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How many copies did 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey sell?

Estimated copies sold
≈ 40k–65k
$165k–$443k after Steam's cut $299k–$681k before the cut
from 1k 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 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including 3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 5.1M–6.2M
best case 21.6M (No Man's Sky)
The Space genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A big, proven 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
≈ 5.1M–6.2M copies
≈ $37.9M–$58.6M after Steam's cut
from ~136k reviews
Best case
≈ 16.5M–26.8M copies
No Man's Sky · ≈ $271.9M–$731.1M after Steam's cut
A breakout hit, far above a typical game.
The genre you'd be entering
Your set
Your set clusters on Space (6 of 8) and Survival (5 of 8).
The winners
Winners here lead with Exploration + Procedural Generation, priced around $45. The breakout hits carry Procedural Generation + Exploration + Sci-fi; a typical game here doesn't.
The era
None of the games you compared shipped in the last two years; the newest is from 2020. That says more about your picks than about the market, so add newer similar games to read the timing.

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

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