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How big is Gear Up?

Estimated owners
≈ 387k–629k
from 8k reviews (Mostly 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 Gear Up out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Gear Up's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.1M–2.0M
best case 84.8M (Team Fortress 2)
The Building 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
≈ 1.1M–2.0M copies
≈ $9.6M–$12.9M after Steam's cut
from ~38k reviews
Best case
≈ 64.6M–105.0M copies
Team Fortress 2
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Building (3 of 8) and Robots (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Hero Shooter + FPS, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Hero Shooter + Class-Based + Team-Based; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2007 to 2021, a genre with a long track record.

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

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3.1x vs typical
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2015
Est. copies
≈ 294k–477k
SteamSpy under 20k
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2020
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2007
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33x vs typical
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≈ 1.7M–2.8M
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≈ 755k–1.2M
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2021
Est. copies
≈ 965k–1.6M
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$19.99
39k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
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