ~3k 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: The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth at ≈ 25.8M–41.9M copies, ≈ $106.2M–$285.5M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 1k reviews in their first month; the range was 430 to 2k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Action Roguelike (7 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Action Roguelike + Rogue-like, priced around $15. The breakout hits carry Indie + Difficult + Pixel Graphics; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2014 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014
Est. copies
≈ 25.8M–41.9M
149x vs typical
SteamSpy 5M–10M
Est. revenue
$106.2M–$285.5M after Steam's cut $193.0M–$439.2M before Steam's cut
$14.99
460k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-like
Enter the Gungeon
2016
Est. copies
≈ 3.7M–6.1M
29x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$15.4M–$41.5M after Steam's cut $28.1M–$63.9M before Steam's cut
$14.99
90k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Bullet HellAction Roguelike
ENDLESS Dungeon™ - Definitive Edition
2023
Est. copies
≈ 95k–155k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$393k–$1.1M after Steam's cut $715k–$1.6M before Steam's cut
$14.99
4k reviews
Mixed
ActionTower Defense
Blazing Beaks
2019
Est. copies
≈ 76k–123k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$312k–$839k after Steam's cut $567k–$1.3M before Steam's cut
$14.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
Pixel GraphicsAction Roguelike
Revita
2022
Est. copies
≈ 60k–98k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$282k–$760k after Steam's cut $514k–$1.2M before Steam's cut
$16.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeTwin Stick Shooter
Star of Providence
2017
Est. copies
≈ 116k–189k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$479k–$1.3M after Steam's cut $870k–$2.0M before Steam's cut
$14.99
3k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Dead Estate
2021
Est. copies
≈ 165k–268k
2.2x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$681k–$1.8M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.8M before Steam's cut
$14.99
7k reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeTwin Stick Shooter
Patch Quest
2023
Est. copies
≈ 69k–113k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$286k–$768k after Steam's cut $519k–$1.2M before Steam's cut
$14.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
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