How much revenue did Desert Special Forces make?

$5k–$15k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Desert Special Forces sell?

Q: How many copies did Desert Special Forces sell?

984 to 2k copies, based on its 41 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 984–2k; $5k–$15k after Steam's cut $10k–$22k before the cut; from 41 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 Desert Special Forces out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Desert Special Forces's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 1k–7k

best case 16k (GOAL! The Club Manager)

The Sports 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

≈ 1k–7k copies

≈ $5k–$60k after Steam's cut

from ~81 reviews

Best case

≈ 12k–20k copies

GOAL! The Club Manager · ≈ $103k–$276k after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sports (8 of 8) and Grand Strategy (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Sports + Football (Soccer), priced around $30.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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