How much revenue did Shotgun Cop Man make?

$48k–$130k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Shotgun Cop Man sell?

Q: How many copies did Shotgun Cop Man sell?

18k to 29k copies, based on its 708 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 18k–29k; $48k–$130k after Steam's cut $88k–$200k before Steam's cut; from 708 reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Shotgun Cop Man and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Shotgun Cop Man's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 13k–65k

best case 553k (Downwell)

Games like Shotgun Cop Man

A typical game among these

≈ 13k–65k copies

≈ $35k–$498k after Steam's cut

from ~372 reviews

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

2 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: Downwell at ≈ 421k–685k copies, ≈ $346k–$931k after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 74 reviews in their first month; the range was 66 to 442.

Games with under about 100 reviews in month one almost never recover.

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Arcade (7 of 8) and Precision Platformer (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Precision Platformer + Action Roguelike, priced around $3.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2011 to 2021, and none of them shipped in the last two years.

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 79 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

Game	Est. copies	Est. revenue	Price	Reviews	Tags
Downwell 2015	Est. copies ≈ 421k–685k 23x vs typical SteamSpy 200k–500k	Est. revenue $346k–$931k after Steam's cut $630k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$2.99	9k reviews Overwhelmingly Positive	Precision PlatformerAction Roguelike
SATAZIUS 2011	Est. copies ≈ 21k–33k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $34k–$91k after Steam's cut $62k–$140k before Steam's cut	$5.99	326 reviews Very Positive	Shoot 'Em UpBullet Hell
Speed Limit 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $14k–$37k after Steam's cut $25k–$57k before Steam's cut	$9.99	204 reviews Very Positive	ArcadeFast-Paced
Blaster Shooter GunGuy! 2015	Est. copies ≈ 20k–32k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $11k–$29k after Steam's cut $20k–$45k before Steam's cut	$1.99	407 reviews Mixed	Side ScrollerPrecision Platformer
Escape This 2016	Est. copies ≈ 30k–48k 1.9x vs typical SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue $41k–$109k after Steam's cut $74k–$168k before Steam's cut	$4.99	710 reviews Mixed	Precision PlatformerPerma Death
Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns 2017	Est. copies ≈ 12k–19k SteamSpy 100k–200k	Est. revenue Free	Free	337 reviews Very Positive	DifficultGore
HUNTDOWN 2021	Est. copies ≈ 110k–179k 12x vs typical SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $604k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut	$19.99	4k reviews Very Positive	Side ScrollerPixel Graphics
Crystal Call 2021	Est. copies ≈ 5k–8k SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue Free	Free	204 reviews Very Positive	ActionAction-Adventure