How much revenue did TowerFall Ascension make?

$837k–$2.3M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did TowerFall Ascension sell?

Q: How many copies did TowerFall Ascension sell?

203k to 330k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 203k–330k; $837k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.5M–$3.5M before Steam's cut; from 4k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 TowerFall Ascension and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including TowerFall Ascension's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 297k–454k

best case 18.7M (Brawlhalla)

Games like TowerFall Ascension

A typical game among these

≈ 297k–454k copies

≈ $2.2M–$3.0M after Steam's cut

from ~8k 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: Brawlhalla at ≈ 14.2M–23.1M copies. It is a breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share 2D Fighter (8 of 8) and Fighting (8 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Fighting + 2D Fighter, priced around $15.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2013 to 2024, and 1 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).

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Stick Fight: The Game 2017	Est. copies ≈ 4.3M–7.0M 16x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $5.9M–$15.9M after Steam's cut $10.8M–$24.5M before Steam's cut	$4.99	125k reviews Very Positive	MultiplayerFunny
Lethal League Blaze 2018	Est. copies ≈ 204k–331k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $1.1M–$3.0M after Steam's cut $2.0M–$4.6M before Steam's cut	$19.99	7k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	ActionIndie
Brawlhalla 2017	Est. copies ≈ 14.2M–23.1M 52x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue Free	Free	413k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlayMultiplayer
Skullgirls 2nd Encore 2013	Est. copies ≈ 2.0M–3.3M 4.1x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $14.1M–$37.8M after Steam's cut $25.5M–$58.1M before Steam's cut	$24.99	32k reviews Very Positive	Fighting2D Fighter
Rivals of Aether 2017	Est. copies ≈ 1.3M–2.1M 4.8x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue $10.8M–$29.2M after Steam's cut $19.7M–$44.9M before Steam's cut	$29.99	38k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Fighting2D Fighter
Nidhogg 2014	Est. copies ≈ 443k–720k SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.2M–$3.3M after Steam's cut $2.2M–$5.0M before Steam's cut	$9.99	8k reviews Very Positive	Local MultiplayerIndie
Rivals of Aether II 2024	Est. copies ≈ 248k–404k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $2.0M–$5.5M after Steam's cut $3.7M–$8.5M before Steam's cut	$29.99	10k reviews Mostly Positive	FightingMultiplayer
ROUNDS 2021	Est. copies ≈ 1.1M–1.8M 5.6x vs typical SteamSpy 2M–5M	Est. revenue $1.8M–$4.9M after Steam's cut $3.3M–$7.6M before Steam's cut	$5.99	45k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	MultiplayerFighting