How much revenue did Dangerous Waters make?

$142k–$382k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Dangerous Waters sell?

Q: How many copies did Dangerous Waters sell?

21k to 34k copies, based on its 398 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 21k–34k; $142k–$382k after Steam's cut $259k–$588k before the cut; from 398 reviews (Mostly 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 Dangerous Waters out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dangerous Waters's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 208k–342k

best case 847k (UBOAT)

The Naval 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

≈ 208k–342k copies

≈ $3.3M–$4.1M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Best case

≈ 645k–1.0M copies

UBOAT · ≈ $5.3M–$14.3M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Naval (8 of 8) and Naval Combat (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + World War II, priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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