How much revenue did Metal Thunder make?

$42k–$113k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Metal Thunder sell?

Q: How many copies did Metal Thunder sell?

14k to 23k copies, based on its 577 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 14k–23k; $42k–$113k after Steam's cut $76k–$173k before the cut; from 577 reviews (Mostly Positive)

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

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 81k–127k

best case 1.8M (Besiege)

The Flight genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 81k–127k copies

≈ $401k–$719k after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

Best case

≈ 1.4M–2.3M copies

Besiege · ≈ $5.8M–$15.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Flight (5 of 8) and Space (3 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Space + Action-Adventure, priced around $25. The breakout hits carry Simulation + Sandbox + Building; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2017 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

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

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