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How many copies did Space Guardian sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 216–351
$59–$158 after Steam's cut $107–$243 before the cut
from 9 reviews (9 user reviews)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–42k
best case 65k (Panzer Knights)
The Anime genre

3 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–42k copies
≈ $7k–$143k after Steam's cut
from ~272 reviews
Best case
≈ 49k–80k copies
Panzer Knights · ≈ $338k–$909k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 2 to 508 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Anime (4 of 8) and Action Roguelike (3 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Tanks + Anime, priced around $25.
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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Panzer Knights
2021
Est. copies
≈ 49k–80k
7.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$338k–$909k after Steam's cut $614k–$1.4M before the cut
$24.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
TanksAnime
M.A.R.S.
2021
Est. copies
≈ 29k–47k
4.3x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
1k reviews
Mixed
Third-Person ShooterPvE
Making it Home
2021
Est. copies
≈ 992–2k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$4k–$11k after Steam's cut $7k–$17k before the cut
$14.99
40 reviews
Positive
BuildingSandbox
Careening
2025
Est. copies
≈ 96–156
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$211–$567 after Steam's cut $384–$873 before the cut
$7.99
4 reviews
4 user reviews
ActionRacing
Multi Turret Academy
2024
Est. copies
≈ 42k–68k
6.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$104k–$280k after Steam's cut $189k–$430k before the cut
$8.99
2k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Early AccessTanks
Relic Odyssey : Ruins Of Xantao
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3k–4k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$45k before the cut
$14.99
111 reviews
Very Positive
Early AccessController
EvoluShip
2024
Est. copies
≈ 1k–2k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$3k–$9k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before the cut
$9.99
49 reviews
Mostly Positive
Action RoguelikeBullet Hell
Tokyo Warfare Turbo
2019
Est. copies
≈ 12k–20k
1.6x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$51k–$138k after Steam's cut $93k–$212k before the cut
$14.99
432 reviews
Very Positive
TanksAnime

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