How much revenue did StarVaders make?

$699k–$1.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did StarVaders sell?

Q: How many copies did StarVaders sell?

102k to 165k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 102k–165k; $699k–$1.9M after Steam's cut $1.3M–$2.9M before the cut; from 4k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.3M–3.6M

best case 5.7M (XCOM® 2)

The Tactical 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

≈ 1.3M–3.6M copies

≈ $6.9M–$23.1M after Steam's cut

from ~51k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.3M–7.1M copies

XCOM® 2 · ≈ $23.9M–$64.2M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tactical (4 of 8) and Turn-Based Tactics (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Isometric + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $20.
The era: The games you compared span 2012 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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