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How many copies did Tower! Simulator 3 sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 26k–42k
$429k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $780k–$1.8M before the cut
from 1k reviews (Mixed)

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 Tower! Simulator 3 out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Tower! Simulator 3's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1.0M–1.9M
best case 52.4M (War Thunder)
The Flight 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
≈ 1.0M–1.9M copies
≈ $11.4M–$18.6M after Steam's cut
from ~38k reviews
Best case
≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies
War Thunder
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Flight (4 of 8) and Simulation (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Vehicular Combat + Combat + World War II; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2012 to 2020, a genre with a long track record.

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

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