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How big is Altitude?

Estimated owners
≈ 101k–164k
from 2k reviews (Very 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 Altitude out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Altitude's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 50–444
best case 52.4M (War Thunder)
The Side Scroller genre

1 of your 8 similar games is a hit. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game
≈ 50–444 copies
≈ $107–$379 after Steam's cut
from ~3 reviews
Best case
≈ 40.0M–64.9M copies
War Thunder
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
The launch
The games that made it here had under 15 reviews in their first month.
Under about 100 in month one, almost nothing recovers.
Your set
Your set clusters on Side Scroller (6 of 8) and Flight (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Simulation + Vehicular Combat. The breakout hits carry Free to Play + Simulation + Vehicular Combat; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
The games you compared span 2013 to 2022, a genre with a long track record.

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

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