How much revenue did Aaero2 make?

$8k–$21k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Aaero2 sell?

Q: How many copies did Aaero2 sell?

2k to 3k copies, based on its 77 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 2k–3k; $8k–$21k after Steam's cut $14k–$33k before Steam's cut; from 77 reviews (Very 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 Aaero2 and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Aaero2's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 194–219k

best case 125.7M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)

Games like Aaero2

A typical game among these

≈ 194–219k copies

≈ $746–$316k after Steam's cut

from ~60 reviews

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

3 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at ≈ 95.8M–155.7M copies.

What their first month looked like

About half the games that made it here had over 3 reviews in their first month; the range was 1 to 27.

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

The genre you'd be entering

These games: The similar games share Rhythm (6 of 8) and Bullet Hell (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter.
When they shipped: The similar games span 2010 to 2024, and 1 of the 8 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
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2017	Est. copies ≈ 95.8M–155.7M 46805x vs typical SteamSpy 100M–200M	Est. revenue Free	Free	2.8M reviews Mixed	SurvivalShooter
Beat Hazard 2010	Est. copies ≈ 471k–765k 125x vs typical SteamSpy 500k–1M	Est. revenue $1.3M–$3.5M after Steam's cut $2.4M–$5.4M before Steam's cut	$9.99	7k reviews Very Positive	RhythmMusic-Based Procedural Generation
Vectorium 2018	Est. copies ≈ 2k–4k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $3k–$8k after Steam's cut $6k–$13k before Steam's cut	$4.99	74 reviews Mostly Positive	Twin Stick Shooter Bullet Hell
Beat Hazard 2 2019	Est. copies ≈ 65k–106k 38x vs typical SteamSpy 50k–100k	Est. revenue $340k–$914k after Steam's cut $618k–$1.4M before Steam's cut	$18.99	2k reviews Very Positive	RhythmMusic-Based Procedural Generation
Geometric Feel the Beats 2020	Est. copies ≈ 1k–2k SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $611–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$1.99	45 reviews Mostly Positive	RhythmCasual
TORINTO 2019	Est. copies ≈ 144–234 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $197–$531 after Steam's cut $359–$817 before Steam's cut	$4.99	5 reviews 5 user reviews	Local Co-OpAction
Asteroids and more asteroids 2022	Est. copies ≈ 99–161 SteamSpy under 20k	Est. revenue $54–$146 after Steam's cut $99–$224 before Steam's cut	$1.99	4 reviews 4 user reviews	Bullet HellCasual
Bass Invaders 2024	Est. copies ≈ 149–242 SteamSpy 20k–50k	Est. revenue $614–$2k after Steam's cut $1k–$3k before Steam's cut	$14.99	6 reviews 6 user reviews	RhythmMusic