How much revenue did Aeroplane Blaster make?

$749–$2k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aeroplane Blaster sell?

Q: How many copies did Aeroplane Blaster sell?

546 to 887 copies, based on its 22 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 546–887; $749–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut; from 22 reviews (Mostly 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 Aeroplane Blaster and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aeroplane Blaster's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 374–594

best case 987k (VTOL VR)

Games like Aeroplane Blaster

A typical game among these

≈ 374–594 copies

≈ $838–$2k after Steam's cut

from ~13 reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: VTOL VR at ≈ 752k–1.2M copies, ≈ $6.2M–$16.7M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

The games that made it here had under 4k reviews in their first month.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Jet (5 of 8) and Shooter (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Combat, priced around $37. The breakout hits carry Combat + VR + Military; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2017 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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 43 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
VTOL VR 2017	Est. copies ≈ 752k–1.2M 1682x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.2M–$16.7M after Steam's cut $11.3M–$25.7M before Steam's cut	$29.99	22k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FlightVR
Warplane inc. 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$8k before Steam's cut	$6.99	43 reviews Mixed	SimulationWorld War II
Blasphemous 2 2023	Est. copies ≈ 540k–878k 1675x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $6.7M–$18.0M after Steam's cut $12.1M–$27.6M before Steam's cut	$44.99	22k reviews Very Positive	CombatFantasy
Broken Sky 2021	Est. copies ≈ 223–363 SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $490–$1k after Steam's cut $891–$2k before Steam's cut	$7.99	9 reviews 9 user reviews	Shoot 'Em UpShooter
Aero Battle 2021	Est. copies ≈ 496–806 1.5x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $2k–$6k before Steam's cut	$9.99	20 reviews Mixed	CasualSimulation
Airship Killer 2021	Est. copies ≈ 322–524 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $442–$1k after Steam's cut $803–$2k before Steam's cut	$4.99	13 reviews Mixed	Side ScrollerShooter
Bear No Grudge 2023	Est. copies ≈ 273–443 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $675–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$8.99	11 reviews Positive	ActionAction-Adventure
Airborne Justice 2024	Est. copies ≈ 322–524 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $265–$713 after Steam's cut $481–$1k before Steam's cut	$2.99	13 reviews Mixed	AdventureAction