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How many copies did Space Strider sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 120–195
$98–$265 after Steam's cut $179–$408 before the cut
from 5 reviews (5 user reviews)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

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We left Space Strider out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Space Strider's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 937–6k
best case 17k (Whisker Squadron: Survivor)
The Action Roguelike genre

None 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
≈ 937–6k copies
≈ $3k–$19k after Steam's cut
from ~53 reviews
Best case
≈ 13k–21k copies
Whisker Squadron: Survivor · ≈ $73k–$195k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 2 to 446 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Action Roguelike (5 of 8) and Arcade (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with On-Rails Shooter + Action Roguelike, priced around $20.
The era
Only 3 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

Similar games

Whisker Squadron: Survivor
2025
Est. copies
≈ 13k–21k
10x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$73k–$195k after Steam's cut $132k–$300k before the cut
$19.99
550 reviews
Mostly Positive
On-Rails ShooterAction Roguelike
Interstellar Plunderer
2024
Est. copies
≈ 624–1k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$856–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut
$4.99
26 reviews
Positive
Action RoguelikeRogue-lite
Crimson Dawn
2023
Est. copies
≈ 9k–15k
7.2x vs typical
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$10k–$27k after Steam's cut $18k–$41k before the cut
$3.99
380 reviews
Mixed
RPGAction
GAZZLERS
2023
Est. copies
≈ 1k–2k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$4k–$10k after Steam's cut $7k–$15k before the cut
$9.99
56 reviews
Very Positive
Gun CustomizationSingleplayer
Unit Down
2021
Est. copies
≈ 744–1k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$1k–$3k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut
$4.99
30 reviews
Positive
ActionAction Roguelike
Smokyflex
2022
Est. copies
≈ 456–741
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut
$12.99
19 reviews
Mixed
ActionCasual
Exodemic
2022
Est. copies
≈ 1k–2k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$2k–$4k after Steam's cut $3k–$7k before the cut
$4.99
50 reviews
Very Positive
Action RoguelikeAction
BeachHead
2024
Est. copies
≈ 3k–4k
2.1x vs typical
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$11k–$30k after Steam's cut $20k–$46k before the cut
$14.99
112 reviews
Mixed
CombatPost-apocalyptic

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