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How big is One-armed robber?

Estimated owners
≈ 1.2M–2.0M
from 51k reviews (Very 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 One-armed robber out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including One-armed robber's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 78k–1.9M
best case 46.0M (PAYDAY 2)
The Crime genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

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

A typical game
≈ 78k–1.9M copies
≈ $573k–$11.1M after Steam's cut
from ~14k reviews
Best case
≈ 35.0M–56.9M copies
PAYDAY 2 · ≈ $96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Crime (7 of 8) and Heist (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Co-op + FPS, priced around $10.
The era
The games you compared span 2011 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Thief Simulator
2018
Est. copies
≈ 1.2M–1.9M
2.9x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$6.6M–$17.7M after Steam's cut $12.0M–$27.3M before the cut
$19.99
39k reviews
Very Positive
Crime Simulator: Playgrounds
2024
Est. copies
≈ 51k–83k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$28k–$75k after Steam's cut $51k–$116k before the cut
$1.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
ActionMultiplayer
Drug Dealer Simulator
2020
Est. copies
≈ 553k–899k
1.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 1M–2M
Est. revenue
$3.0M–$8.2M after Steam's cut $5.5M–$12.6M before the cut
$19.99
21k reviews
Very Positive
SimulationCrime
PAYDAY 2
2013
Est. copies
≈ 35.0M–56.9M
49x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$96.2M–$258.7M after Steam's cut $174.9M–$398.0M before the cut
$9.99
674k reviews
Very Positive
Co-opAction
Thief Simulator VR
2020
Est. copies
≈ 39k–63k
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$212k–$571k after Steam's cut $386k–$878k before the cut
$19.99
1k reviews
Mixed
The Break-In
2025
Est. copies
≈ 63k–102k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$344k–$924k after Steam's cut $625k–$1.4M before the cut
$19.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
VRMultiplayer
PAYDAY™ The Heist
2011
Est. copies
≈ 2.1M–3.5M
3.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 2M–5M
Est. revenue
$5.8M–$15.7M after Steam's cut $10.6M–$24.2M before the cut
$9.99
41k reviews
Very Positive
FPSAction
Thief Simulator 2
2023
Est. copies
≈ 159k–258k
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$872k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.6M before the cut
$19.99
7k reviews
Very Positive

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