How much revenue did Iron Saga VS make?

$87k–$233k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Iron Saga VS sell?

Q: How many copies did Iron Saga VS sell?

10k to 17k copies, based on its 423 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–17k; $87k–$233k after Steam's cut $157k–$358k before Steam's cut; from 423 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 Iron Saga VS and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Iron Saga VS's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 2k–8k

best case 94k (Megabyte Punch)

Games like Iron Saga VS

A typical game among these

≈ 2k–8k copies

≈ $4k–$16k after Steam's cut

from ~69 reviews

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

1 of the 8 similar games is a hit.

Best case: Megabyte Punch at ≈ 72k–116k copies, ≈ $295k–$793k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 22 reviews in their first month; the range was 6 to 73.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Fighter (5 of 8) and Arcade (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Platformer + Robots, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2025, and 2 of the 8 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
Megabyte Punch 2013	Est. copies ≈ 72k–116k 16x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $295k–$793k after Steam's cut $536k–$1.2M before Steam's cut	$14.99	1k reviews Very Positive	AdventureLocal Multiplayer
Chaos Faction Legacy Collection 2025	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k 3.5x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $8k–$22k after Steam's cut $15k–$34k before Steam's cut	$4.99	242 reviews Very Positive	Action2D Fighter
Vengeance Hunters 2024	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $9k–$25k after Steam's cut $17k–$38k before Steam's cut	$19.99	68 reviews Very Positive	ActionBeat 'em up
Build 'n Bump 2015	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before Steam's cut	$4.99	42 reviews Mixed	2D PlatformerSandbox
Hats Are Not Allowed 2022	Est. copies ≈ 967–2k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue Free	Free	39 reviews Positive	SwordplayRPG
Stardust Vanguards 2015	Est. copies ≈ 6k–10k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $6k–$17k after Steam's cut $12k–$27k before Steam's cut	$3.99	120 reviews Mostly Positive	4 Player Local2D Fighter
ROBO OH 2020	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $1k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$6k before Steam's cut	$2.99	70 reviews Very Positive	ActionIndie
Crewsaders 2016	Est. copies ≈ 2k–3k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut	$2.99	48 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionIndie