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How many copies did Project Gunship sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 21k–34k
$85k–$229k after Steam's cut $155k–$352k before the cut
from 861 reviews (Mostly Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10.6M–17.9M
best case 93.3M (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege)
The Shooter genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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
≈ 10.6M–17.9M copies
≈ $100.0M–$224.2M after Steam's cut
from ~218k reviews
Best case
≈ 71.1M–115.5M copies
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Shooter (4 of 8) and FPS (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with FPS + Tactical, priced around $35. The breakout hits carry PvP + e-sports + Online Co-Op; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2004 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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≈ 14.9M–24.2M
1.7x vs typical
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Arma 3
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≈ 15.3M–24.9M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
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Counter-Strike: Source
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Est. copies
≈ 10.0M–16.3M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$27.5M–$73.9M after Steam's cut $50.0M–$113.7M before the cut
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2020
Est. copies
≈ 6.3M–10.3M
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Est. copies
≈ 8.9M–14.5M
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172k reviews
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Est. copies
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7.0x vs typical
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2016
Est. copies
≈ 7.8M–12.7M
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3.5x vs typical
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Mostly Positive
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