How much revenue did Waste Walkers make?

$25k–$66k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Waste Walkers sell?

Q: How many copies did Waste Walkers sell?

10k to 16k copies, based on its 215 Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 10k–16k; $25k–$66k after Steam's cut $45k–$102k before the cut; from 215 reviews (Very 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 Waste Walkers out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Waste Walkers's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 102k–217k

best case 7.3M (The Elder Scrolls® Online)

The Choose Your Own Adventure genre

All 8 of your 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

≈ 102k–217k copies

≈ $724k–$1.6M after Steam's cut

from ~4k reviews

Best case

≈ 5.5M–9.0M copies

The Elder Scrolls® Online · ≈ $30.4M–$81.8M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Choose Your Own Adventure (5 of 8) and Open World (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with MMORPG + Open World, priced around $20. The breakout hits carry MMORPG + Singleplayer + Fantasy; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2025, a genre with a long track record.

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

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