How much revenue did Refactor make?

$15k–$41k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Refactor sell?

Q: How many copies did Refactor sell?

11k to 18k copies, based on its 468 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 11k–18k; $15k–$41k after Steam's cut $28k–$64k before the cut; from 468 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 Refactor out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Refactor's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 103k–169k

best case 646k (Kingdom: New Lands)

The Tower Defense 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

≈ 103k–169k copies

≈ $548k–$1.1M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 492k–800k copies

Kingdom: New Lands · ≈ $2.0M–$5.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (7 of 8) and Rogue-like (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Tower Defense + Survival, priced around $15.
The era: 5 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. You'd be launching into a busy stretch.

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

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