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How many copies did Captain Jackson sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 149–242
$81–$219 after Steam's cut $148–$337 before the cut
from 6 reviews (6 user reviews)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Captain Jackson out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Captain Jackson's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 473–4k
best case 26k (Stickman Killing Zombie)
The Side Scroller genre

None of your 8 similar games are hits. 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
≈ 473–4k copies
≈ $415–$17k after Steam's cut
from ~29 reviews
Best case
≈ 20k–33k copies
Stickman Killing Zombie · ≈ $16k–$44k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had under 21 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Side Scroller (8 of 8) and Action Roguelike (6 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Action-Adventure + Arcade, priced around $3.
The era
The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Stickman Killing Zombie
2024
Est. copies
≈ 20k–33k
29x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$16k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$68k before the cut
$2.99
835 reviews
Mixed
ActionAdventure
Stellar Interface
2016
Est. copies
≈ 9k–15k
7.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$32k–$86k after Steam's cut $58k–$132k before the cut
$12.99
224 reviews
Mostly Positive
Bullet HellShoot 'Em Up
Alcyon Infinity
2023
Est. copies
≈ 216–351
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$59–$158 after Steam's cut $107–$243 before the cut
$0.99
9 reviews
9 user reviews
ActionTop-Down Shooter
Uber Destruction
2024
Est. copies
≈ 624–1k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$342–$918 after Steam's cut $621–$1k before the cut
$1.99
26 reviews
Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Die Erdnussbutter
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1k–2k
2.0x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$379–$1k after Steam's cut $689–$2k before the cut
$0.99
58 reviews
Very Positive
ArcadeAction
End Reach
2020
Est. copies
≈ 132–215
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$108–$293 after Steam's cut $197–$450 before the cut
$2.99
5 reviews
5 user reviews
Action RoguelikeSide Scroller
Chaotic Loop
2022
Est. copies
≈ 408–663
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
17 reviews
Positive
Side Scroller2D Platformer
Naginata
2020
Est. copies
≈ 818–1k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$2k–$5k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut
$7.99
31 reviews
Mostly Positive
Action RoguelikeSide Scroller

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