How much revenue did Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi make?

$954–$3k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi sell?

Q: How many copies did Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi sell?

248 to 403 copies, based on its 10 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 248–403; $954–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before Steam's cut; from 10 reviews (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 Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 48k–97k

best case 299k (Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy)

Games like Harpoon Shooter! Nozomi

A typical game among these

≈ 48k–97k copies

≈ $264k–$340k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

6 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy at ≈ 228k–371k copies, ≈ $439k–$1.2M 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 803 reviews in their first month; the range was 321 to 3k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Bullet Hell (7 of 8) and Shoot 'Em Up (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Bullet Hell + Anime, priced around $7. The breakout hits carry Anime + Cute + JRPG; a typical game here doesn't.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2012 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).

Similar games

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Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy 2024	Est. copies ≈ 228k–371k 7.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $439k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $798k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$6.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Bullet HellAnime
Jets'n'Guns Gold 2014	Est. copies ≈ 86k–139k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $188k–$506k after Steam's cut $342k–$779k before Steam's cut	$7.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Shoot 'Em UpGreat Soundtrack
Super Time Force Ultra 2014	Est. copies ≈ 54k–88k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $224k–$602k after Steam's cut $407k–$926k before Steam's cut	$14.99	970 reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerTime Manipulation
Really Big Sky 2012	Est. copies ≈ 119k–194k 1.6x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $164k–$440k after Steam's cut $298k–$678k before Steam's cut	$4.99	2k reviews Mostly Positive	IndieAction
Titan Attacks! 2012	Est. copies ≈ 62k–100k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $170k–$457k after Steam's cut $309k–$702k before Steam's cut	$9.99	978 reviews Very Positive	Arena ShooterSide Scroller
RIVE 2016	Est. copies ≈ 44k–71k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $180k–$485k after Steam's cut $328k–$746k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	ActionTwin Stick Shooter
DRAINUS 2022	Est. copies ≈ 29k–47k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $120k–$321k after Steam's cut $217k–$494k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionShoot 'Em Up
Portal Dungeon 2023	Est. copies ≈ 30k–48k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $122k–$329k after Steam's cut $222k–$506k before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeRogue-lite