How much revenue did Xenonauts make?

$1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Xenonauts sell?

Q: How many copies did Xenonauts sell?

263k to 427k copies, based on its 5k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 263k–427k; $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.5M before the cut; from 5k 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 Xenonauts out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Xenonauts's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 806k–1.3M

best case 5.7M (XCOM® 2)

The Turn-Based Tactics 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

≈ 806k–1.3M copies

≈ $9.4M–$22.9M after Steam's cut

from ~24k reviews

Best case

≈ 4.3M–7.1M copies

XCOM® 2 · ≈ $23.9M–$64.2M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Turn-Based Tactics (7 of 8) and Turn-Based Strategy (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Isometric + Turn-Based Combat, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry Isometric + Military + PvE; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2016 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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