How much revenue did bugTDX make?

$533–$1k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did bugTDX sell?

Q: How many copies did bugTDX sell?

648 to 1k copies, based on its 27 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 648–1k; $533–$1k after Steam's cut $969–$2k before the cut; from 27 reviews (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 bugTDX out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including bugTDX's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–17k

best case 560k (Bad North: Jotunn Edition)

The Tower Defense genre

2 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

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

A typical game

≈ 1k–17k copies

≈ $2k–$49k after Steam's cut

from ~59 reviews

Best case

≈ 426k–693k copies

Bad North: Jotunn Edition · ≈ $1.8M–$4.7M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Tower Defense (6 of 8) and Rogue-lite (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Wargame + Vikings, priced around $15.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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