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How many copies did Battle Mayhem sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 50–81
$41–$111 after Steam's cut $75–$170 before Steam's cut
from 2 reviews (2 user reviews)
Only 2 reviews so far, so that range swings on one or two people. Read it as a hint, not a measurement.

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 Battle Mayhem and predicted how it would do from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Battle Mayhem's, is estimated from Steam reviews.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 39k–142k
best case 1.2M (One Finger Death Punch)
Games like Battle Mayhem

A typical game among these

≈ 39k–142k copies

≈ $165k–$1.9M after Steam's cut

from ~3k reviews

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

5 of the 8 similar games are hits.

Best case: One Finger Death Punch at ≈ 915k–1.5M copies, ≈ $1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut.

What their first month looked like
About half the games that made it here had over 427 reviews in their first month; the range was 37 to 1k.
The genre you'd be entering
These games
The similar games share 2D Fighter (8 of 8) and Beat 'em up (8 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with 2D Fighter + Fast-Paced, priced around $5.
When they shipped
The similar games span 2014 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 70 for the oldest, then widened into a range; revenue rides on that estimate times price. Source: GameDiscoverCo (2020) and VG Insights (2021).

Similar games

One Finger Death Punch
2014
Est. copies
≈ 915k–1.5M
6.5x vs typical
SteamSpy 500k–1M
Est. revenue
$1.3M–$3.4M after Steam's cut $2.3M–$5.2M before Steam's cut
$4.99
16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
Action2D Fighter
Crazy Flasher Series 2021
2021
Est. copies
≈ 70k–114k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$19k–$51k after Steam's cut $35k–$79k before Steam's cut
$0.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
ActionRPG
Final Vendetta
2022
Est. copies
≈ 14k–22k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$94k–$253k after Steam's cut $171k–$389k before Steam's cut
$24.99
552 reviews
Very Positive
Beat 'em upAction
Bounty Battle
2020
Est. copies
≈ 2k–3k
too small to compare
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$9k–$23k after Steam's cut $16k–$36k before Steam's cut
$19.99
64 reviews
Mostly Negative
2D FighterFighting
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION
2017
Est. copies
≈ 146k–238k
1.7x vs typical
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$3.6M–$9.7M after Steam's cut $6.6M–$15.0M before Steam's cut
$89.99
4k reviews
Very Positive
FightingArcade
Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues
2021
Est. copies
≈ 15k–25k
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
$85k–$228k after Steam's cut $154k–$351k before Steam's cut
$19.99
623 reviews
Very Positive
Beat 'em upMartial Arts
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
2023
Est. copies
≈ 44k–72k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$611k–$1.6M after Steam's cut $1.1M–$2.5M before Steam's cut
$49.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
Action2D Fighter
MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
2024
Est. copies
≈ 62k–101k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$858k–$2.3M after Steam's cut $1.6M–$3.5M before Steam's cut
$49.99
3k reviews
Very Positive
Action2D Fighter

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