How much revenue did GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead make?

$25k–$68k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead sell?

Q: How many copies did GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead sell?

5k to 8k copies, based on its 196 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 5k–8k; $25k–$68k after Steam's cut $46k–$105k before Steam's cut; from 196 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 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 198k–731k

best case 8.0M (ULTRAKILL)

Games like GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead

A typical game among these

≈ 198k–731k copies

≈ $1.5M–$4.2M after Steam's cut

from ~8k reviews

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

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

Best case: ULTRAKILL at ≈ 6.1M–9.9M copies, ≈ $50.2M–$134.8M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 3k reviews in their first month; the range was 2k to 7k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Boomer Shooter (8 of 8) and FPS (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Boomer Shooter + Fast-Paced, priced around $30. The breakout hits carry Blood + Character Action Game + Arena Shooter; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2007 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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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Prodeus 2022	Est. copies ≈ 205k–333k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.4M–$3.8M after Steam's cut $2.6M–$5.8M before Steam's cut	$24.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Boomer ShooterFPS
Quake II 2007	Est. copies ≈ 659k–1.1M SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before Steam's cut	$9.99	10k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	FPSClassic
DUSK 2018	Est. copies ≈ 778k–1.3M 3.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.5M after Steam's cut $7.8M–$17.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	26k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Boomer ShooterFPS
ULTRAKILL 2020	Est. copies ≈ 6.1M–9.9M 30x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $50.2M–$134.8M after Steam's cut $91.2M–$207.4M before Steam's cut	$29.99	245k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Boomer ShooterFast-Paced
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2023	Est. copies ≈ 454k–738k 2.2x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.7M–$7.4M after Steam's cut $5.0M–$11.4M before Steam's cut	$21.99	18k reviews Very Positive	Boomer ShooterFPS
Immortal Redneck 2017	Est. copies ≈ 115k–187k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $632k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.6M before Steam's cut	$19.95	3k reviews Very Positive	Boomer ShooterFPS
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin 2024	Est. copies ≈ 74k–120k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $509k–$1.4M after Steam's cut $925k–$2.1M before Steam's cut	$24.99	3k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionBoomer Shooter
Turbo Overkill 2023	Est. copies ≈ 187k–304k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.0M–$2.8M after Steam's cut $1.9M–$4.3M before Steam's cut	$19.99	8k reviews Very Positive	FPSBoomer Shooter