How much revenue did ASTROSWARM make?

$2k–$4k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did ASTROSWARM sell?

Q: How many copies did ASTROSWARM sell?

843 to 1k copies, based on its 34 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 843–1k; $2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before Steam's cut; from 34 reviews (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 ASTROSWARM and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including ASTROSWARM's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 10k–63k

best case 151k (Immortal Redneck)

Games like ASTROSWARM

A typical game among these

≈ 10k–63k copies

≈ $31k–$467k after Steam's cut

from ~1k reviews

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

4 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Immortal Redneck at ≈ 115k–187k copies, ≈ $632k–$1.7M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 261 reviews in their first month; the range was 19 to 1k.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share FPS (8 of 8) and Action Roguelike (7 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Boomer Shooter + FPS, priced around $20.
When they shipped: 4 of the 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this genre is actively shipping.

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 43 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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Immortal Redneck 2017	Est. copies ≈ 115k–187k 3.2x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $632k–$1.7M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.6M before Steam's cut	$19.95	3k reviews Very Positive	Boomer ShooterFPS
Ziggurat 2 2021	Est. copies ≈ 38k–61k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $259k–$696k after Steam's cut $470k–$1.1M before Steam's cut	$24.99	2k reviews Very Positive	FPS Rogue-lite
DIMENSIONAL SLAUGHTER 2022	Est. copies ≈ 3k–5k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $7k–$19k after Steam's cut $13k–$29k before Steam's cut	$7.99	127 reviews Mostly Positive	Boomer ShooterFPS
ROBOBEAT 2024	Est. copies ≈ 46k–74k 1.7x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $252k–$677k after Steam's cut $458k–$1.0M before Steam's cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeRhythm
Voidborn 2025	Est. copies ≈ 9k–15k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $33k–$87k after Steam's cut $59k–$134k before Steam's cut	$12.99	367 reviews Very Positive	FPSAction Roguelike
GRUEL 2025	Est. copies ≈ 3k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $7k–$20k after Steam's cut $13k–$30k before Steam's cut	$9.99	107 reviews Very Positive	Boomer ShooterArcade
Impaler Gold 2022	Est. copies ≈ 15k–24k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $20k–$54k after Steam's cut $37k–$84k before Steam's cut	$4.99	594 reviews Very Positive	Action Roguelike1990's
Vampire Hunters 2024	Est. copies ≈ 55k–89k 2.1x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $225k–$605k after Steam's cut $409k–$930k before Steam's cut	$14.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeFPS