How much revenue did Aquanox Deep Descent make?

$151k–$406k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aquanox Deep Descent sell?

Q: How many copies did Aquanox Deep Descent sell?

18k to 30k copies, based on its 694 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 18k–30k; $151k–$406k after Steam's cut $275k–$625k before the cut; from 694 reviews (Mixed)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11k–55k

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The Flight genre

4 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

≈ 11k–55k copies

≈ $47k–$221k after Steam's cut

from ~363 reviews

Best case

≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies

War Thunder

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 11 to 3k reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on Flight (5 of 8) and FPS (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat. The breakout hits carry Combat + Free to Play + VR; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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War Thunder 2013	Est. copies ≈ 40.0M–64.9M 2117x vs typical SteamSpy 20M–50M	Est. revenue Free	Free	768k reviews Mostly Positive	Free to PlaySimulation
WWII Online 2023	Est. copies ≈ 91k–148k 10x vs typical SteamSpy 1M–2M	Est. revenue Free	Free	4k reviews Mixed	FlightFPS
Vietnam War 2025	Est. copies ≈ 41k–66k 4.7x vs typical SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $168k–$451k after Steam's cut $305k–$694k before the cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Early AccessFPS
Winter War 1939 2020	Est. copies ≈ 4k–7k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $6k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$23k before the cut	$4.99	155 reviews Very Positive	ActionFPS
Aggressor 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $26k–$69k after Steam's cut $47k–$106k before the cut	$19.99	188 reviews Mixed	Early AccessAction
Airmen 2017	Est. copies ≈ 12k–20k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $51k–$138k after Steam's cut $93k–$212k before the cut	$14.99	362 reviews Mostly Positive	ActionIndie
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