How much revenue did Vetrex make?

$287–$768 after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Vetrex sell?

Q: How many copies did Vetrex sell?

174 to 282 copies, based on its 7 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 174–282; $287–$768 after Steam's cut $521–$1k before Steam's cut; from 7 reviews (7 user reviews); Only 7 reviews so far, so that range swings on one or two people. Read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Vetrex and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Vetrex's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 204k–473k

best case 8.2M (Just Cause™ 3)

Games like Vetrex

A typical game among these

≈ 204k–473k copies

≈ $1.5M–$2.4M after Steam's cut

from ~6k 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.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Just Cause™ 3 at ≈ 6.3M–10.2M copies, ≈ $34.4M–$92.4M 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 12k reviews in their first month; the range was 63 to 24k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Destruction (5 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Shooter, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Shooter + Adventure; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2009 to 2026, 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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Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 2026	Est. copies ≈ 594k–966k 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $3.3M–$8.8M after Steam's cut $5.9M–$13.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	24k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	SandboxVR
Red Faction®: Armageddon™ 2011	Est. copies ≈ 318k–517k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $1.7M–$4.7M after Steam's cut $3.2M–$7.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	5k reviews Mostly Positive	ActionDestruction
Just Cause™ 3 2015	Est. copies ≈ 6.3M–10.2M 22x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $34.4M–$92.4M after Steam's cut $62.5M–$142.2M before Steam's cut	$19.99	128k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldAction
Just Cause 4 Reloaded 2018	Est. copies ≈ 982k–1.6M 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	32k reviews Mixed	Open WorldAction
Red Faction Guerrilla Steam Edition 2009	Est. copies ≈ 487k–792k SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	8k reviews Very Positive	Open WorldDestruction
HARD BULLET 2020	Est. copies ≈ 163k–264k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $894k–$2.4M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.7M before Steam's cut	$19.99	7k reviews Very Positive	VRGore
Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator 2023	Est. copies ≈ 464k–755k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $3.2M–$8.6M after Steam's cut $5.8M–$13.2M before Steam's cut	$24.99	19k reviews Mostly Positive	AdventureDriving
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered 2018	Est. copies ≈ 135k–220k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $744k–$2.0M after Steam's cut $1.4M–$3.1M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Mostly Positive	DestructionOpen World