How much revenue did First Cut: Samurai Duel make?

$117k–$315k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did First Cut: Samurai Duel sell?

Q: How many copies did First Cut: Samurai Duel sell?

47k to 77k copies, based on its 2k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 47k–77k; $117k–$315k after Steam's cut $213k–$484k before the cut; from 2k reviews (Very 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 First Cut: Samurai Duel out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including First Cut: Samurai Duel's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 63k–161k

best case 464k (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge)

The Side Scroller genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy 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

≈ 63k–161k copies

≈ $607k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 354k–575k copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge · ≈ $2.4M–$6.5M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 343 to 6k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Side Scroller (7 of 8) and Beat 'em up (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Beat 'em up + Side Scroller, priced around $25.
The era: The games you compared span 2018 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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