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How many copies did C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 21k–34k
$41k–$109k after Steam's cut $74k–$168k before Steam's cut
from 850 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 C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)'s, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 17.9M–42.4M
best case 125.7M (PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS)
Games like C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)

A typical game among these

≈ 17.9M–42.4M copies

≈ $178.6M–$398.8M after Steam's cut

from ~702k reviews

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

All 8 of the 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 251k reviews in their first month; the range was 35k to 558k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share Co-op (5 of 8) and Survival (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Survival + Shooter.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2016 to 2026, and 3 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 52 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
2017
Est. copies
≈ 95.8M–155.7M
4.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 100M–200M
Est. revenue
Free
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2.8M reviews
Mixed
SurvivalShooter
HELLDIVERS™ 2
2024
Est. copies
≈ 28.9M–46.9M
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$317.6M–$854.0M after Steam's cut $577.5M–$1313.8M before Steam's cut
$39.99
1.2M reviews
Mostly Positive
Online Co-OpPvE
Phasmophobia
2020
Est. copies
≈ 20.9M–33.9M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$114.8M–$308.5M after Steam's cut $208.6M–$474.7M before Steam's cut
$19.99
842k reviews
Very Positive
HorrorOnline Co-Op
Rust
2018
Est. copies
≈ 42.7M–69.3M
2.0x vs typical
SteamSpy 20M–50M
Est. revenue
$469.3M–$1261.8M after Steam's cut $853.3M–$1941.3M before Steam's cut
$39.99
1.4M reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalCrafting
Palworld
2026
Est. copies
≈ 12.2M–19.8M
SteamSpy 50M–100M
Est. revenue
$100.5M–$270.1M after Steam's cut $182.7M–$415.6M before Steam's cut
$29.99
491k reviews
Very Positive
Open WorldSurvival
Valheim
2026
Est. copies
≈ 13.9M–22.6M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$114.9M–$308.9M after Steam's cut $208.9M–$475.2M before Steam's cut
$29.99
562k reviews
Very Positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvival
Lethal Company
2023
Est. copies
≈ 12.7M–20.6M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$34.8M–$93.6M after Steam's cut $63.3M–$144.0M before Steam's cut
$9.99
511k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Online Co-OpHorror
Don't Starve Together
2016
Est. copies
≈ 22.6M–36.8M
SteamSpy 10M–20M
Est. revenue
$93.2M–$250.7M after Steam's cut $169.5M–$385.7M before Steam's cut
$14.99
544k reviews
Very Positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival Craft

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