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How many copies did Ultimate Protector sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 2k
$1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$5k before the cut
from 63 reviews (Very 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 Ultimate Protector out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Ultimate Protector's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 252–543
best case 1.1M (BlazBlue Entropy Effect)
The Action Roguelike genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game
≈ 252–543 copies
≈ $214–$938 after Steam's cut
from ~10 reviews
Best case
≈ 855k–1.4M copies
BlazBlue Entropy Effect · ≈ $4.7M–$12.6M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (5 of 8) and Tower Defense (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Platformer + Replay Value, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Replay Value + Platformer + Difficult; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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