Sign in
wishvane

How big is Protonwar?

Estimated owners
≈ 3k–6k
from 114 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 Protonwar out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Protonwar's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 55k–93k
best case 69k (STRIDE)
The VR genre

3 of your 8 similar games are hits. 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
≈ 55k–93k copies
≈ $463k–$501k after Steam's cut
from ~2k reviews
Best case
≈ 52k–85k copies
STRIDE · ≈ $288k–$773k after Steam's cut
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on VR (7 of 8) and FPS (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with VR + Sports, priced around $20.
The era
The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

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

Similar games

Smashbox Arena
2016
Est. copies
≈ 18k–29k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
451 reviews
Very Positive
VRFunny
Vox Machinae
2022
Est. copies
≈ 31k–50k
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$256k–$688k after Steam's cut $465k–$1.1M before the cut
$29.99
1k reviews
Very Positive
VRMechs
Zombie Training Simulator
2016
Est. copies
≈ 22k–36k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 100k–200k
Est. revenue
$123k–$332k after Steam's cut $224k–$510k before the cut
$19.99
561 reviews
Very Positive
ActionVR
BlazeRush
2014
Est. copies
≈ 90k–146k
SteamSpy 50k–100k
Est. revenue
$247k–$663k after Steam's cut $448k–$1.0M before the cut
$9.99
2k reviews
Very Positive
Combat RacingVehicular Combat
STRIDE
2022
Est. copies
≈ 52k–85k
SteamSpy 200k–500k
Est. revenue
$288k–$773k after Steam's cut $523k–$1.2M before the cut
$19.99
2k reviews
Mostly Positive
VRAction
Hyper Dash
2021
Est. copies
≈ 9k–15k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
382 reviews
Very Positive
Arena ShooterFPS
Grapple Tournament
2023
Est. copies
≈ 9k–14k
too small to compare
SteamSpy under 20k
Est. revenue
Free
Free
356 reviews
Very Positive
VRArena Shooter
Combots
2021
Est. copies
≈ 15k–24k
too small to compare
SteamSpy 20k–50k
Est. revenue
$20k–$55k after Steam's cut $37k–$84k before the cut
$4.99
598 reviews
Very Positive
IndieVR

Sizing up your own game? See what its genre can realistically do before you build it.