How much revenue did Heavy Metal Machines make?

Heavy Metal Machines is free to play, so there is no copy-sales revenue to estimate.

How many copies did Heavy Metal Machines sell?

Q: How many copies did Heavy Metal Machines sell?

120k to 196k copies, based on its 4k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 120k–196k; from 4k reviews (Mostly 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 Heavy Metal Machines out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Heavy Metal Machines's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 7.5M–17.3M

best case 52.4M (War Thunder)

The FPS genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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

≈ 7.5M–17.3M copies

from ~249k reviews

Best case

≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies

War Thunder

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on FPS (2 of 8) and Shooter (2 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat.
The era: The games you compared span 2013 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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