How much revenue did Totally Accurate Battle Simulator make?

$20.7M–$55.7M after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Totally Accurate Battle Simulator sell?

Q: How many copies did Totally Accurate Battle Simulator sell?

3.8M to 6.1M copies, based on its 152k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 3.8M–6.1M; $20.7M–$55.7M after Steam's cut $37.7M–$85.7M before the cut; from 152k 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 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Totally Accurate Battle Simulator's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 11.9M–22.9M

best case 85.4M (Garry's Mod)

The Sandbox 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

≈ 11.9M–22.9M copies

≈ $91.5M–$205.1M after Steam's cut

from ~303k reviews

Best case

≈ 65.1M–105.7M copies

Garry's Mod · ≈ $178.7M–$480.5M after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Sandbox (5 of 8) and Physics (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with First-Person, priced around $7. The breakout hits carry First-Person + Mature + Utilities; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2006 to 2019, a genre with a long track record.

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

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