How much revenue did Cargo Commander make?

$80k–$216k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Cargo Commander sell?

Q: How many copies did Cargo Commander sell?

59k to 95k copies, based on its 926 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 59k–95k; $80k–$216k after Steam's cut $146k–$332k before Steam's cut; from 926 reviews (Very Positive)

Copies are estimated from the public review count, adjusted for release year, and cross-checked against SteamSpy's own estimate.

Did the prediction match what actually happened?

We hid Cargo Commander and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Cargo Commander's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 203k–206k

best case 7.3M (Dead Cells)

Games like Cargo Commander

A typical game among these

≈ 203k–206k copies

≈ $979k–$1.2M after Steam's cut

from ~5k reviews

Only the top fifth of 2019's Steam releases earned $34k or more before Steam's cut, so plan for that or less.

All 8 of the similar games are hits.

These similar games lean toward the genre's biggest winners; the typical figure comes from its ordinary successes.

Best case: Dead Cells at ≈ 5.6M–9.1M copies, ≈ $38.4M–$103.2M after Steam's cut. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Action Roguelike (6 of 8) and Platformer (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Roguevania + Platformer, priced around $25.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2022, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

How these numbers were worked out

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

Copies come from each game's reviews times a sales-per-review rate that falls with release age, from about 31 for the most recent game here to about 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Rogue Legacy 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.2M–1.9M 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $4.9M–$13.2M after Steam's cut $8.9M–$20.3M before Steam's cut	$14.99	19k reviews Very Positive	RoguevaniaPlatformer
Dead Cells 2018	Est. copies ≈ 5.6M–9.1M 40x vs typical SteamSpy 5M–10M	Est. revenue $38.4M–$103.2M after Steam's cut $69.8M–$158.8M before Steam's cut	$24.99	184k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	AdventureAction Roguelike
Rogue Legacy 2 2022	Est. copies ≈ 376k–611k 3.3x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $2.6M–$6.9M after Steam's cut $4.7M–$10.7M before Steam's cut	$24.99	15k reviews Very Positive	ArcadeMetroidvania
Spelunky 2013	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.7M 3.6x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $4.3M–$11.7M after Steam's cut $7.9M–$18.0M before Steam's cut	$14.99	17k reviews Very Positive	Platformer Rogue-like
20XX 2017	Est. copies ≈ 158k–256k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $650k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.2M–$2.7M before Steam's cut	$14.99	5k reviews Very Positive	PlatformerAction Roguelike
Caveblazers 2017	Est. copies ≈ 157k–254k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $430k–$1.2M after Steam's cut $782k–$1.8M before Steam's cut	$9.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikePixel Graphics
Vagante 2018	Est. copies ≈ 153k–249k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $631k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.6M before Steam's cut	$14.99	5k reviews Very Positive	Rogue-liteAction Roguelike
Neon Abyss 2020	Est. copies ≈ 586k–952k 5.2x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $5.1M–$13.6M after Steam's cut $9.2M–$21.0M before Steam's cut	$31.49	24k reviews Very Positive	Rogue-like Platformer