How much revenue did GRUEL make?

$7k–$18k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did GRUEL sell?

Q: How many copies did GRUEL sell?

2k to 4k copies, based on its 103 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–4k; $7k–$18k after Steam's cut $12k–$28k before the cut; from 103 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 GRUEL out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including GRUEL's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 61k–70k

best case 77k (OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns)

The FPS genre

3 of your 8 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

≈ 61k–70k copies

≈ $389k–$427k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 59k–95k copies

OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns

The genre you'd be entering

The launch: The games that made it here had roughly 19 to 727 reviews in their first month.
Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (7 of 8) and Arena Shooter (6 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Arena Shooter + FPS.
The era: 4 of your 8 similar games shipped in the last two years, so this niche is actively shipping.

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

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Arsenal Demon 2019	Est. copies ≈ 634–1k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $870–$2k after Steam's cut $2k–$4k before the cut	$4.99	22 reviews Positive	IndieRogue-lite
A Dream For Aaron 2018	Est. copies ≈ 942–2k too small to compare SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $2k–$6k after Steam's cut $4k–$10k before the cut	$8.99	31 reviews Mixed	Boomer ShooterAction Roguelike
OMFG: One Million Fatal Guns 2021	Est. copies ≈ 59k–95k SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue Free	Free	2k reviews Very Positive	Arena ShooterFPS
Spaceflux 2025	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k too small to compare SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $5k–$12k before the cut	$4.99	90 reviews Mixed	Early AccessFPS
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ROBOBEAT 2024	Est. copies ≈ 44k–72k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $242k–$651k after Steam's cut $440k–$1.0M before the cut	$19.99	2k reviews Very Positive	Action RoguelikeRhythm
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