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How many copies did Dreams of Aether sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 45k–73k
$37k–$100k after Steam's cut $67k–$154k before the cut
from 2k reviews (Overwhelmingly 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 Dreams of Aether out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Dreams of Aether's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 311k–412k
best case 434k (Pixel Strike 3D)
The Arcade genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. A healthy 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
≈ 311k–412k copies
≈ $2.0M–$2.2M after Steam's cut
from ~7k reviews
Best case
≈ 331k–537k copies
Pixel Strike 3D
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had roughly 2 to 20 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Arcade (5 of 8) and Competitive (2 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with FPS + Tactical.
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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