How much revenue did Nuclear Option make?

$1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Nuclear Option sell?

Q: How many copies did Nuclear Option sell?

238k to 386k copies, based on its 10k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 238k–386k; $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.4M before the cut; from 10k 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 Nuclear Option out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Nuclear Option's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 786k–1.6M

best case 24.7M (BeamNG.drive)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 786k–1.6M copies

≈ $10.8M–$14.1M after Steam's cut

from ~30k reviews

Best case

≈ 18.8M–30.6M copies

BeamNG.drive · ≈ $129.2M–$347.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (5 of 8) and Flight (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Driving, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Driving + Automobile Sim + Realistic; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

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