How much revenue did Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails make?

$953–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails sell?

Q: How many copies did Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails sell?

694 to 1k copies, based on its 28 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 694–1k; $953–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut; from 28 reviews (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 Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Sniper Ships: Shoot'em Up on Rails's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 8k–14k

best case 279k (The Typing of The Dead: Overkill)

The Arcade genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. 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

≈ 8k–14k copies

≈ $19k–$147k after Steam's cut

from ~352 reviews

Best case

≈ 213k–346k copies

The Typing of The Dead: Overkill · ≈ $1.2M–$3.1M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Arcade (5 of 8) and On-Rails Shooter (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Typing + On-Rails Shooter, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Typing + Zombies + Comedy; a typical game here doesn't.
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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