How much revenue did Nuclear Fighter make?

$3k–$7k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nuclear Fighter sell?

Q: How many copies did Nuclear Fighter sell?

397 to 645 copies, based on its 16 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 397–645; $3k–$7k after Steam's cut $5k–$11k before Steam's cut; from 16 reviews (Mixed)

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 Nuclear Fighter and predicted how it would do from its 7 similar games. Every figure here, including Nuclear Fighter's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–20k

best case 79k (Hitler is my crush)

Games like Nuclear Fighter

A typical game among these

≈ 1k–20k copies

≈ $3k–$24k after Steam's cut

from ~105 reviews

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

1 of the 7 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Hitler is my crush at ≈ 60k–97k copies, ≈ $16k–$44k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 25 reviews in their first month; the range was 5 to 52.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Hero Shooter (5 of 7) and Side Scroller (5 of 7).
The winners: Winners here lead with Side Scroller + Hero Shooter, priced around $1.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2016 to 2024, and 1 of the 7 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 52 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
Hitler is My Crush: Love and Fascism 2024	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k 2.0x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$0.99	210 reviews Very Positive	ActionCasual
Crazy Critters - Combat Cats 2020	Est. copies ≈ 843–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue Free	Free	34 reviews Positive	CombatCats
Hitler is my crush 2023	Est. copies ≈ 60k–97k 23x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $16k–$44k after Steam's cut $30k–$67k before Steam's cut	$0.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerHero Shooter
Random Heroes: Gold Edition 2020	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $4k–$10k after Steam's cut $6k–$15k before Steam's cut	$4.99	105 reviews Mostly Positive	Hero ShooterSide Scroller
Boom Blaster 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before Steam's cut	$3.99	43 reviews Mixed	Hero ShooterSide Scroller
Grand Pigeon's Duty 2016	Est. copies ≈ 25k–41k 5.8x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $28k–$74k after Steam's cut $50k–$115k before Steam's cut	$3.99	607 reviews Mostly Positive	Choose Your Own AdventureSide Scroller
Heat and Run 2022	Est. copies ≈ 744–1k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$9k before Steam's cut	$10.99	30 reviews Positive	Early AccessStrategy